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Daily Mail (UK) cited research by Valter Longo of the USC Leonard Davis School about the health benefits of intermittent fasting.

KPCC-FM’s “Take Two” interviewed Donna Benton of the USC Leonard Davis School on how California can better prepare for its aging population.

Economic Times (India) featured research by Alexandra Ycaza Herrera of the USC Leonard Davis School on how hormone replacement therapy may protect menopausal women from stress-related memory loss. “Hormone replacement therapy may not be right for every woman, but women need to be able to have the conversation with their doctors,” she said. The Australian also featured the research.

The Today Show quoted Todd Morgan of the USC Leonard Davis School about the need for more clinical research on the benefits of intermittent fasting.

Daily Mail (UK) featured research by Alexandra Ycaza Herrera of the USC Leonard Davis School on how hormone replacement therapy may protect menopausal women from stress-related memory loss. “‘Although more research is needed, this may make estrogen therapy more attractive as a treatment for menopausal symptoms as well as a potential preventative strategy against a host of other age-related declines,” she said.

The Huffington Post cited work by USC Leonard Davis Professor Valter Longo in an article on biological clocks and health.

Korea Biomedical Review quoted USC Leonard Davis School Dean Pinchas Cohen on the health risks of spending too much time sitting. “Sitting is the new smoking. It’s almost universally bad. It’s time to quit,” Cohen said.

Korea Biomedical Review reported a talk given by USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology Dean Pinchas Cohen at the Korea Healthcare Congress on “personalized aging” and a USC-created app to predict longevity. “USC Longevity predicts current life expectancy [and] provides incentives for adoption of a healthy lifestyle to improve life expectancy and help in financial planning,” he said.

PBS “NextAvenue” quoted Susan Enguídanos of the USC Leonard Davis School about end-of-life care discussions and advance directives in case of unexpected health concerns.

CNBC quoted Sebastian Brandhorst of the USC Leonard Davis School on how a fasting-mimicking diet tricks the human body. The story also cited research by Valter Longo of the USC Leonard Davis School.