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Christopher Gardner awarded the 2022 Richard W. Lyman Award
Congratulations to Dr. Christopher Gardner who was recently awarded the Stanford Alumni Association's Richard W. Lyman Award!
Study by Dr. Michael Snyder and Dr. Christopher Gardner: Biomarkers predict weight loss, suggest personalized diets
A new analysis of data from a yearlong weight-loss study has identified behaviors and biomarkers that contribute to short- and long-term weight loss.
Gulp- With drinking water out of reach for many kids, a pediatrician (Anisha Patel) partners with schools to get them access
It was a few vocal middle-schoolers who set the course for Anisha Patel’s research career.
Toward equal footing- A conversation with health equity expert Alyce Adams
The passion Alyce Adams, PhD, has for improving health outcomes for people in marginalized communities was inspired by the suffering she witnessed of chronically ill elderly relatives in California, Oklahoma and Arkansas.
Is fake meat a real solution? Stanford expert explains
Plant-based and lab-grown meat substitutes are here to stay, but are unlikely to eliminate livestock agriculture’s climate and land use impacts anytime soon, according to Stanford environmental scientist David Lobell. In the meantime, Lobell says we should also focus on reducing emissions of animal-based systems. (Better-tasting fake cheese would be nice too.)
Using an AI-based algorithm, Katrin Svensson, PhD, and lead researcher Laetitia Coassolo, PhD, identified a 12-amino acid peptide that suppresses appetite and promotes weight loss in mice and minipigs by activating different metabolic and neuronal pathways than GLP-1.