Realtor.com featured a study by Eunyoung Choi and Jennifer Ailshire that showed older adults in regions with more days of excessive heat showed increase biological aging. “It’s really about the combination of heat and humidity, particularly for older adults, because older adults don’t sweat the same way,” Ailshire explained. “If you’re in a high-humidity place, you don’t get as much of that cooling effect. You have to look at your area’s temperature and your humidity to really understand what your risk might be.” The article was republished in SF Gate and Yahoo Life.
Live with Kelly and Mark (ABC) discussed a recent USC Leonard Davis study on how older adults living in areas with more extreme heat experience greater biological aging. Entertainment Weekly, Yahoo and AOL reported on Kelly Ripa’s joking skepticism of the study.
Greek Reporter featured a study by Caleb Finch that analyzed ancient medical texts and found mentions of dementia to be very rare. “The ancient Greeks had very, very few—but we found them—mentions of something that would be like mild cognitive impairment,” Finch said.
Sydney Morning Herald cited a 2015 USC Leonard Davis School study that showed that people tend to overestimate the success rate of cardiopulmonary resuscitation in a story about advance care planning.
Forbes featured a study by Eunyoung Choi and Jennifer Ailshire examining how living in areas of high heat exacerbated biological aging in older adults. “This correlation persisted even after controlling for socioeconomic and other demographic differences, as well as lifestyle factors such as physical activity, alcohol consumption and smoking,” Choi said.
New York Times quoted John Tower in an article about inexpensive “longevity hacks.” Simple lifestyle choices, like eating well and getting regular exercise, are by far “the most effective and well-supported” longevity tactics — and “nothing else comes close,” Tower said. The story was republished internationally, including in the New Zealand Herald.
Carson NOW (Carson City, Nevada) highlighted Rebuilding Together Northen Nevada’s partnership with the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology’s Home Modifications Program, which has developed several materials to promote fall prevention awareness.
Daily Trojan spoke to USC Leonard Davis student Sophie Hameed in an article about students transferring to USC.
Neurology Today quoted Caleb Finch in a story discussing the link between wildfire exposure and dementia. “It’s a very strong study. … This is state of the art. I anticipate that more studies will be conducted to extend our knowledge of wildfires’ effects on brain health.”
SORC Radio Network program Senior Nation with Phyllis Ayman featured guest Paul Irving for its premiere episode.
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