Media
Oct 31, 2022, “Cognitive impairment and susceptibility to scams.” Minding Memory podcast of the Michigan Medicine Podcast Network. link
Oct 13, 2022, “Increased financial generosity linked to lower cognition and may be an early indicator of Alzheimer’s disease.” National Institute on Aging Research Highlight. link
Sep 13, 2022, “Some forms of elder abuse worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic, study finds.” Keck School of Medicine of USC News. link
Jun 30, 2022, “Wanting to give away money may be linked to early Alzheimer’s disease -study.” The Jerusalem Post (Israel). link
Jun 22, 2022, “Researchers Spot Sign of Alzheimer's Risk That Scammers Love.” HealthDay. link
Jun 19, 2022, “Dementia: The sign in your financial behaviour that may signal ‘early’ stages of disease.” Daily Express (UK). link
Jun 16, 2022, “Willingness to give away money among older adults linked to cognitive profile of early Alzheimer’s disease.” SCIENMAG. link
Jun 15, 2022, “Willingness to give away money among older adults linked to cognitive profile of early Alzheimer’s disease.” Keck Medicine of USC Media. link
Jun 13, 2022, “Financial altruism shows possible link to cognitive profile of early Alzheimer's disease.” Alzheimer Europe. link
May 26, 2022, “Social dissatisfaction predicts vulnerability to financial exploitation in older adults.” Keck Medicine of USC Media. link
Jan 26, 2022, “How to Report Elder Financial Exploitation.” AARP. link
Dec 25, 2021, “Well, that was a bit of a blur: notes on 2021.” The Times. link
Oct 8, 2021, “Alzheimer’s Risk Gene Paradoxically Protects Against Memory Loss.” The Scientist. link
Oct 7, 2021, “The most common Alzheimer’s risk gene may also protect against memory loss.” Science. link
Jun 9, 2021, “USC Team to Study Link Between Financial Decision Making and Alzheimer's.” MyNewsLA.com. link
Jun 2, 2021, “Keck School awarded $2 million to help identify if financial vulnerability is a risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease.” Keck Medicine of USC Media. link
Dec 24, 2020, “Can Brain Games Improve Your Memory?” Keck Medicine of USC Media. link
Dec 10, 2020, “Want to Avoid Fraud? Start by Getting Your Eyes and Ears Checked.” AARP. link
Nov 18, 2020, “New studies find financially exploited seniors show brain differences and are more frail.” EurekAlert. link
Oct 30, 2020, “Global Council on Brain Health Celebrates 5th Anniversary.” AARP. link
Jun 23, 2020, “Elder abuse appears to be climbing during the pandemic, experts say.” PBS NewsHour. link
Jun 18, 2020, “Like Domestic Violence, Elder Abuse Appears to Be Climbing, Too.” Forbes link & Next Avenue link.
Nov 20, 2019, “Cognitive decline and social isolation common reasons for elderly financial abuse.” Alzheimer’s Prevention Bulletin. link
Aug 30, 2019, “Who's Most Likely to Scam a Senior? The Answer May Surprise You.” U.S. News and World Report. link
Aug 15, 2019, CBS affiliate KNX-AM (Los Angeles) radio interview. link
Aug 15, 2019, “Financial abuse of older adults by family members more common than scams by strangers.” ScienceDaily. link
Aug 15, 2019, “The sad truth about who is abusing older adults the most.” MarketWatch. link
Aug 15, 2019, “The surprising source behind financial elder abuse, according to researchers.” FOX Business. link
Aug 15, 2019, “Study: Financial abuse of older adults by family members more common than scams by strangers.” Keck School News. link
Jun 19, 2019, “People Are Ripping Off LA Seniors At Alarming Rates – And It’s Making Them Sick.” The LAist. link
May 21, 2019, “Brains and Losses: Part III.” Marketplace (American Public Media, heard on National Public Radio). link
May 16, 2019, “Age of fraud: Are seniors more vulnerable to financial scams?” Marketplace (American Public Media, heard on National Public Radio). link
Apr 27, 2019, “Les solutions (simples) pour lutter contre la mémoire qui flanche.” Slate (France). link
Jun 28, 2018, “Senior Phone Scams.” Top of Mind with Julie Rose. BYU Radio. link
Jun 4, 2018, “If Rich People Are the Variables in ‘Westworld,’ No Wonder the Experiment Sucks.” Motherboard -- Vice News. link
Mar 12, 2018, “Why Seniors are Susceptible to Phone Scams and Fraud, and How to Stop Them.” USC News. link
Feb 28, 2018, “The Finance, Cognition, and Health in Elders Study: Toward Preventing Financial Exploitation of Older Adults.” National Center on Elder Abuse blog. link
Oct 31, 2017, “How a focus on rich education people skews brain studies.” The Atlantic. link
Jul 11, 2017, “Duke Han -- Neuropsychologist detecting Alzheimer's disease long before symptoms emerge.” Live Long and Master Aging (LLAMA) podcast. link
Jun 20, 2017, “I test neuropsicologici per l’individuazione precoce dell’ Alzheimer.” State of Mind (Italy). link
Jun 12, 2017, “Alzheimer's test: Mental skills exam could detect disease years before symptoms develop.” Express Daily (UK). link
Jun 6, 2017, CBS affiliates KNX-AM (Los Angeles) and KCBS-AM (San Francisco) radio interviews. link
Jun 6, 2017, “Call for routine cognitive screening for over-50s.” 6minutes (Australia). link
May 31, 2017, “Detecting Alzheimer’s disease before symptoms emerge.” EurekAlert. link
Apr 13, 2017, “Seniors' Brain Changes Could Make Them Vulnerable to Scams.” HealthDay. link
Mar 30, 2017, “#NCEANow Twitter Chat.” National Center on Elder Abuse. link
Mar 7, 2017, “Financial Fraud in Later Life: A Growing Epidemic.” National Center on Elder Abuse. link
Feb 27, 2017, “Financial Literacy: A Way to Address the Problem of Financial Exploitation?” Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA). link
Jul 12, 2016, “Brain scans offer insights into loss of money skills.” National Institute on Aging. link
Oct 27, 2015, “OSP Scholar Spotlight: Dr. S. Duke Han.” National Institute on Aging. link
Oct 12, 2015, “Age-associated financial vulnerability often overlooked.” Reuters. link
Jul 27, 2015, “Meet a clinical neuropsychologist.” American Board of Professional Psychology. link
Jan 18, 2012, “Genes affect how sharp you’ll be as you age.” WebMD. link
Nov 22, 2011, “Maximize your memory: Tips to improving memory.” CBS News (Television). link
Feb 16, 2010, “Variant linked to Alzheimer’s may make you smarter.” The World Today (Australian Broadcasting Company). link
Feb 10, 2010, “A gene for Alzheimer’s makes you smarter.” The New Scientist. link