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Dementia Detectives

Researchers connect the dots to predict and prevent Alzheimer’s and related diseases.

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Dementia Detectives

Dementia Detectives

USC Leonard Davis scientists search for clues and connect the dots as they work to predict and prevent Alzheimer’s and related diseases.
Pinchas Hassy Cohen
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Send It In a Letter: Using Mail to Mitigate Risky Prescriptions

Send It In a Letter: Using Mail to Mitigate Risky Prescriptions

Low-cost mailings can help address overdose deaths and other negative impacts of benzodiazepines and opioids, say USC researchers.
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Rethinking How We Study Black Health & Aging

Rethinking How We Study Black Health & Aging

USC Leonard Davis alumna and Assistant Professor Lauren Brown wants to challenge the way researchers study older Black and Brown adults — and to question how researchers define “old” in the first place.
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Healthy Campus Choices: Helping Trojans Eat Well

Healthy Campus Choices: Helping Trojans Eat Well

The USC EatWell subcommittee, co-led by USC Leonard Davis professor and dietitian Cary Kreutzer, helps USC students, staff and faculty eat better with workshops, recipes and nutritious on-campus meal choices.
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Margarita Khachatryan, James Kordenbrock and Lindsey Klebenow
Alumni Providing Care and Pursuing Change

Alumni Providing Care and Pursuing Change

Three USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology master’s graduates use their expertise and leadership not only to care for older adults but also to advocate for better aging policies.
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Pinchas Cohen and Kelvin Yen
A Powerhouse of Innovation

A Powerhouse of Innovation

How a serendipitous discovery more than 20 years ago led to a new chapter in biology and made the USC Leonard Davis School a leading force in unraveling the mysteries of mitochondria.
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Linda Wong and Lisa Wong ’89
Sisters add to endowed research fund with nearly $1M contribution

Sisters add to endowed research fund with nearly $1M contribution

The USC Cheong and Mui Wong Endowed Research Fund supports the study of diseases of aging and ultimately how to prevent, diagnose and treat them.
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Q&A with Assistant Professor Eleanor Hayes-Larson

Q&A with Assistant Professor Eleanor Hayes-Larson

Eleanor Hayes-Larson, assistant professor of gerontology, discusses how life-long psychological and social factors influence cognitive aging and dementia risk. Her work focuses on the impact of trauma, resilience, and the importance of diversity in research.
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Mechanical Stress’ Surprising Effects on Health & Longevity

Mechanical Stress’ Surprising Effects on Health & Longevity

How does the stress of a less forgiving environment affect cells? Simply hardening the surface on which tiny worms grow offers possible insights into aging, cancer and more.
Professor John Walsh in lecture
Life Lessons

Life Lessons

GERO 200 provides students with a roadmap for navigating aging
Jordyn Roberson, chef and owner of Jordie's Joint, at a pop-up for SC Black Flea on Feb 9, 2024
Hearty Food and Healthy Aging

Hearty Food and Healthy Aging

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

Celebrating Professor Emeritus Jon Pynoos

The USC Leonard Davis community recently gathered to honor and celebrate the distinguished career and retirement of Professor Jon Pynoos, PhD.
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Art and Science Across the Pond

Art and Science Across the Pond

USC Leonard Davis School students traveled through England, Scotland, Ireland and Northern Ireland for a summer course on the genetics of aging.
Michelle Keller and HIroshi Kumagai
2024 Hanson-Thorell Family Research Awards Launch New Studies to Improve Alzheimer’s Disease and Sarcopenia Treatments

2024 Hanson-Thorell Family Research Awards Launch New Studies to Improve Alzheimer’s Disease and Sarcopenia Treatments

As recipients of the 2024 Hanson-Thorell Family Research Awards, Assistant Professor Michelle Keller and Research Assistant Professor Hiroshi Kumagai each received $25,000 for one-year pilot projects aiming to improve how Alzheimer's and sarcopenia might be treated and potentially lower the costs for doing so.