USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology announced this achievement by Longevity Institute’s Kelvin Davies.
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Fasting diet ‘regenerates diabetic pancreas’
BBC News cited this conclusion reached by Longevity Institute’s Valter Longo.
Five-day Fasting Diet Could Fight Disease, Slow Aging
Science Magazine referenced this diet, originally created by Longevity Institute’s Valter Longo and his colleagues. New clinical trial reveals that cutting back on food for just 5 days a month could help prevent or treat age-related illnesses like diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
Air pollution linked to heightened risk of type 2 diabetes in obese Latino children
ScienceDaily referred to an air pollution study by Longevity Institute’s Michael I. Goran. “‘Exposure to heightened air pollution during childhood increases the risk for Hispanic children to become obese and, independent of that, to also develop Type 2 diabetes,’ said Michael Goran, co-director of the Diabetes
The Polluted Brain: Evidence builds that dirty air causes Alzheimer’s, dementia
Science Magazine references studies by Longevity Institute’s Caleb Finch. “Finch says, ‘I think [air pollution] will turn out to be just the same as tobacco—there’s no safe threshold.'”
Growth-stunting gene may spare people from dementia
USC News notes study by Longevity Institute’s Valter Longo. The genetic mutation, which causes Laron syndrome, seems to be protective against age-dependent cognitive decline.
Male vs. female stress responses may explain sex differences in diseases, study shows
USC Dornsife features research by Associate Director of the Longevity Institute, John Tower. “Many of the illnesses related to oxidative stress have different prevalence rates between men and women,” he said. “For instance, Alzheimer’s disease and diabetes-related heart disease affects more women than men, while
Valter Longo receives 2016 Friedrich Merz Guest Professorship
Merz announced that Longevity Institute’s Valter Longo was appointed the 2016 Friedrich Merz Guest Professorship.
Dr. Mara Mather talks at the EMBL conference on “The Past in the Present – The Making of Memories”
The European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) features Longevity Institute’s Mara Mather as a speaker at their conference in Heidelberg, Germany.
Human kidney progenitors isolated, offering new clues to cell renewal
ScienceDaily referenced a study involving Longevity Institute’s Laura Perin. “‘[T]his system will facilitate studies of human kidney development, providing a novel tool for renal regeneration and bioengineering purposes,’ says principal investigator Laura Perin, PhD, co-director of CHLA [Children’s Hospital Los Angeles]’s GOFARR Laboratory for Organ Regenerative