January 2018

Smithsonian cited comments by Caleb Finch of the USC Leonard Davis School about the low mortality rate of naked mole rats.

National Post (Canada) cited comments by Caleb Finch of the USC Leonard Davis School about the low mortality rate of naked mole rats.

California Healthline quoted Donna Benton of the USC Leonard Davis School’s Family Caregiver Support Center on why it is easier to take paid family leave for a planned event, like the birth of a child, instead of a family member’s illness.

Science quoted USC University Professor Caleb Finch on the extraordinarily low mortality of naked mole rats. “At advanced ages, their mortality rate remains lower than any other mammal that has been documented,” Finch said.

International Business Times (India) reported on research by Valter Longo of the USC Leonard Davis School about the health benefits of fasting-mimicking diets.

New Republic quoted Caroline Cicero of the USC Leonard Davis School on how the role of grandparents as caretakers has changed over time.

MindBodyGreen published an excerpt from USC Leonard Davis School Professor Valter Longo’s forthcoming book, The Longevity Diet, on how nutrition affects longevity and what he terms the “five pillars of longevity.”