USC scientist Valter Longo talks about how to live a longer and healthier life

What to know about fasting, aging, dieting and when you should eat Biochemist Valter Longo has devoted decades to discovering connections between nutrition and successful aging. He runs the Longevity Institute at the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, where the focus is on extending healthy life spans and finding ways to prevent and treat conditions like…Continue Reading USC scientist Valter Longo talks about how to live a longer and healthier life

Professor Sarah Bottjer studies the brains of zebra finches for clues to how humans learn.

Songbirds may hold the key to how babies learn to speak. he explanation for how people learn complex behaviors, such as speech, might be found in a new study of songbirds by scientists at the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences. “One hypothesis to explain speech development is that the sound of each…Continue Reading Professor Sarah Bottjer studies the brains of zebra finches for clues to how humans learn.