Featured series 
Tag: Research
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Health
More evidence that mass shootings are suicidal acts
New research finds national peaks for suicides, gun rampages take place within days of each other in summer
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Nation & World
Survey of young researchers raises concerns over future of science in U.S.
Fewer planning careers in academy, nation, and more doubt value of Ph.D. amid policy shifts in funding, international students
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Health
Why is yogurt good for us?
Genghis Khan supposedly fed it to his troops for strength and bravery. He might have been onto something.
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Health
Pioneering cancer fighter sees promise beyond melanoma breakthrough
‘This is not a time that we should be pulling back,’ says Catherine Wu. ‘It’s a very, very exciting time in the field.’
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Arts & Culture
Mystery statue unearthed at Sardis archaeological dig
2,500-year-old marble sculpture of young man hid face-down for centuries, broken and recycled as paving stones
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Science & Tech
The why behind sex
Research details answer to a question that’s more complex than it seems
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Health
Screening newborns for cancer risk
Blood samples routinely collected at birth could be used for genetic testing, potentially helping 1,000 children a year, study suggests
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Campus & Community
One answer but with more than one way to get there
Jon Star, professor of teaching and learning, finds flexibility is key to helping students master math
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Science & Tech
Does vitriol make you feel special?
Beyond the algorithm, online negativity takes on a life of its own. Here’s why.
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Health
For women in menopause, ‘not all healthy diets are equal’
Study comparing 11 eating patterns finds two clear paths to curbing weight gain
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Nation & World
When AI goes rogue
Computer security expert says recent OpenAI, Anthropic breaches highlight need for regulations that balance safety, speed of development
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Health
AI use surging for mental health help among young people
Survey researcher says popularity may help fill gap between rising national problem, shortage of clinicians — provided counsel is sound
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Campus & Community
Don’t mince words, Radcliffe told scholars. It worked.
Participants in intellectual diversity initiative navigated deep disagreements on path to consensus
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Health
Coffee refill? Go for it, says American Heart Association, with note of caution.
Co-author of new guidance explains how many cups a day are safe — possibly even good for you — and why energy drinks are different
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Health
Almost everyone she knew growing up were laborers. Now she researches inactivity.
Epidemiologist I-Min Lee has published hundreds of papers on exercise and heart health in her time with the Harvard Alumni Health Study and the Women’s Health Study
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Nation & World
Garber warns of disruptions to ‘unprecedented’ scientific progress
Policy changes for research funding, international students threaten U.S. momentum, he says
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Campus & Community
University opposes changes to federal-grant guidelines
Letter argues that overhaul would politicize funding process, hamper health and science advances, damage nation’s security, competitiveness
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Health
Is your cholesterol too high based on latest guidelines?
Study flags elevated LDL levels of 1 in 3 Americans without history of heart disease as major miss for prevention
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Science & Tech
Bowling alone, yes. But watching sports is another thing.
Kennedy School team says shared fandom has promise as undervalued social ‘medicine’ for division, isolation
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Health
A genetic window on ‘All of Us’
Broad Institute researcher details U.S. biobank’s value as global resource in study of roots of disease, health
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Health
She studies cell lineage in the eye. Now she’s leaving research lineage of her own.
Award-winning biologist Connie Cepko, who advanced work on vision-threatening disease, passes the torch to scientific successors
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Health
NFL players 4 times more likely to die of brain disease, study finds
Despite living longer overall, neurodegenerative mortality risk dramatically elevated
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Health
Losing sleep is bad for individuals. Communities, too?
Researchers look to fill knowledge gap, push for studies of what happens to health of groups when major events disrupt rest
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Science & Tech
Rubies decoded: ‘Color is just one piece of the puzzle’
Rare gems shine in new Harvard exhibit
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Health
Tracing evolution of vaccine for cancer, malaria
Technology born out of Harvard labs shows power of collaboration, how path to development seldom follows straight line
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Health
Sunlight is not your enemy
Health benefits outweigh the risks for most of us, according to new book
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Campus & Community
First phase of Enterprise Research Campus completed
Local leaders join Harvard and Tishman Speyer to celebrate opening
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Health
It’s good to break a sweat, but don’t sweat the details
‘What’s important is the total amount of human movement.’
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Health
Finding ways to ‘drug the undruggable’ diseases
Greg Verdine’s approach embraces improvisational thinking, ‘crazy stuff,’ and he thinks it may be future of medical research
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Health
A clearer picture of drinking and disease
New study attempts to reconcile conflicting findings on benefits vs. risks
