Mother Jones mentioned research by University Professor Caleb Finch and colleagues that identified air pollution as a risk factor for dementia.
A KPCC Graying California piece profiled Xu Chair in Gerontology George Shannon and discussed why many older Californians choose to stay in the workforce.
The Wall Street Journal published a column by Paul Irving on how his wife, Susie’s, concern that hearing aids might signify decline and diminished capacity had to be balanced against the prospect of better hearing.
MemoryWell quoted Donna Benton in an article on a proposed “Care Corps” modeled after AmeriCorps. Benton said the concept of a care corps offers promise for creating a better trained workforce for the future. “In the worst case scenario, even if they don’t stay in the field, we will train people now, and then in 40 or 50 years, when they do become caregivers—because they will—they will have that training,”
Southwest Florida NBC affiliate WBBH quoted Valter Longo on how fasting can affect health in a story on how celebrities, including Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, have tried intermittent fasting.
The Philadelphia Inquirer featured research by Mireille Jacobson of the USC Leonard Davis School and USC Schaeffer Center on whether recorded shortages of certain chemotherapy drugs impacted patient care. Jacobson found that although some of the chemotherapy drugs most frequently used Medicare patients had a shortage listed by the Food and Drug Administration, there was no significant impact on patient care.
Global Health News Wire featured a study coauthored by Mireille Jacobson on how cancer drug shortages in the U.S. don’t appear to significantly affect treatment changes for patients.
PBS Next Avenue featured a partnership between the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology and L.A.’s Kingsley Manor, in which students live in the retirement community alongside older residents and provide support to their neighbors.
Fox News Los Angeles affiliate KTTV-TV interviewed Paul Irving of the USC Leonard Davis School about jobs and aging.
Healthline featured research by Valter Longo of the USC Leonard Davis School about the health benefits of a fasting-mimicking diet and its possible relief of irritable bowel disease. By reducing caloric intake and carefully monitoring what foods were consumed, Longo and his team found the amount of stem cells increased in the gut, a sign of regeneration, and reversed inflammation in the colon. The story also cited prior research by Longo linking the diet to other health benefits.
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