USC Dornsife News

Fasting and Radiation Therapy

Mon, 1 Oct 2012 16:00:00 -0500

PLOS One shows that short-term fasting in mice appears to improve the effectiveness of radiation and chemotherapy in treating gliomas. Here Longo works in his laboratory. Photo by Dietmar Quistorf." title="USC Dornsife's Valter Longo's latest study published in PLOS One shows that short-term fasting in mice appears to improve the effectiveness of radiation and chemotherapy in treating gliomas. Here Longo works in his laboratory. Photo by Dietmar Quistorf." /> A new study published in PLOS One and led by USC Dornsife’s Valter Longo finds that controlled short-term fasting in mice improved the effectiveness of radiation and chemotherapy in treating gliomas, the most commonly diagnosed brain tumor.

Natural Anti-Oxidant Deserts Aging Body

Thu, 1 Sep 2011 08:58:00 -0500

When the body fights oxidative damage, it calls up a reservist enzyme that protects cells — but only if those cells are relatively young, a study has found. Biologists at USC discovered major declines in the...

Psychology Association to Honor Bob Knight

Sun, 1 Jul 2007 23:49:00 -0500

Professor of psych and gerontology recognized for research on emotions of older adults.

Early Infection Stunts Growth, Lifespan

Tue, 3 Jan 2006 20:33:00 -0500

USC gerontologists Crimmins and Finch offer findings based on health records of 18th- and 19th-century Europeans. By Kirsten Holguin High rates of childhood infection stunt growth and accelerate aging, according to a new...