Los Angeles Times quoted Jennifer Ailshire on actors taking on action roles at older ages. “These folks have trainers and physical therapists and all kinds of people with high levels of expertise that can help keep them in really good physical shape,” she said. “When you have the resources to engage in regular physical activity, you’re going to age better across the board, whether we’re talking about cognitive functioning, psychological well-being or delaying the onset of disease and disability.” The story also ran in Yahoo News, AOL.com, Times Colonist (Victoria, British Columbia) Deutsche Presse-Agentur (Germany), and Brunswick News.
Woman's World featured Mara Mather in a story about cognitive aging and Alzheimer's disease.
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Popular Science spoke with Jennifer Ailshire of USC Leonard Davis on the possibility of a social fragility index.
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KTLA-TV featured a study by Andrei Irimia at USC Leonard Davis on two indigenous Amazonian communities and how their lifestyles promote healthy brain aging.
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National Science Foundation News interviewed Assistant Professor Andrei Irimia and other researchers at USC on the development of a new artificial intelligence model that more accurately captures brain age. This study could result in earlier detection of Alzheimer's and other cognitive diseases and provide important information about how quickly our…
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KPCC's AirTalk interviewed Donna Benton on the best practices for communicating with people who have dementia.
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The Statesman featured a study led by postdoctoral researcher Eric Klopack on how social stressors can contribute to immune systems appearing to be older.
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Yahoo News quoted Valter Longo from an interview with LA Times on how dry fasting could have long-term health consequences.
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Woman’s World featured Valter Longo on the benefits of intermittent fasting.
KPCC-FM spoke with Caroline Cicero of USC Leonard Davis on how we make sure streets and freeways stay safe as our population gets older.
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- Study: regulators of “jumping genes” could be new targets for aging research and treatment
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