Gordy Slack

1 month ago | scopeblog.stanford.edu | Katia Savchuk |Gordy Slack |Erin Digitale

When Davron Jones' therapist prescribed fruits and vegetables, he was skeptical. The 52-year-old Alameda, California, resident was struggling with depression and alcohol addiction, as well as diabetes and a heart condition. His therapist, who worked at a community health clinic in nearby Oakland, thought improving his nutrition could help.

Dec 19, 2024 | scopeblog.stanford.edu | Gordy Slack |Margarita Gallardo |Erin Digitale

Every five years the U.S. government releases an updated set of its Dietary Guidelines for Americans. The report, the first of which was issued in 1980, relies on the best available nutrition science to recommend dietary choices that promote health and prevent chronic disease.

Sep 26, 2024 | scopeblog.stanford.edu | Katia Savchuk |Gordy Slack |Paul Costello

Tyler Tate, MD, Stanford Medicine's newest pediatric bioethicist, has no shortage of stories to tell about his unusual upbringing. Like how he ate a mostly vegan diet until age 10 -- memorably hosting a birthday party where his mother baked a regular cake for his friends and a sweet potato cake for him. Like how he was homeschooled through high school in St. Louis, Missouri, while spending up to six hours a day on extracurricular pursuits.

May 16, 2024 | neuroscience.stanford.edu | Gordy Slack

Multidisciplinary “Big Ideas in Neuroscience” initiative linked addiction-focused basic research, clinical application, and public policy May 25 2024 Choice is how we fashion ourselves, our lives, and our societies — how we navigate into the future. Some choices can elevate us, while others risk destroying everything we value.

Mar 7, 2024 | scopeblog.stanford.edu | Gordy Slack |Margarita Gallardo

Lillie Reed has been raising awareness about gender-based violence and the resulting trauma ever since she began studying public health as an undergraduate at Duke University. But her passion for the work grew from personal experience. Raised in Greenville, North Carolina, Reed said her first experiences with abuse were at home and that her upbringing showed that the experience of domestic violence goes well beyond the violence. "The fear and anger and other ripple effects that violence creates ...