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“More than 80 percent of American adults think that music improves children’s grades or intelligence,” said Samuel Mehr, a Harvard Graduate School of Education doctoral student working in the lab of Elizabeth Spelke. Instead, Mehr found that music training had no effect on the cognitive abilities of young children.

Muting the Mozart effect

Contrary to popular opinion, research finds no cognitive benefits to musical training

Science|

DateDecember 11, 2013

“There is great interest in creating systems for dealing with the short- and long-term health risks of a significant release of radiation, whether from an accident at a nuclear power plant, an act of terrorism, or even a small-scale incident in which a CT machine malfunctions,” said the study's lead author Eva Guinan (left) of Dana-Farber. The senior author is Ofer Levy (right) of Children’s Hospital Boston. Both hospitals are Harvard affiliated.

Alleviating radiation sickness

Study identifies two-drug regime that may limit radiation sickness

Health|

DateNovember 23, 2011September 12, 2019