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Mar 27

From Researcher to Policy Advocate: PhD Graduate Shifts Gears to Improve Healthspan

By Beth Newcomb Alumni, Careers in Aging, Featured

The typical path for many PhD students is a research career in academia, government or the private sector. Recent USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology graduate Brenda Eap, PhD chose a path less traveled — political advocacy.

Mar 23

Study: Newly Discovered Beneficial Mutation in Mitochondrial DNA Appears to Help Alzheimer’s Gene Carriers Live Longer, Stay Sharper and Represents a New Direction in Drug Discovery

By Beth Newcomb Alzheimer's and Dementia, Featured, Health and Wellness, Mitochondria, Research

Findings suggest the rare variant prevents Alzheimer’s onset by clearing away amyloid-beta buildup in long-lived carriers of APOE4, the gene most strongly associated with disease risk.

Mar 22

Neurons in Alzheimer's disease. 3D illustration showing amyloid plaques in brain tissue, neurofibrillary tangles and destruction of neuronal networks

Study: Neurotransmitters are Involved in Memory Aging in Different Ways

By Beth Newcomb Alzheimer's and Dementia, Featured, Research

International collaboration of USC and Max Planck Institute for Human Development investigates the role of noradrenaline and dopamine in memory loss.

Mar 05

Portrait of Francesca Falzarano with her title beside it, Assistance Professor of Gerontology

Assistant Professor Francesca Falzarano: Improving the health and well-being of family caregivers

By USC Leonard Davis Communications Alzheimer's and Dementia, Caregiving, Podcast

Francesca Falzarano is an assistant professor of gerontology at the USC Leonard Davis School. Her research is inspired by her personal experience as a caregiver to her parents and explores how to improve the mental health and well-being of family caregivers, including through the use of technology.

Feb 20

Fasting-Like Diet Lowers Risk Factors for Disease, Reduces Biological Age in Humans

By Beth Newcomb Fasting, Featured, Health and Wellness, Nutrition, Research

USC study shows how cycles of a fasting-mimicking diet reduce insulin resistance, liver fat, immune system aging, and biological age in clinical trial patients.

Feb 16

Fifth Avenue Entertainment performing Gospel music during lunch

USC Leonard Davis School Black History Month Event Features Traditions Passed Down from Generations Before

By Beth Newcomb Caregiving, Cultural Affairs, Featured, Nutrition, School Culture

Event celebrates the power of Black music, food and family ties.

Feb 16

Hearty Food and Healthy Aging

By Beth Newcomb School Culture, Student Profile, Students

For chef and USC Leonard Davis student Jordyn Roberson, feeding the community and studying aging is a satisfying combination.

Jan 31

Aristotle statue located at Stageira of Greece (birthplace of the philosopher)

Did the ancient Greeks and Romans experience Alzheimer’s?

By Beth Newcomb Alzheimer's and Dementia, Featured, Research

Medical texts from 2,500 years ago rarely mention severe memory loss, suggesting today’s widespread dementia stems from modern environments and lifestyles, a new USC analysis shows.

From Researcher to Policy Advocate: PhD Graduate Shifts Gears to Improve Healthspan

Study: Newly Discovered Beneficial Mutation in Mitochondrial DNA Appears to Help Alzheimer’s Gene Carriers Live Longer, Stay Sharper and Represents a New Direction in Drug Discovery

Study: Neurotransmitters are Involved in Memory Aging in Different Ways

Assistant Professor Francesca Falzarano: Improving the health and well-being of family caregivers

Fasting-Like Diet Lowers Risk Factors for Disease, Reduces Biological Age in Humans

USC Leonard Davis School Black History Month Event Features Traditions Passed Down from Generations Before

Hearty Food and Healthy Aging

Did the ancient Greeks and Romans experience Alzheimer’s?

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