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2011

Study finds coffee craving may be in the genes April 8, 2011

A new study co-authored by HSPH researchers has identified a genetic propensity for caffeine consumption. The researchers discovered two genes…

HSPH's Walter Willett endorses sugary drinks ban on Boston city property April 7, 2011

Prof. Walter Willett, chair of the Department of Nutrition, joined Boston Mayor Thomas Menino at a City Hall press conference…

Health risks from estrogen pills fade after women stop taking them April 6, 2011

A new study co-authored by JoAnn Manson, professor in the department of epidemiology at HSPH and chief, division of preventive…

HSPH Prof. cites 10 reasons for optimism about health reform implementation March 31, 2011

In his latest column for Kaiser Health News, John McDonough, director of the Center for Public Health Leadership at HSPH,…

Experts debate the proper dose of vitamin D at HSPH Forum March 30, 2011

A panel of experts gathered on March 25 to debate how much vitamin D is enough and how much is…

HSPH students simulate international aid negotiations March 28, 2011

Fourteen HSPH students participated in an innovative extracurricular exercise on March 25, joining with students from other Harvard graduate schools,…

New report suggests ways to use technology to improve aid in humanitarian emergencies March 28, 2011

Disaster Relief 2.0: The Future of Information Sharing in Humanitarian Emergencies, a new report written by a team of researchers…

Efforts to fight cancer in the developing world highlighted in special issue of Science Magazine March 25, 2011

HSPH Dean Julio Frenk is featured in Science magazine’s March 25, 2011, special issue on the “Cancer Crusade at 40.”…

Overweight adults who fail to recognize excess pounds less likely to eat healthy and be active March 22, 2011

About one-quarter of overweight and obese adults do not recognize that they are carrying excess pounds and, in fact, many…

Time Magazine's "Ten Ideas That Will Change the World" features HSPH faculty research March 17, 2011

The concept of the “demographic dividend” pioneered by HSPH faculty member David Bloom and colleagues is featured in Time magazine’s…