Health
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Exercise cuts heart disease risk in part by lowering stress, study finds
Benefits nearly double for people with depression
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How to realize immense promise of gene editing
Nobel-winning CRISPR pioneer says approval of revolutionary sickle-cell therapy shows need for more efficient, less expensive process
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Women rarely die from heart problems, right? Ask Paula.
New book traces how medical establishment’s sexism, focus on men over centuries continues to endanger women’s health, lives
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When will patients see personalized cancer vaccines?
Sooner than you may think, says researcher who recently won Sjöberg Prize for pioneering work in field
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A molecular ‘warhead’ against disease
Approach attacks errant proteins at their roots
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Asking the internet about birth control
Only a fraction of it will come from an expert, researchers say
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‘Harvard Thinking’: Facing death with dignity
In podcast episode, a chaplain, a bioethicist, and a doctor talk about end-of-life care
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Novel teamwork, promising results for glioblastoma treatment
Researchers cite ‘academic medicine’ as key factor in success
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Study of 4.3M pregnant women clarifies safety of antiseizure meds
Using 20 years of data, prenatal exposure to topiramate may not increase children’s risk of autism spectrum disorder
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Aspirin cuts liver fat in trial
10 percent reduction seen in small study of disease that affects up to a third of U.S. adults
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Treat addiction with psychedelics?
Despite promise of success stories from patients in recovery, Law School panel cautions that research is lacking on benefits vs. risks
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First-ever transplant of pig kidney to patient a success
Genetic editing improves compatibility, marks advance in organ shortage crisis
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Parkinson’s warning in skin biopsy
Medical office procedure identifies key biomarker that may lead to more reliable diagnosis of neurodegenerative disorders
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How the already anxious avoided global spike in COVID anxiety
Psychological tools learned by those in treatment proved protective in high-stress event, study finds
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Losing fat is good, but losing muscle isn’t
Researchers call for makers of new anti-obesity drugs to study results of body composition in addition to weight loss.
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The 20-minute workout
Pressed for time? You still have plenty of options.
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‘Dramatic’ inroads against aggressive brain cancer
Cutting-edge therapy shrinks tumors in early glioblastoma trial
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Menopause depression risk has been exaggerated
Some groups are more vulnerable but symptoms far from universal, review finds
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Time to finally stop worrying about COVID?
Chan School’s William Hanage says CDC may have eased some recommendations, but vulnerable populations remain just that
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Despite prevalence, arthritis, neck and back pain receive few research dollars
Musculoskeletal diseases are the leading cause of years lived with disability
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Potential link to an everyday food in cancer findings
Oleic acid, key component of olive oil, implicated in metastasis — but investigators emphasize the need for more clarity
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Finding flaws in superbugs’ armor
Harvard biochemists’ research paves the way for development of new antibiotics
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Her friends’ parents were dying of cancer. Then her mom got sick.
Childhood tragedy sparks Harvard researcher Jen Cruz’s quest to root out public health inequities
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How to deliver very bad news
It’s hard to be a doctor. This is when it’s really hard.
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Do high-stress jobs put pregnancy at risk?
Study compared outcomes for expecting doctors, lawyers. One group fared worse.
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What if the hospital was at your house?
Study finds ‘acute’ care at home effective, improves patient experience — could slow rising healthcare costs
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Was racism a factor in mother’s leukemia?
Dale Blackstock grew up low-income, became a physician. Her death left daughter Uché, also a doctor, with a lesson on color, class, healthcare
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Looking to rewind the aging clock
Harvard researchers create model that better measures biological age, distinguishes between harmful and adaptive changes during life
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Potential new weapon in battle against superbugs
Harvard team’s synthetic molecule highly effective against drug-resistant bacteria
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What do we do with our loneliness?
‘Harvard Thinking’ podcast explores condition with experts Jeremy Nobel and Milena Batanova
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A win for science, and patients, against brain injury ‘nihilism’
Hope for progress even after a 450-foot fall, trial shows, defying pessimism that hurts research and families
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We’re social beings. So are microbes.
When we pick up our neighbors’ bugs, we get the good as well as the bad and the ugly
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New evidence shows COVID-19 isn’t done with us yet
Study suggests lack of regular care and screenings set stage for worse public health outcomes, wider disparities
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How to shrink the cancer risk in your diet
Less junk. Forget fasting. Cook, cook, cook.
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Cancer keeps coming for the young. Why?
Harvard’s Kimmie Ng among gastrointestinal specialists hunting culprit behind global disease wave
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How ‘Ozempic shaming’ illuminates complexities of treating weight problems
Obesity physician says it’s not simply lack of willpower, details research into destructive effects of stigma around body size