USC Dornsife News

Meat and cheese may be as bad as smoking, according to a new study led by Valter Longo, biological sciences professor at USC Dornsife.

After death, twin brains afflicted with Alzheimer’s show similar patterns of neuropathologic changes, according to a new study led by USC Dornsife psychologist Margaret Gatz.

Mara Mather, professor of gerontology at USC Davis and psychology at USC Dornsife, co-authored a recent paper showing that ageist beliefs about older adults can affect the group’s memory test performance.

The first researchers to examine height loss as we age are from the Department of Economics in USC Dornsife. Their study has been published in the American Economic Journal: Applied Economics.

The USC alumnus and emeritus professor of kinesiology, a pioneer in studying the effects of exercise on aging, worked out until his hospitalization in March.

USC College psychology graduate student John Prindle investigates memory training’s impact on everyday functioning in older adults.

Women end up less content than men according to research by USC College’s Richard Easterlin and College alum Anke Plagnol.

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