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Inaugural International Summit

Food is Life, Food is Health is an annual gathering of chefs, physicians and allied healthcare professionals, nutrition scientists, and sustainability experts learning and working together—side-by-side—across disciplines to transform the future of personal and planetary health. Click here to register.

Food is Life, Food is Health is an annual gathering of chefs, physicians and allied healthcare professionals, nutrition scientists, and sustainability experts learning and working together—side-by-side—across disciplines to transform the future of personal and planetary health. Click here to register.

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Diet has outsized role in preventing and treating illness

We’ve all heard the adage, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” But despite the common-sense connection between diet and health, until recently, nutrition hasn’t been a core focus of modern medicine.

We’ve all heard the adage, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” But despite the common-sense connection between diet and health, until recently, nutrition hasn’t been a core focus of modern medicine.

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Gift launches $200 million initiative for the Weill Cancer Hub West

Matching grant from Weill family creates collaborative research hub, uniting scientists from Stanford Medicine and UCSF to transform cancer care within a decade.

Matching grant from Weill family creates collaborative research hub, uniting scientists from Stanford Medicine and UCSF to transform cancer care within a decade.

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Naturally occurring molecule rivals Ozempic in weight loss, sidesteps side effects

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.

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.

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Fighting Obesity

New drugs hitting the market and in the pipeline for obesity are reshaping how we treat the condition. With nearly two-thirds of Europeans overweight or obese, they can’t come soon enough, Katrina Megget reports.

New drugs hitting the market and in the pipeline for obesity are reshaping how we treat the condition. With nearly two-thirds of Europeans overweight or obese, they can’t come soon enough, Katrina Megget reports.

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