“Even among a population of Medicaid patients who are similarly economically disadvantaged, Latinos are shouldering an unfair burden of this deadly pandemic,” said study co-author Mireille Jacobson.
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Study Highlights Differences in Immune Cell Function Between Male and Female Mice
How short-lived neutrophils respond to pathogens appears to vary greatly between the sexes and with age, says Bérénice Benayoun.
$4 Million National Institute on Aging Grant Supports Next Generation of Geroscientists
USC-Buck Geroscience Training Program in the Biology of Aging funds pre- and postdoctoral researchers at the USC Leonard Davis School.
Updated analysis of US COVID-19 deaths shows drops, disparities in average lifespans
In the US, COVID-19 reduced overall life expectancy by over 1.3 years, with the effects on Black and Latino populations 2 to 3 times those for the White population, says postdoctoral scholar Theresa Andrasfay.
Amazon indigenous group’s lifestyle may hold a key to slowing down aging
A new study shows that the Tsimane people in Bolivia are unique for their healthy brains that age more slowly.
Brain changes following traumatic brain injury share similarities with Alzheimer’s disease, USC study shows
Using MRIs and machine learning, researchers mapped comparable degenerative changes in gray and white matter of the brain.
Do our brains age faster than the rest of our bodies?
USC researchers conduct first-ever study of Abl1 gene’s role in neural stem cell biology and the implications for cognitive decline.
Beyond genes and environment, random variations play important role in longevity
University Professor Caleb Finch proposes a new model to describe how small changes in cells can contribute to significant differences in lifespan.
COVID-19 shows the need for robust, reliable population data
“Demographers have an essential role in helping the public better understand and interpret the statistics being thrown at us in our data-driven world,” says Jessica Ho.
Perspectives of African-American women missing from aging-in-place research
Current literature is not sufficiently inclusive of the issues African-American women face as they attempt to age in place, says Reginald Tucker-Seeley.