The Harvard Gazette

Daniel Chasman

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Harvard scientists have for years put coffee under the microscope. Last year, researchers announced they had discovered six new human genes related to coffee and reconfirmed the existence of two others. The long-running Nurses’ Health Study has found that coffee protects against type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Researchers are continuing to follow up on 2001 findings that it protects against Parkinson’s disease.

How coffee loves us back

Health benefits a recurring theme in Harvard research

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DateSeptember 28, 2015February 13, 2018

Though there has been disagreement over coffee’s health effects in the past, evidence of its benefits has been mounting, noted Marilyn Cornelis, a research associate at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, who led the study. In fact, Cornelis herself — who never liked coffee — has been persuaded to try to cultivate the habit.

Java in the genes

Insight on effects of coffee consumption in consortium’s findings

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DateOctober 7, 2014March 18, 2019