Capitol Public Radio interviewed Cary Kreutzer regarding the role of diet in longevity. “I don’t think of diet as the be-all-end-all… I think of diet as one piece of the equation of ‘What is health?’ and ‘How do we stay healthy as we age?'”
Atlanta Journal-Constitution featured research by Changhan David Lee on how the mitochondrial hormone MOTS-c improved physical fitness in mice. “Mitochondria are known as the cell’s energy source, but they are also hubs that coordinate and fine-tune metabolism by actively communicating to the rest of the body.”
PBS NewsHour cited research by Theresa Andrasfay of the USC Leonard Davis School on how coronavirus deaths have shortened American life expectancy, especially among Black and Latino populations.
NBC News Los Angeles affiliate KNBC-TV and KNX 1070 AM featured research by Changhan David Lee and Dean Pinchas Cohen of the USC Leonard Davis School on a hormone that may address age-related physical decline. “Our study suggests you can restore that network or rejuvenate an older mouse so it is as fit as a younger one,” Lee said.
USA Today cited research by Theresa Andrasfay of the USC Leonard Davis School on how coronavirus deaths have shortened American life expectancy, especially among Black and Latino populations.
Yahoo News (via Reuters) quoted Pinchas Cohen, dean of the USC Leonard Davis School, on how the coronavirus targets infected cell’s mitochondria.
NPR featured research by Theresa Andrasfay of the USC Leonard Davis School and colleagues on how coronavirus deaths have shortened American life expectancy, especially among Black and Latino populations. “This impact is about 10 times as large as the worrisome annual decreases several years ago,” they said. Additional coverage was found via U.S. News & World Report (via HealthDay), Patch and KFI 640 AM.
CNN featured research by Theresa Andrasfay of the USC Leonard Davis School on how coronavirus deaths have shortened American life expectancy, especially Black and Latino populations. “Some reduction in life expectancy may persist beyond 2020 because of continued COVID-19 mortality and long-term health, social and economic impacts of the pandemic,” she said. Additional coverage was found via USA Today, the Los Angeles Daily News, The New York Times, Fox News, NBC News Los Angeles affiliate KNBC-TV, CW News Los Angeles affiliate KTLA-TV and KNX 1070 AM.
KPCC-FM featured Pinchas Cohen, dean of the USC Leonard Davis School, on how COVID-19 will change our views on aging and retirement. “We’re dealing with an incredible rise in the number of seniors who will require some sort of care. This is the result of tremendous success in making people live longer, but more and more people are spending their final years in some degree of disability. There’s got to be some solution,” he said.
U.S. News & World Report highlighted Valter Longo of the USC Leonard Davis School and his pioneering work with the fasting mimicking diet.
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