Univision (in Spanish) ran a story on the Caregivers Are Learning More (CALM) conference organized by the USC Family Caregiver Support Center. The conference taught caregivers about how taking on the roles of a caregiver exposes them to depression and other illnesses, how they can more safely care for loved ones and themselves and how to take advantage of support services offered by various entities.
Fitness personality and wellness author Kathy Smith spoke to Valter Longo about fasting-mimicking diets for her On Health: the Art of Living podcast.
Lisa Napoli spoke to students in GERO 435, Women and Aging, and instructor Caroline Cicero on why young people should study aging for Gracefully, her podcast on aging topics.
Irving included in group of 50 "advocates, researchers, thought leaders, innovators, writers and experts continue to push beyond traditional boundaries and change our understanding of what it means to grow older."
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The Huffington Post published an op-ed by USC Leonard Davis Distinguished Scholar in Residence Paul Irving, chair of the Milken Institute Center for the Future of Aging, on why leadership of cities’ mayors is critical as the aging population grows at an unprecedented rate across the United States and the world.
STAT highlighted research by Christian Pike of the USC Leonard Davis School finding hormone therapy greatly accelerated the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease in mice. “If you get rid of testosterone, it leads to an environment that’s really conducive to Alzheimer’s pathology,” he said.
Forbes quoted Valter Longo of the USC Leonard Davis School about the link between high-protein diets and increased mortality risks from cancer and diabetes.
Paul Irving, Distinguished Scholar in Residence at the University of Southern California Davis School of Gerontology and Chairman of the Center for the Future of Aging at the Milken Institute, and Laura Carstensen, Founding Director of the Stanford Center on Longevity, coauthored an op-ed for MarketWatch on why employers need to look beyond negative stereotypes regarding older employees and utilize older workers’ talents.
PBS’ Next Avenue cited research by the USC Leonard Davis School’s Fall Prevention Center of Excellence.
The Los Angeles Times interviewed Stevie Tu’ikolovatu, Master of Arts in Gerontology student and defensive lineman for the USC Trojans, about his transfer to USC and his goals for helping older adults after graduation.“They have a lot more wisdom than anybody else,” Tu’ikolovatu explained. “And I like to learn.”
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