Featured series 
Tag: Coffee
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Health
Molecular component of caffeine may play role in gut health
Researchers zero in on molecular component in caffeinated foods such as coffee, tea and chocolate.
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Health
Coffee is good for you, probably
A recent study says you may not need to drink coffee without sugar to gain the health benefits. HMS’ Christina Wee discusses the state of science on coffee’s attributes as a health drink.
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Health
Michael Pollan digs deeper into drugs
In his new book, Michael Pollan provides a contextual backdrop to how we think about and use drugs.
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Health
Coffee connection gets stronger
Data from a large observational study suggests coffee consumption is associated with a lower risk of metastatic colorectal cancer progression and death.
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Science & Tech
How caffeine changed the world
The seductive powers, dark history, health benefits, and harmful side effects of the world’s most-used drug, are included in Michael Pollan’s new audiobook, “Caffeine: How Coffee and Tea Created the Modern World.”
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Science & Tech
The ‘right’ diet
Professor Emily Balskus and her team have identified an entirely new class of enzymes that degrade chemicals essential for neurological health, but also help digest foods like nuts, berries, and tea, releasing nutrients that may impact human health.
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Work & Economy
How to think like a gourmand
A new Harvard Business School paper says that the best way for food enthusiasts to perform like expert tasters isn’t by memorizing flavor profiles or logging more hours over the spit bucket. Instead, it involves letting go of buzzwords and making taste a visual experience.
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Nation & World
Coffee with a cause
Kennedy School student Andy Agaba has created a startup that he hopes will translate coffee’s popularity into support for African farmers.
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Health
How coffee loves us back
Research at Harvard and elsewhere has repeatedly tied coffee consumption to health benefits.
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Health
Java in the genes
Research led by Harvard investigators has found six new genes underlying coffee-drinking behavior.
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Health
Coffee drinking tied to lower risk of suicide
Drinking several cups of coffee daily appears to reduce the risk of suicide in men and women by about 50 percent, according to a new study by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health.
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Campus & Community
Chasing the caffeine high
In opening Harvard’s first student-run coffee shop, Jesse Kaplan found startup success the old-fashioned way.
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Arts & Culture
Of the bean I sing
A Radcliffe Fellow is working on an opera about the world’s love affair with coffee and how it grew from the bean that made goats jittery to the potion we all get jittery for.
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Campus & Community
Prostate Cancer Risk May Be Reduced by Drinking Coffee, Harvard Study Says
Drinking coffee, regular or decaffeinated, may reduce the risk of prostate cancer, according to a study by Harvard University researchers.
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Health
Coffee tied to lower prostate cancer risk
Men who regularly drink coffee appear to have a lower risk of developing a lethal form of prostate cancer, according to a new study led by Harvard School of Public Health researchers.
