Five things to know about ultra-processed food
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A Stanford Medicine research dietitian spells out what ultra-processed means, why such foods are unhealthy, and how to eat a healthy diet in a world filled with them.
Stanford neurobiologist’s research on brain development paves the way for Alzheimer’s solutions
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Carla Shatz, famous for discovering how neural connections develop early in life, is using that knowledge to work on the problem of how they can later deteriorate from Alzheimer’s disease.
What does it mean to do ‘community-based research’?
Earth & ClimateQ&A
From affordable housing in the Bay Area to Indigenous land rights in the Klamath River watershed, environmental scientist Sibyl Diver’s work depends on building lasting relationships.
Study finds people with ‘young brains’ outlive ‘old-brained’ peers
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Stanford Medicine researchers have developed a blood test that measures organ biological aging, revealing that younger brains correlate with increased longevity and reduced disease risk.
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These findings suggest that it is not only possible to stabilize the disease, but also to improve the condition of patients. This therapeutic approach has great potential to restore neuronal activity in Parkinson’s-affected circuits.”
Stanford neuroscientist Suzanne Pfeffer in a story about scientists successfully reversing Parkinson’s symptoms in mice.
Want to be a good explorer? Study economics
Reports on an economic model, pioneered at Stanford University, that helps process vast reams of information.
David Rosenthal, Stanford alum and host of the “Acquired” podcast, in a series tracing Google’s rise from a research project on campus to a tech giant.
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