News - 2008 Tuesday, December 30th, 2008 The Joy of Quilting Ahmanson Senior Center quilters show USC Davis School students and Andrus Volunteers artistic expression never wanes. More Information...   Thursday, December 18th, 2008 Longo Quoted in Science News Story on Yeast and Longevity A study of aging yeast organisms reveals that aging follows a program and is not just a random accumulation of damage that kills cells.  Yeasts have at least two vulnerable checkpoints that determine longevity: the accumulation of lipids and fatty acids and the health of cellular power plants called mitochondria. More Information...   Monday, December 15th, 2008 Davies Named Member of Scientific Board of the Austrian Academy of Sciences The USC Davis School’s Kelvin Davies will help guide the Austrian Academy in the governance of 40 institutes and centers. More Information...   Saturday, December 13th, 2008 High Gene Award Kelvin Davies awarded an honorary doctoral degree by the Semmelweis University of Budapest, Hungary, his fifth such honorary degree. More Information...   Tuesday, December 9th, 2008 Ph.D. Student Caroline Cicero’s “Walk-ability Audits” Featured in Culver City News Cicero, Fall Prevention Center of Excellence staffers and community volunteers made a checklist of cracks in sidewalks and raised sidewalk areas caused by tree roots, and also checked the timing of traffic signals throughout several Culver City neighborhoods. More Information...   Mara Mather Interviewed on Stress and Aging in the Orange Country Register Mather’s study found that the older you are, the more conservative you are in a stressful situation. “There is a strong cultural stereotype that people become more conservative when they get older, but there is a lot less research evidence than you may think,” Mather said. More Information...   Edward Schneider Quoted in Dec. Issue of Esquire Magazine USC Davis School Dean Emeritus Edward Schneider, a medical doctor, discusses the genetic component of hair growth and how it changes with age. More Information...   Monday, December 8th, 2008 Donna Benton Quoted in NY Times on More Men as Caregivers Men make up nearly 40 percent of family care providers today, up from 19 percent in 1996.  About 17 million men are caring for an adult. More Information...   Reforming End-of-Life Care For those with limited time to live, in-home palliative care increases patient satisfaction and reduces service costs, says USC Davis School Professor Susan Enguidanos. More Information...   Friday, December 5th, 2008 Longo Quoted in Wired Magazine A story on new longevity drugs that target mitochondria features the USC Davis School’s Valter Longo and also highlights his research. More Information...   Merril Silverstein Quoted in NY Times on Grandparents Using Webcasts Video calling, long anticipated by science fiction, is filtering into everyday use by two surprising groups: grandparents and their young – often toddler-age – grandchildren. More Information...   Friday, November 21st, 2008 The Andrus Center’s Fall Prevention Center of Excellence Featured in The Daily Breeze FPCE trains health care and social service professionals to prevent falls, creating model programs and best practices in the field, the story stated. More Information...   Bernard Steinman Receives University-wide T.A. Award USC Davis School Ph.D. Candidate Wins the USC Center for Excellence in Teaching University Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award. More Information...   For Him, Life Begins at 90 Ageless CEO Sidney Harman delivers an entertaining speech at the USC Davis School on the importance of education, literature, writing and his secret of longevity. Hint: play lots of golf. More Information...   Thursday, November 20th, 2008 Ecuadorean Dwarfs May Unlock Cancer Clues ABC Worldwide News features Valter Longo’s research of a small population that has neither cancer nor diabetes. More Information...   Tuesday, November 18th, 2008 Professor Pynoos Featured in LA Times Story on Elder Housing ‘Granny flats’ let aging relatives live close – but not too close. More Information...   Davison Attends World Economic Forum Conference in Dubai Billed the Global Agenda Summit, the dean is one of 700 delegates worldwide called upon to address challenges in gerontology and other major global issues. More Information...   Friday, November 14th, 2008 For Caregivers, It’s a Family Affair Downtown celebration recognizes selfless individuals and their support networks. More Information...   Thursday, November 6th, 2008 Shifting From Burden to Benefits Grandmothers take more precautionary measures after assuming long-term care of a relative, but initially are less responsible, according to a USC Davis School study. More Information... A Day to Remember at the USC Davis School 2008 USC Davis School Scholarship Luncheon recognizes scholarship sponsors, students and gerontology legend James Birren. More Information...   Wednesday, November 5th, 2008 The Star Telegram quoted Edward Schneider, dean emeritus of the USC Davis School, about the health advantages of socializing. Our 40s, 50s and 60s bring new strengths and challenges. Face them head-on with an action plan that can make these years your best. More Information...   Monday, November 3rd, 2008 Valter Longo's Research in Ecuador Featured in British Documentary Dwarfs living with Laron Syndrome in a remote corner of Ecuador could hold the key to curing cancer, according to scientists.  The dwarves, who are in proportion but grow only to an average height of 4 feet, may be resistant to cancer and diabetes, although they have tendency to develop cardiovascular diseases particularly in subjects with high fat/high sugar diets. More Information... (*Video Correction: It is mistakenly mentioned in the video that mice were made to live 10 times longer. In fact, yeast was made to live 10 times longer.)   Wednesday, October 29th, 2008 Under Duress Behind the Wheel USC Davis School study finds that stressed older drivers are three times more likely to brake than calm drivers. More Information... The story was also picked up by www.My58.com, the Orange County Register, and The NY Times.   Tuesday, October 21st, 2008 Gene Cohen a Hit at 2008 Trojan Parents Weekend Festivities Gene Cohen, director of the Center on Aging, Health and Humanities at George Washington University, reveals people become better thinkers with age to a packed house at the Davis Auditorium. More Information...   Top Researchers to Lecture at USC Davis School The AARP celebrates its 50th anniversary by underwriting a lecture series featuring award-winning gerontology scholars. More Information...   Thursday, October 16th, 2008 Alzheimer Disease Research Center honors founder Caleb Finch Founding principal investigator of the USC Alzheimer Disease Research Center (ADRC) and its director for 20 years, Finch was honored at a Sept. 26 symposium celebrating the center’s 25th anniversary. More Information...   Google does a brain good Elizabeth Zelinski featured in a CNN report on a new study finding that senior citizens who are tech savvy have greater brain activity. More Information...   Monday, October 6th, 2008 Intimacy and Aging USC Davis School professor Bob G. Knight discusses how the dynamics of intimacy in a relationship change with age. More Information...   Gerontology Adds a Touch of Tech Globetrotting USC Davis School dean touts the innovative technology that can streamline the lives of healthier, happier seniors. More Information...   Monday, September 29th, 2008 In Rural China, Older Adults Give as Much as They Receive Merril Silverstein presented his and Zhen Cong’s research on the roles elderly grandparents in rural China play in a changing family structure affected by economic expansion. More Information...   Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008 Walkability Audits Kickoff California’s First Fall Prevention Awareness Week Culver City residents joined gerontology students from USC and Cal State Fullerton and staff from the Fall Prevention Center of Excellence to survey the neighborhood for hazards. More Information... The story was also picked up by MSNBC   Friday, September 19th, 2008 Grant for Human Trials of New Cancer Treatment V Foundation grant will yield testing of Valter Longo’s chemotherapy shield by asking cancer patients to fast for two days before treatment. More Information...   John Walsh to Develop Online Tool National Science Foundation grant will allow the USC Davis School researcher to create a tool for campus-wide neuroscience lectures. More Information...   Monday, September 15th, 2008 USC Davis School Alum Brian Kaskie Tenured at University of Iowa Class of '98 Ph.D. graduate Brian Kaskie appointed associate professor of health management and policy at University of Iowa’s College of Public Health. More Information...   Jon Pynoos and FPCE featured in NY Times Health reporter Jane Gross featured Jon Pynoos and the Fall Prevention Center of Excellence in her online blog The New Old Age: Caring and Coping. More Information...   Fernando Tores-Gil Editorial on Latino boomers Appears in USA Today USC Davis School affiliated researcher and faculty member asks for a more detailed portrait of Latino boomers given that key issues such as Social Security, Medicare and pension are high on voter concerns this election year. More Information...   Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008 Research Led by Valter Longo Highlighted in Science Longo's studies on calorie restriction and longevity have suggested that fasting can strengthen cells to better withstand the toxic effects of chemotherapy. Longo and David Quinn of the Keck School of USC are preparing to recruit 12 to 18 bladder and lung cancer patients who will fast for 24, 48 or 72 hours before and just after chemotherapy as part of a clinical trial. The work is funded by USC and the V Foundation for Cancer Research, the story noted. More Information... USA Weekend   USC Davis School Alum First to Receive New Fellowship As a staffer for the U.S. Senate, Gretchen Alkema will continue to research long-term care for the chronically ill. More Information...   Tuesday, August 26th, 2008 USC Gerontology Student is on the Move to End Alzheimer’s Gerontology student Candace Brown will walk in the Alzheimer’s Association’s Memory Walk to raise funds and awareness for Alzheimer’s disease. More Information...   Legislators Fall for Trojans California State Senate passes a resolution to establish Fall Prevention Awareness Week Sept. 21-28. More Information...   Monday, August 18th, 2008 Ph.D. Student Wins National Award for Social Work Adria E. Navarro receives Hartford Pre-Dissertation Award in Geriatric Social Work. More Information...   Valter Longo’s research on Laron mutations in mice featured in the Daily Mail A tribe of dwarves in Ecuador, called the Laron dwarves, appears to be immune to cancer, the article reported. Longo has reproduced the Laron mutation in mice and found that they live 10 times longer than normal mice. More Information...   Tuesday, July 29th, 2008 Dean Davison Comments on McCain in Financial Times Article Age alone should not rule out McCain's candidacy, Davison said. Someone who is 70 could perform as well at a given job as a 40-year-old, or as poorly as a 100-year-old." More Information...(Registration Required) Dean Davison's Original Editorial on McCain   Monday, July 28th, 2008 Research from Merril Silverstein and Zhen Cong Featured in Asia News International USC Davis School researchers find that the assistance of daughters-in-law helps mitigate depression among older people in China. More Information... USC News   Tuesday, July 15th, 2008 Not Quite a Fountain of Youth The USC Davis School's Valter Longo finds removing a certain gene in mammals is found to have some health benefits but did not allow animals to live longer. More Information...   Thursday, July 3rd, 2008 Valter Longo’s Research Cited in Science News Resveratrol, found in red wine, mimics some age-defying effects found in studies of animals on calorie-restricted diets but the substance doesn’t make animals live longer, a new study from Valter Longo shows. More Information...   Thursday, June 26th, 2008 The Dangers of Falling A Wall Street Journal MarketWatch story on the dangers of falling highlighted the Fall Prevention Center of Excellence at the USC Davis School’s Andrus Gerontology Center. More Information...   Wednesday, June 11th, 2008 Fresh Updates on Alzheimer’s USC researcher Christian Pike and others outline the latest findings and possible treatments for the disease. More Information...   Wednesday, June 4th, 2008 Advancing Aging and Academics in Asia On recent Asia trip, Gerald C. Davison, dean of the USC Davis School of Gerontology, was a keynote speaker at an aging conference in Taiwan and visited a USC alumni group and a polytechnic university in Hong Kong. More Information...   Friday, May 23rd, 2008 USC Davis School Honors 2008 Graduates Class of 2008 graduates honored at the Andrus Center's satellite commencement ceremony. More Information...   Crimmins’ Research on Cognitive Disorders and Education Levels Featured in Vancouver Sun Crimmins found that people with at least a high school education spend more of their older years without cognitive loss but die sooner after the loss becomes apparent. More Information...   Another Benefit of High School Education Study led by Eileen Crimmins of the USC Davis School of Gerontology finds older persons with more schooling spend fewer years with cognitive loss. More Information...   Monday, May 19th, 2008 Crimmins, Finch Get W.M. Keck Awards Competitive seed grants will support interdisciplinary research on health span and aging. More Information...   Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 Crimmins Discusses “Silver Tsunami” of Aging Boomers in LA’s South Bay Eileen Crimmins of the USC Davis School of Gerontology was cited in a Daily Breeze story on baby boomers in South Bay communities. Middle class cities such as Torrance, El Segundo and Carson are bulging with boomers on the cusp of retirement, the article stated. Seniors will constitute more than one-fifth of the population in these cities over the next two decades, according to projections by Crimmins. More Information...   Thursday, May 8th, 2008 A Case Study in Healthy Aging Founding USC Davis School of Gerontology dean James E. Birren honored on his 90th birthday. More Information...   Toasting the Technophile John Walsh of the USC Davis School of Gerontology receives the 2008 Provost’s Prize for Teaching with Technology. More Information...   Thursday, April 24, 2008 Jon Pynoos Featured in SD Union Tribune Article on Elders Injured in Falls Jon Pynoos was quoted about the large number of senior citizens who are injured in falls. The trend has surprised many health officials who once thought home fires and car accidents were bigger risks for seniors, Pynoos said. More Information...   Wednesday, April 16, 2008 USC Davis School Student Honored Caroline Cicero receives Student Achievement Award from the California Council on Gerontology and Geriatrics. More Information...   Tuesday, April15, 2008 Jon Pynoos Featured in LA Times Story on a New Report that Shows the Healthcare System is Unprepared for Aging Boomers The federal report predicts shortages in medical workers, particularly those certified in geriatrics. California's situation is particularly dire. More Information...   Tuesday, April 8, 2008 USC Davis School of Gerontology Host Special Advanced Screening "Young @ Heart" documentary follows a choral group comprised of members who are all aged 70 years or older. More Information...   Monday, April 7, 2008 Dean Davison Visits Japan Gerald C. Davison presents at major clinical psychology conference at the University of Tokyo. More Information...   Vern Bengtson Receives Faculty Lifetime Achievement Award USC Davis School of Gerontology professor emeritus honored at the 27th annual Academic Honor Convocation. More Information...   USC Davis School Report Examines Infant Mortality Rates C-sections and neonatal intensive care units help, but more baby boys still fail to survive than girls, a new study from Eileen Crimmins and Caleb Finch shows. More Information...   Monday, March 31st, 2008 A New Way to Fight Cancer Instead of a silver bullet to kill cancer cells, USC Davis School biologists discover a way to protect all other cells against chemotherapy. Experts call the animal study a major advance in cancer research. More Information...   Longo’s Cancer Treatment Findings Featured in Worldwide Press Research led by Valter Longo of the USC Davis School was featured in a widely carried story. In a paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Longo and colleagues found that fasting enabled mice to withstand higher doses of chemotherapy. This story was also covered by Bloomberg News, Wired, The Australian (Australia), ABC News (Australia), ABC Radio (Australia), the Telegraph (U.K.), The Guardian (U.K.), New Scientist, The Hindu (India), RAI (Italy), Topeka, Kan., ABC News affiliate KTKA-TV, The Washington Post, Reuters, Der Spiegel (Germany), EFE (Spain), The Birmingham Post (U.K.), KPCC-FM¹s Patt Morrison, Scientific American, Asian News International, The LA Times, The Boston Globe, The Minneapolis Star Tribune, and Press TV.   Interview with Valter Longo on His Discovery Click to View (YouTube)   Friday, March 21st, 2008 Dean Davison Commits to Improve Healthcare for Elders APA's Council of Representatives adopts blueprint for upgrading healthcare for older Amerians. More Information...   Wednesday, March 19th, 2008 A Rising Star in Sociology Inspired by the USC Davis School Linda Burton, USC Davis School alumna and leading sociologist at Duke University, returns to the Andrus Gerontology Center to discuss intergenerational families and to tribute her mentor Vern Bengston. More Information...   Tuesday, March 11th, 2008 Kathleen Wilber Featured in LA Daily News Article on Public Help for Low Income Seniors Wilber was quoted about senior citizens being targeted with predatory loan offers.  “We’re also seeing lots of instances where family members encourage elders to take lots of money out of their house and then they can’t repay it and end up losing everything,” Wilber said. Many older people have also been caught up in the sub-prime mortgage crisis, she added. More Information...   Thursday, March 6th, 2008 Aging in Place, Housing and the Law USC gerontologist delivers 2008 Anne F. Baum Memorial Elder Law lecture at the University of Illinois College of Law. More Information...   The Tribute Democrat of Johnstown, PA cites USC Davis School Report on Elder Suicide Studies show older adults commit suicide at twice the national average, and men ages 80 and older are six times more likely than the general population to take their lives. The USC Davis School reports some medication overdoses and apparent accidents are probably suicides. More Information...   Wednesday, March 5th, 2008 Breaking Down the Medical Basics New book from USC Davis School researcher Gennady Ermak makes scientific discoveries easier to grasp. More Information...   Monday, February 25th, 2008 The Role of the Daughter-In-Law in the Chinese Family Zhen Cong to receive award from the American Society on Aging for her paper exposing the importance of the daughter-in-law in the Chinese family. More Information...   Friday, February 8th, 2008 Recognizing Those Who Offer Care Shawn Herz of the Los Angeles Caregiver Resource Center commends the selfless work of individuals who help others in need. More Information...   Wednesday, February 6th, 2008 Keeping Your Brain Fit U.S. News and World Report features Elizabeth Zelinski on slowing the effects of aging on the brain. Here's how to keep your thinking and memory sharp. More Information...   Thursday, January 31st, 2008 New Compounds May Reduce Health Risks Synthetic estrogens could lessen the risks associated with hormone replacement therapy, says USC Davis School professor Christian Pike. More Information...   Tuesday, January 28th, 2008 Jon Pynoos quoted in Whittier Daily News about housing problems facing senior citizens “There’s very little affordable housing being built and there’s an increasing number of older people that live off SSI or Social Security,” Pynoos said. “The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development once built about 20,000 units of subsidized, low-income senior housing a year, but now builds only about 5,000.” More Information...   Tuesday, January 28th, 2008 Valter Longo’s Yeast Research Featured on MSNBC By both tinkering with aging genes and cutting the amount of calories it takes in, Longo’s team at the USC Davis School have extended the lifespan of yeast, microbes responsible for creating bread and beer, by 10-fold. More Information... Longo's research has also been picked up by the Boston Globe, Wired, National Geographic, Thaindian News, and Great Britain’s The Independent.    Thursday, January 24th, 2008 LACRC Highlighted in the Daily Breeze A story highlighted the Los Angeles Caregiver Resource Center, which is part of the USC Davis School’s Andrus Gerontology Center. The Los Angeles Caregiver Resource Center provides family consultations, support groups and respite workshops, the article noted. More Information...   Friday, January 18th, 2008 USC Davis School Alum to direct Latino diversity outreach at AARP Rigo Saborio, M.S.G. ‘94, appointed director of Diversity Outreach and Alliances. More Information...   Thursday, January 17th, 2008 Holiday Drive Makes the Season Special for Six Families of Caregivers USC Davis School maintains a holiday tradition started by the LACRC 10 years ago. More Information...   Monday, January 14th, 2008 10-Fold Life Span Extension Reported Record longevity for baker’s yeast suggests strategies for helping humans live longer and healthier, says USC Davis School study leader Valter Longo. More Information...

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