Research Assistant Professors T. Em Arpawong and Sebastian Brandhorst will each receive $25,000 in funding for one-year pilot projects.
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Two Health Food Industry Pioneers Support Research on How Diet & Nutrition Affect Alzheimer’s
The USC Daryl and Irwin Simon Nutrition for Alzheimer’s Disease Prevention Research Fund was created to explore the role diet can play in the prevention or delay of Alzheimer’s disease.
Cycles of a Fasting-Mimicking Diet Helps Mice Live Longer, Healthier
While many diets have been studied for effectiveness in preventing obesity and heart disease in both mice and humans, research on the effects and benefits of short, periodic cycles of fasting on obesity and heart health are lacking.
USC Leonard Davis Assistant Professor Receives Prestigious Investigator-Focused Grant
The Maximizing Investigators' Research Award directly supports scientists, providing stability, flexibility and more opportunities for breakthroughs.
Small Protein Protects Pancreatic Cells in Model of Type 1 Diabetes
Mitochondrial peptide MOTS-c regulates the immune system and prevents the self-destruction of cells that create insulin, according to a new study in mice.
International Comparisons Provide New Insights on Aging
USC faculty co-edit publication examining impacts of social and economic factors across the life course.
Latinos are more likely to die from COVID-19, underlining racial and ethnic disparities in outcomes
“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.
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.