In the News Archives

Oct 08

USC researchers find links between air pollution, Alzheimer’s (Los Angeles Daily News, KFI 640 AM)

By Beth Newcomb In the News

Los Angeles Daily News and KFI 640 AM featured research by Caleb Finch and Jennifer Ailshire of the USC Leonard Davis School on how air free of PM2.5 particle air pollution can lead to a healthier brain. “Our findings underscore the importance of efforts to improve air quality as well as the continued importance of demographic and experimental evaluation of air pollution neurotoxicity,” Finch said. Long Beach Press-Telegram and California News-Times also published the story.

Oct 06

School of gerontology showcases caregivers in multimedia event (Annenberg Media)

By Beth Newcomb Caregiving, In the News

Annenberg Media featured an event hosted by the USC Family Caregiver Support Center regarding young caregivers in the digital age. The event featured a discussion of the “Going Gray in LA” photojournalism exhibit, a screening of the documentary “It’s Not a Burden” and a panel discussion featuring USC student caregivers. “I want people to understand that many USC students have care partnerships with older adults and that that’s a valued, recognized role and that there are other people to connect with or talk to about it or get additional help,” said panel discussion co-moderator Professor Kate Wilber.

Oct 06

USC students speak about caregiving experiences (Daily Trojan)

By Beth Newcomb Caregiving, In the News

Daily Trojan featured a USC Leonard Davis School event that included a screening of the documentary “It’s Not a Burden” and a panel discussion regarding young caregivers, including USC students, and their experiences and challenges with caregiving. “With the transition back to campus, for some students, they may be more inclined not to return to campus but do more Zoom classes and remain remote, because of the caregiving responsibilities,” said USC Family Caregiver Support Center Director Donna Benton. “For others, it was a hard decision, but they did come back to campus, which meant that the families had to find someone else to step in for caregiving.”

Sep 22

Ageism is Alive and Well in Advertising (AARP)

By USC Leonard Davis Communications In the News

AARP quoted Paul Irving, chairman of the Milken Institute Center for the Future of Aging and distinguished scholar in residence at the USC Leonard Davis School, on how ageist stereotypes are still prevalent in advertisements.

“Advertising that stereotypes older adults and reinforces negative biases is not harmless. Imagine this ad portraying women, people of color or LGBTQ individuals in the same way. The response would be angry, and rightly so. It’s high time to call out ageism in advertising.”

Sep 22

The 5 Worst Breakfasts for Longevity, According to Aging Experts (Livestrong)

By USC Leonard Davis Communications In the News

Livestrong featured Instructional Associate Professor Cary Kreutzer on healthy breakfast options. “Just 3/4 cup of plain Greek yogurt has 18 grams of protein and is low in sugar. You can add nuts and seeds to that to contribute protein and fiber,” Kreutzer says.

Sep 21

The Villages Is a Success Story, But Many of Us Want Something Different in a Place to Live as We Get Older (NextAvenue)

By USC Leonard Davis Communications In the News

NextAvenue featured Paul Irving, chairman of the Milken Institute Center for the Future of Aging and distinguished scholar in residence at the USC Leonard Davis School, on how a growing number of older adults prefer intergenerational and diverse living arrangements that foster health, positive attitudes and well-being to living in age-restricted communities.

Sep 03

The Mystery of 9/11 and Dementia (Washington Post Magazine)

By Beth Newcomb In the News

The Washington Post quoted Caleb Finch in a story on how tens of thousands of police, firefighters, construction workers, and others who worked amid the ruins of the World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan following 9/11 are experiencing cognitive decline. “There’s a large amount of uncertainty, and the data is just in the beginning of being collected,” he says. “But everyone there I talked with said this is something we ought to look at very seriously. It’s clear that this is a lingering brain insult, 20 years later.”

Sep 01

6 Ways to Reset Your Diet This Fall, From Detoxes to CSA Boxes (Vogue)

By Beth Newcomb In the News

Vogue quoted Valter Longo on reexamining one’s diet as well as the benefits of a short-term fasting-mimicking diet. “No matter what diet you have, your system may tend to become dysfunctional,” he said.

Aug 13

Maybe you can live longer by eating fewer calories. But should you? (MarketWatch)

By Beth Newcomb In the News

MarketWatch quoted Valter Longo on the benefits of a diet that mimics fasting. “Other than genes, it is hard to think of something that can be more powerful than food in determining whether someone is going to make it to 100 or die before 50 years old,” he said.

Aug 10

How To Fix Conservatorship In America (Forbes)

By Beth Newcomb In the News

Forbes quoted Kate Wilber of the USC Leonard Davis School on how to fix conservatorship in America. With proper estate planning documents in place, “if someone loses capacity, they have set up a mechanism to manage the estate,” Wilber says. “Talk with family members about your wishes. Especially if you want a family member to act as your agent.”