Aging research comes of age Eight years ago I wrote an article about particles. More precisely, I wrote about how, when it comes to lipoprotein particles like the notorious LDL and the vaunted HDL, the bigger and fluffier the better from a health standpoint. In the course of researching the article I telephoned Nir Barzilai, MD, of Yeshiva University’s Albert […]

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Paul F. Glenn Laboratories for the Biology of Aging at Stanford University The Glenn Foundation for Medical Research has awarded a $5 million grant to Stanford University to launch a new center on the Biology of Aging. This center is the fourth in the country to be funded by the Glenn Foundation for Medical Research whose goal […]

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Heartening developments: Stanford expert discusses innovations in cardiac care February is American Heart Month, and to mark the occasion I sat down with Robert Robbins, MD, chair of the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery (and director of the Stanford Cardiovascular Institute), to ask him about innovations in cardiac care and what the future holds. My Q&A was recently posted on the Stanford Hospital & […]

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Inaugural event for new research center probes how to slow the aging process Once seen as a ticket to obscurity, the field of aging research is coming of age. This can be seen in the convergence of thinking demonstrated at the Jan. 31 Frontiers in Aging symposium at the Clark Center auditorium. Stanford’s Thomas Rando […]

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More evidence that chronic stress may increase children’s risk of obesity The more ongoing stress children are exposed to the greater the odds they will struggle with their weight as adolescents, according to a study recently published in Pediatrics. The findings (subscription required) support past research showing molecules released when a person is stressed may unlock the body’s fat cells, […]

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Should sugar be blamed for all our health woes? We wrote yesterday about a UC San Francisco paper calling for the regulation of sugar. So what does Stanford nutrition consultant Jo Ann Hattner, RD, think about villianizing the sweet stuff? Her thoughts were included in today’s San Francisco Chronicle: …Not all scientists agree that sugar should shoulder the entire burden for the chronic […]

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Sharing Traditions, Serving the Spirit Sherifa Ibrahim has a gentleness about her that is instantly apparent. Her voice is soft, warm in tone and soothing, exactly the balm that might be wanted by someone ill in the hospital. Yet talking is not Ibrahim’s first priority. In her work as a volunteer with Stanford Hospital’s Spiritual […]

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The Heart of the Matter: Innovation Ahead for Cardiovascular Care Robert Robbins, MD, chair of the Department Cardiothoracic Surgery at Stanford University. To mark American Heart Month, Stanford Hospital & Clinics writer John Sanford sat down with Robert Robbins, MD, chair of the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Stanford University, to discuss innovations in cardiac […]

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Wellness after cancer: Stanford opens clinic to address survivors’ needs Someone in my family survived lung cancer six years ago. The treatment didn’t include radiation or chemotherapy, and the tumor was removed neatly by an excellent surgeon. But the surgery scar still interferes with his normal muscle function, and the possibility that the cancer might come […]

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Wellness after cancer: Stanford opens clinic to address survivors’ needs Holly Gautier, RN, Program Manager of the Stanford Cancer Institute Supportive Care (left), talks about the Institute’s new Survivorship Clinic with its manager, Kelly Bugos, RN, NP, MS./Photo by Norbert von der Groeben Janelle O’Malley has been cancer-free for eight years, a long time since […]

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