While most pregnancy nutritional advice goes towards women, some fascinating recent research shows that fathers’ diets plays a role in their babies’ health and metabolism. In the beautifully-titled recent Cell article, Paternal Diet Defines Offspring Chromatin State and Intergenerational Obesity, researchers elegantly show that the foods males eat change their DNA and can cause their children […]
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Immune cells do more than just immune...
Just like we are all capable of far more than we know, we’re learning that our cells do way more than we originally thought. We live in a wonderful scientific age in which long-standing paradigms are being challenged, and one of the most exciting areas of rediscovery (imo) is immunology; we’re finding that immune cells […]
My morning routine: scientific design...
When I receive the flattering question of how do I manage to do lots of things while maintaining my relationships/sanity/fun time, in addition to my pro tips, I often point to my non-negotiable morning routine. Though I don’t complete the whole routine every day, I’ve integrated the best practices to optimize happiness, productivity, and health […]
Telomerase: The Fountain of Youth?
Many scientists now agree that maintaining the integrity of telomeres, protective caps on the end of chromosomes (DNA-protein bundles), promotes health and longevity. You can think of telomeres as aglets, those plastic tips on the ends of shoelaces, that keep your shoelaces (or DNA) from fraying. Instead of plastic, telomeres are composed of DNA nucleotides and proteins […]