News - USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology

Dec 03

New Research Advances Definition of Person-Centered Care

By Beth Newcomb Featured

Research cooperation between USC, the American Geriatrics Society, and the SCAN Foundation highlights that “well-being” is about more than just the absence of disease; it’s also about letting personal values and preferences drive health and care.

Dec 01

USC Davis PhD Student Honored as Outstanding Young Investigator

By USC Leonard Davis Communications Featured, Honors and Awards, Students

Laura Corrales-Diaz Pomatto wins prestigious Young Investigator Award at the 2015 Society for Redox Biology & Medicine Annual Meeting.

Nov 30

Procreation Trumps Survival – Even on a Cellular Level

By Beth Newcomb Featured, Health and Wellness

Phenomenon observed in worms suggests that mothers are biologically hardwired to sacrifice their health to produce future generations, if needed.

Nov 12

Men with Alzheimer’s gene at risk of brain bleeding, study finds

By Beth Newcomb Featured, Health and Wellness

A study led by USC Davis School of Gerontology scientists reveals that the gene variant, ApoE4, has different effects on men and women diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment or Alzheimer’s.

Oct 29

USC Family Caregiver Support Center Celebrates New Rosemead Facility

By USC Leonard Davis Communications Featured

The new satellite office will provide much-needed services and support for local caregivers and their families.

Oct 20

How Stereotypes Hurt

By Beth Newcomb Cultural Affairs, Featured, Health and Wellness

The study, led by USC Davis Assistant Professor Cleopatra Abdou, shows that health care professionals and hospitals should be sensitive to stereotypes that could otherwise lead some patients to avoid care.

Oct 13

Kelvin Davies Elected to the Academia Europaea

By USC Leonard Davis Communications Featured, Honors and Awards, Mitochondria

Professor Kelvin J. A. Davies of the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology and Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences has been elected as a Fellow of the Academy of Europe (Academia Europaea), the premier academic body of the entire European continent.

Oct 05