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• September 2022: New protein connected to Alzheimer’s risk, alumna balances support and independence, COVID’s impact on life expectancy, and more Aging is Happening
  
• August 2022: Air pollution’s effects on the brain, how to prevent falls at home, understanding stress at the molecular level, and more Aging is Happening
• July 2022: Supporting undergraduate research, examining long COVID, learning about longevity in Costa Rica, and more Aging is Happening
• June 2022: How stress impacts immune aging, protecting vulnerable older adults, how aging varies across species, and more Aging is Happening
• May 2022: Exploring stem cells’ potential, celebrating the class of 2022, honoring mentors and scholars, and more Aging is Happening
• April 2022: Eating for longevity, exploring aging policy, improving aging by caring for the environment, and more Aging is Happening
• March 2022: How stress affects aging, dementia rates in the Amazon, master’s student builds on medical training, and more Aging is Happening
• February 2022: Making homes safer, how adversity affects aging, disparities in dementia and lifespan, and more Aging is Happening
• January 2022: Why social distancing matters, how economics shed light on well being, where TV and gerontology meet, and more Aging is Happening
• December 2021: Tips for happy and healthy holidays, our top stories from 2021, and more Aging is Happening
• November 2021: International collaboration, pollution and Alzheimer’s, excellence in gerontology education, and more Aging is Happening
• October 2021: Expanding long-term care access in Black communities, why clean air matters for brain health, how immigration increases U.S. life expectancy, and more Aging is Happening
• September 2021: Addressing addiction in older adults, highlighting Latinx palliative care experiences, discussing brain health and more Aging is Happening
• August 2021: Protecting against diabetes, international aging research, welcoming back students and more Aging is Happening
• July 2021: Disparities in COVID-19 deaths, tips for healthy brain aging, immune differences between the sexes, and more Aging is Happening
• June 2021: New dietetics programs, how the pandemic affected US lifespans, tips for brain health, and more Aging is Happening
• May 2021: Slowing brain aging, helping older adults navigate technology, honoring outstanding educators, and more Aging is Happening
• April 2021: Brain changes after injury, the economics of Alzheimer’s, labeling generations, and more Aging is Happening
• March 2021: Measuring mutations, getting vaccines to elderly immigrants, building homes from shipping containers and more Aging is Happening
• February 2021: Eating and living well, preventing muscle loss, understanding Alzheimer’s risk and more Aging is Happening
• January 2021: COVID-19 and life expectancy, older adults in the movies, “exercise protein” improves fitness in mice, and more Aging is Happening
• December 2020: Happy holiday wishes, staying connected despite the distance, and more Aging is Happening
• November 2020: Keeping students engaged from afar, fighting loneliness, leveraging tech for older adults, and more Aging is Happening
• October 2020: Media trust and COVID-19, big data for biologists, mindful caregiving and more Aging is Happening
• September 2020: Living and interning in a retirement community, teaching online, making cities age-friendly, and more Aging is Happening
• August 2020: Demographics of dementia, racism as a public health issue, reproduction research, and more Aging is Happening
• July 2020: A prestigious new grant, how fasting may help cancer treatment, the benefits of mindfulness, and more Aging is Happening
• June 2020: COVID-19 research, tiny protein’s big role in longevity, why men and women age differently, and more Aging is Happening
• May 2020: Celebrating the class of 2020, fighting COVID-19 in New York, honoring a star researcher and more Aging is Happening
• April 2020: COVID-19 expertise, older social media influencers, reaching out to isolated seniors and more Aging is Happening
• March 2020: A message from Dean Pinchas Cohen and gerontology perspectives on COVID-19
• February 2020: Diet and aging, making a difference, intergenerational friendships and more Aging is Happening
• January 2020: Addressing elder abuse, recognizing aging’s opportunities, preventing falls, and more Aging is Happening
• December 2019: Happy Holidays from the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology
• November 2019: Holiday tips, stress resistance, changing demographics and more Aging is Happening
• October 2019: How Big Data reshapes aging, examining prosperity through the lifespan, exploring gerontology before med school, and more Aging is Happening
• September 2019: Introducing the Alzheimer’s “exposome,” supporting older adults’ mental health, welcoming student researchers, and more Aging is Happening
• August 2019: Helping Latino caregivers, welcoming our students, announcing a new master’s program and more Aging is Happening
• July 2019: Addressing aging at the G20 summit, researching resilience, identifying elder abuse, and more Aging is Happening
• June 2019: Sex differences in Alzheimer’s, new master’s program, food as medicine, and more Aging is Happening
• May 2019: Unraveling heart disease, welcoming killifish, designing for dementia and more Aging is Happening
• April 2019: Exploring the science of fasting, students making an impact, sorting aging fact from fiction, and more Aging is Happening
• March 2019: Fasting for digestive health, helping caregivers with mobile apps, making nutrition info more understandable and more Aging is Happening
• February 2019: Measuring an epidemic, fact-checking diets, making campus age-friendly, and more Aging is Happening
• January 2019: Losing sleep, fighting isolation, finding humor in caregiving, and more Aging is Happening
• December 2018: Make the Most of Time in 2019 — Happy Holidays from the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology
• November 2018: Healthy Thanksgiving advice, family leave benefits, patient outcomes, and more Aging is Happening
• October 2018: Investing in health, fasting for longevity, comparing life expectancy, and more Aging is Happening
  
• September 2018: Mitochondrial research, aging safely, disaster preparedness and more Aging is Happening
• August 2018: Air pollution, career transitions, caregiving, and more Aging is Happening
• July 2018: Mighty mitochondria, Stan Lee cameos, grey-haired Emojis, and more Aging is Happening
  
• June 2018: Reducing Alzheimer’s risk, preventing elder abuse, designing for all ages, and more Aging is Happening
• May 2018: A major gift announcement, distraction and the aging brain, students redesign everyday items, and more Aging is Happening
• April 2018: Portraits of older Angelenos, education’s protective benefits, an alumna’s advocacy, and more Aging is Happening
• March 2018: Improving cities, slowing aging, supporting caregivers, and more Aging is Happening
• February 2018: Eating for longevity, remembering details under stress, caring across generations, and more Aging is Happening
• January 2018: Yelp and nursing homes, studying global aging trends, helping caregivers stay healthy, and more Aging is Happening
• December 2017: A Healthy Holiday Greeting, 2017’s Top Aging Topics, and more Aging is Happening
• November 2017: Being thankful, boosting memory, preventing Alzheimer’s and more Aging is Happening
• October 2017: Tom Petty and End-of-Life Choices, Benefits of Helping Others, Planning an Age-Friendly LA, and more Aging is Happening
• September 2017: Smarter grocery shopping, preventing falls, ensuring lifespan health, and more Aging is Happening
• August 2017: Advice for aging well, examining Americans’ shorter lifespans, and more Aging is Happening
• July 2017: Aging beautifully, rejuvenating genes, brain injury research, and more Aging is Happening
• June 2017: Intergenerational wisdom, diet-gene connections, financial well-being, and more Aging is Happening
• May 2017: Students Rooming with Retirees, How to Live to 100, Balancing Support, and more Aging is Happening
• April 2017: Home Safety, Older Drivers, Environmental Issues, and more Aging is Happening
• March 2017: The Benefits of Fasting-like Diets, the Future of Senior Living, and more Aging is Happening
• February 2017: Pollution & Dementia, age-friendly design, and more Aging is Happening