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Tag: Research
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Health
COVID in pregnancy raises child’s risk for developmental disorders
Infection poses greatest threat during third trimester, according to study analyzing more than 18,000 births during pandemic peak
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Health
Why don’t we have cures for Alzheimer’s, depression?
Neuroscientist says AI, changes in way we think about brain function will likely help speed progress
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Science & Tech
Tracking climate change through nature’s ‘breaths’
New research tower monitoring Harvard Forest’s carbon intake, outtake continues data collection that started in 1989
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Health
Supercharge your workout with a weighted vest?
Sports medicine specialist outlines potential benefits of social media health trend
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Nation & World
Rising birth rates no longer tied to economic prosperity
New research by Claudia Goldin extends her work on how, why cultural changes around gender are driving down fertility in U.S., elsewhere
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Nation & World
As states take lead in fixing U.S. schools, Harvard will serve as a hub
Grad School of Education will partner with nine states — from Rhode Island to Texas — to look for practical solutions to low test scores, chronic absenteeism
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Health
Step study: 4,000 counts for a lot
Study of older women finds lower disease risk for those who hit that number once or twice a week
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Science & Tech
You see Saturn’s rings. She sees hidden number theory.
Math professor finds psychedelic beauty in complex sequences
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Science & Tech
Her science writing is not for the squeamish
It takes a lot to gross out ‘Replaceable You’ author Mary Roach
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Campus & Community
Harvard reports operating deficit amid federal funding cuts
University continues to advance teaching and research in face of significant financial challenges
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Health
Researchers report ‘astounding’ obesity surge in U.S.
Prevalence rises to 70 percent under definition that includes measures other than just BMI
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Health
‘Dry January’ helped drive drinking rates to 96-year low
Health experts say rise of sober-curious movement, shifts in tech, meds likely made difference in wake of pandemic excess
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Science & Tech
Harsh past might bare its teeth
Early adversity leads to higher aggression and fearfulness in adult canines, study says
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Health
A condition more common than asthma or diabetes, yet often ignored
Women with heavy menstrual bleeding wait five years on average for care. Wyss technology could change that.
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Science & Tech
‘She had a sense of caring for everybody that she encountered.’
Richard Wrangham remembers his teacher and colleague Jane Goodall as a force of science, empathy, and hope
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Science & Tech
A real butterfly effect
Saga that winds through centuries, continents results in newly recognized species being named in honor of Harvard biologist
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Health
Smart patch reduces cravings for alcohol and drugs
First year of recovery is ‘immensely challenging,’ researchers note. New device could be a difference maker.
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Health
Reeling in a big scientific discovery
William Kaelin pursued Nobel-winning findings using a fisherman’s instinct
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Health
You want chocolate. You need flavanols.
Research strengthens evidence for role of inflammation in disease – especially as we age
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Science & Tech
‘I exist solely for you, remember?’
Researchers detail 6 ways chatbots seek to prolong ‘emotionally sensitive events’
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Health
Family enlists Harvard scientists in fight against rare neurological disorder
Harvard scientists help parents of 10-year-old patient escalate fight against rare neurological disorder
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Health
First study to compare two ketamine therapies for patients with severe depression
IV ketamine found to offer faster response with greater improvements
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Nation & World
Sardis named a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Designation comes as Harvard’s decadeslong archaeological dig uncovers new secrets from remains of ancient Turkish city
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Health
Speeding discoveries from lab to patients
10 new technologies tackling urgent challenges from autoimmune disease to cancer win funding from Blavatnik Biomedical Accelerator
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Work & Economy
Lawrence Katz named Citation Laureate
Economist’s findings have garnered nearly 26,000 citations across 72 publications
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Nation & World
What’s driving decline in U.S. literacy rates?
In podcast, experts discuss why learning to love to read again may be key to reversing trend
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Health
How close are we to having chatbots officially offer counseling?
New research looks at how 3 large language models handle queries of varying riskiness on suicide amid rising mental health crisis, shortage of care
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Science & Tech
‘It feels very personal’
Jessica Whited overcame many obstacles to become a scientist, and her work was rooted in family’s blue-collar history. Then came funding cuts.
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Nation & World
Turns out two-parent households are no fix for racial inequality
New data-based study debunks long-held notion, finds wide opportunity gaps remain
