Findings
Insights, discoveries, and analysis from Harvard scholars and scientists.
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Work & Economy
Could high office-vacancy rates damage economy this year?
Kenneth Rogoff sees tough road for some banks as surge of real estate loans come due by 2025, but doesn’t expect wider meltdown
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Health
Stroke risk higher for the chronically lonely
Study of adults over 50 examines how feelings boost threat over time
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Work & Economy
Americans hate inflation, full stop
No traction for more positive economic developments, research says
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Nation & World
History of Chichén Itzá written in DNA
Research using new method upends narrative on ritual sacrifices, yields discovery on resistance built to colonial-era epidemics
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Science & Tech
Does AI help humans make better decisions?
One judge’s track record — with and without algorithm — surprises researchers
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Health
DNR orders for Down syndrome patients far exceeded pandemic norm
Co-author sees need for additional research and earlier, deeper conversations around care
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Women more likely to suffer drug side effects, but reason may not be biology
Studies debunk prevailing belief, highlight series of gender-based social factors
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Saving lives in the ICU: Clean teeth
‘Striking’ study suggests daily use of a toothbrush lowers risk of hospital-acquired pneumonia, intensive-care mortality
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Demystifying a mammal’s brain, cell by cell
Harvard-led team helps create first molecular map for national neuroscience study
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Solving a mystery of 19th-century literary history
Scholar’s new biography nails down identity of earliest known Black American woman novelist, first theorized by Gates
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Scorecard reveals risk of dementia, stroke
Researchers developed Brain Care Score to assess how current habits will impact future brain health
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What shapes your dog’s personality
Neuroscientist finds skills, temperament influenced by brain differences across breeds
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Insight into evolution of cooperation
Bonobos, one of our closest living animal relatives, show humanlike ability to work together outside social borders in new study
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Why are hybrid animals sterile?
Study of crossbred butterflies suggests multiple genes involved