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Researchers uncover 74 new genetic risk factors for breast, prostate and ovarian cancer
April 11, 2013 — In the largest-ever study of its kind, an international collaboration of hundreds of scientists has uncovered 74 new genetic markers linked to three common hormonal cancers—breast, prostate, and ovarian—thus setting the stage for new treatments, targeted screening, and a greater understanding of how these diseases develop.
Spring 2013
- Cell phone data mining dubbed “breakthrough technology” - coverage of HSPH’s Caroline Buckee’s work in by MIT’s Technology Review on April 23, 2013
- Support for bicycle mass transit in China may hold lessons for other countries - coverage on March 26, 3013 of study in Lancet with HSPH’s I-M Lee
- Eating too much salt led to nearly 2.3 million heart-related deaths worldwide in 2010 - coverage on CBS News featuring HSPH’s Dariush Mozaffarian on March 22, 2013
Winter 2013
- Study finds Mediterranean diet reduces heart disease risk - coverage of New England Journal of Medicine article in the New York Times featuring HSPH’s Walter Willet on February 28, 2013
- Task force finds no need for healthy women to take daily Vitamin D, calcium - coverage in Annuals of Internal Medicine of findings by the United States Preventive Services Task Force on February 26, 2013, quoting HSPH’s Walter Willett
- Does being overweight really reduce mortality? - coverage of HSPH panel discussing recent Journal of the American Medical Association article, led by Walter Willet on February 20, 2013.
- HSPH researchers support petition calling for limits on added sugars in beverages - coverage in the LA Times and Boston Globe, February 14, 2013, of the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) petition to the FDA quoting HSPH’s Walter Willett
- Carotenoids may delay or prevent onset of Lou Gehrig’s disease - coverage in CBS News, January 31, 2013, of a study led by Kathryn Fitzgerald, SM ’11, a doctoral student in epidemiology and nutrition at HSPH, with lead author Alberto Ascherio, HSPH professor of epidemiology and nutrition.
- As work on lethal bird flu research resumes, debate continues - coverage in New York Times, January 31, 2013 and webcast featuring HSPH Professor of Epidemiology Marc Lipsitch
- Obesity studies generate debate on impact of weight, sugar on health - coverage in British Medical Journal, January 18, 2013, of the debate on whether excessive sugar intake, obesity, higher risk of chronic diseases are linked, with comments by HSPH’s Walter Willet
- Berries may lower women’s heart attack risk - coverage in Circulation of joint HSPH - University of East Anglia heart disease study with HSPH’s Eric Rimm on January 15, 2013
- HSPH experts help U.S. News rank top diets - U.S. News & World Report article featuring 22 experts, including HSPH’s JoAnn Manson, on January 11, 2013
- Does a little excess weight help you live longer? - coverage of reaction to Journal of the American Medical Association article on NPR on January 2, 2013 with HSPH’s Walter Willet
Fall 2012
- Younger students more likely than older peers to be prescribed ADHD medications - coverage in The Boston Globe with HSPH’s Sonia Hernández-Diaz on November 23, 2012
- Can soda with fiber fight fat? - Time.com article featuring HSPH’s Walter Willet on November 15, 2012
- Interventions recommended to promote healthy behaviors among HIV-infected youth - coverage of the Clinical Infectious Diseases article with HSPH research scientist Katherine Tassiopoulos and HSPH’s George Seage on November 7, 2012
- Fish oil doesn’t prevent irregular heartbeat in cardiac surgery patients - US News & World Report coverage of HSPH’s Dariush Mozaffarian’s study on November 5, 2012
- Lupus may be linked to serious pregnancy complication - coverage of HSPH research fellow Kristin Palmsten’s study on November 2, 2012 in US News & World Report
- Black women with breast cancer more likely to die within 3 years of diagnosis - coverage on CBS News on October 31, 2012 of HSPH research fellow Erica Warner’s research
- Too much dairy, carbs might harm men’s sperm - coverage in US News & World Report featuring HSPH’s Jorge Chavarro on October 26, 2012
- Study results linking diet soda to cancer fall into the ‘gray zone’ of science - NPR story on October 25, 2012 featuring HSPH’s Walter Willett
- Aspirin may lengthen life for colorectal cancer patients with certain gene mutation - coverage in HealthDay of HSPH’s Shuji Ojino’s study published on October 24, 2012
- When embargoes hamper scientific communication - coverage on Medpage Today on October 9, 2012 with HSPH’s Frank Hu
- Debate heats up about contentious bird flu research - coverage on NPR featuring HSPH’s Marc Lipsitch on October 9, 2012
- Tomatoes may help reduce stroke risk - coverage in CNN Health on October 8, 2012 with HSPH’s Walter Willett