Stanford Medicine psychiatrist Anna Lembke unpacks the potential of FDA-approved weight-reducing GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic as tools in treating addiction.
Category: Physiology
What’s the deal with BMI, aka body mass index?
Some researchers and clinicians are questioning the value of the body mass index, which estimates a person’s body composition. But do better alternatives exist?
How space became a place for the study of aging
Stanford Medicine scientists are studying why even brief trips into space can weaken muscle and heart tissue, mimicking decades of aging on Earth.
Fear, loathing and pickleball? How to avoid serious injuries
Pickleball is the country's fastest growing sport. How to avoid one of its most devastating injuries, an Achilles tendon rupture.
Is an increase in penile length cause for concern?
Researchers have found that over the past 30 years the length of the average erect penis has increased, and it's prompted questions.
Why do prostates enlarge? Researchers look to genomics to learn more
Researchers discover a "genomic signature" that flags enlarged prostates, as well as two genes implicated in the development of the condition.