Generativity—the feeling of having contributed to the well-being of others—could mitigate some of the harmful effects of stress, including depression, in people caring for older or disabled individuals.
USC Leonard Davis Dean Pinchas Cohen has been awarded a two-year, $200,000 Glenn Foundation for Medical Research Breakthroughs in Gerontology (BIG) Award for research aimed at discoveries to address human aging and healthspan.
USC Leonard Davis students presented ideas for smartphone applications in an AARP-sponsored competition that challenged them to come up with ways to use digital technology to address the problem of social isolation.
USC Leonard Davis School researchers, working with colleagues at Michigan State and the Van Andel Research Institute, receive U.S. Department of Defense funding for exploring Parkinson's and pollution.
During this year’s National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month, USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology faculty share how air pollution, diet, brain injury and neighborhood factors can influence the disease.