Tag: Research
- 
HealthDr. Robot will see you now?Medical robotics expert says coming autonomous devices will augment skills of clinicians (not replace them), extend reach of cutting-edge procedures  
- 
Nation & WorldSetback in the fight against pediatric HIVFunding cut disrupts effort to liberate Botswana patients from antiretroviral regimen  
- 
HealthFor some, the heart attack is just the beginningHarvard clinic uses mindfulness techniques to treat medically induced PTSD  
- 
Arts & CultureReading like it’s 1989Report on classroom literature shows staying power for ‘Gatsby,’ ‘Of Mice and Men,’ other classics. Time to move on?  
- 
HealthBrain implants that don’t leave scarsHarvard startup is developing a softer device to monitor head injuries  
- 
Work & EconomyIn touch with our emotions, finallyInsights at intersection of gender, anger, and risk are just one example of shift in science of decision making  
- 
Science & TechResearchers uncover surprising limit on human imaginationHumans can track a handful of objects visually, but their imaginations can only handle one  
- 
Science & TechPossible clue into movement disorders like Parkinson’s, othersRodent study suggests different signaling ‘languages’ in parts of brain for learned skills, natural behaviors  
- 
Science & Tech‘Turning information into something physical’Houghton exhibit looks at how punched cards — invented 300 years ago to streamline weaving — led to modern computing  
- 
Health‘Hopeful message’ on brain diseaseResearcher Sanjula Singh has looked at stroke, dementia, late-life depression for years, finds lifestyle changes make big difference  
- 
Campus & CommunityFunding cuts upend projects piecing together saga of human historyAncient DNA expert Christina Warinner notes losses come just as innovations are driving major advances in field  
- 
HealthA setback to research that offered hope for fibrous dysplasia patientsPromising HSDM research into the rare and debilitating disease was halted due to withdrawal of federal funding. The research had implications for treating a range of skeletal conditions and broader medical applications.  
- 
HealthCould lithium explain — and treat — Alzheimer’s?Study offers new theory of disease and strategy for fighting it  
- 
Work & EconomyWhat your credit score says about how, where you were raisedStudy looks at national disparities, finds bill-paying habits emerge by early adulthood, influence upward mobility  
- 
Nation & WorldFoundation for U.S. breakthroughs feels shakier to researchersFunding cuts seen as threat to nation’s status as driver of scientific progress  
- 
HealthIs dirty air driving up dementia rates?Federal funding cuts halt 3 studies exploring how pollution and heat affect the brain and heart  
- 
HealthGetting to the root of teen distracted driving7 in 10 young people use cellphones while behind the wheel, finds a new study that also takes a look at why  
- 
Campus & Community2 new initiatives strengthen Harvard’s academic engagement with IsraelOpportunities for undergraduate study abroad and research exchange in biomedicine  
- 
Campus & Community‘Learning without a net’Here are 5 students doing summer research with faculty in topics from heat mortality to epigenetics, Legionnaires’ disease to anorexia  
- 
Science & TechHow do math, reading skills overlap? Researchers were closing in on answers.Grant terminated at critical point of ambitious study following students for five years  
- 
Science & TechTaking a second look at executive functionNew study suggests what has long been considered innate aspect of human cognition may be more a matter of schooling  
- 
Science & TechYou’re a deer mouse, and bird is diving at you. What to do? Depends.Neural study shows how evolution prepared two species to adopt different survival strategies to take advantage of native habitats  
- 
Science & TechA step toward solving central mystery of life on EarthExperiment with synthetic self-assembling materials suggests how it all might have begun  
- 
HealthGoing to bed earlier may help you hit fitness goalsNew study finds link between sleep curfew, higher levels of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity  
- 
Campus & CommunityHarvard seeks restoration of research fundsUniversity argues Trump administration violated free speech rights, ignored procedural provisions in federal court hearing  
- 
HealthOverlooked climate-change danger: Wildfire smokeResearchers rush to get hands around multiple serious health risks as blazes mount — and get bigger  
- 
Science & TechSnapshots from front lines of federal research funding cutsFaculty detail scramble to save work and talented researchers, both those in labs and in pipeline  
- 
HealthRoad to game-changing cancer treatmentThe recent development of cancer immunotherapies marks a turning point in the centuries-old quest to fight cancer by harnessing the power of patients’ own immune systems.  
- 
Health‘It’s through research that we can live longer, healthier lives’Harvard scientists discuss potential impacts of federal funding cuts — from U.S. brain drain to fewer medical breakthroughs  
- 
Health‘Miraculous’ treatments for more patientsDavid Mooney’s team develops immunotherapies that work across many cancer types  
 
							 
							