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Following healthy lifestyle habits at middle age may increase years lived free of chronic diseases
For immediate release: Wednesday, January 8, 2020 Boston, MA – Maintaining five healthy habits—eating a healthy diet, exercising regularly, keeping a healthy body weight, not drinking too much alcohol, and not smoking—at middle-age may increase years lived free of type 2 diabetes,…
Program explores molecular underpinnings of chronic diseases
December 4, 2019—For many years, epidemiological data has shown a link between obesity and asthma. While researchers have long hypothesized that obesity increases the risk of asthma, why or how that risk is increased isn’t entirely clear. A recent study led by…
Launch of new analytics platform provides access to cutting edge tech for Harvard Chan School scientists
November 27, 2019—Scientists across Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health got a major upgrade to their toolbox this week with the official launch of the Harvard Chan Advanced Multi-omics Platform, or ChAMP. Housed in the Department of Molecular Metabolism, ChAMP consists…
Introducing the Department of Molecular Metabolism
October 21, 2019 – The Department of Genetics and Complex Diseases at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health has officially changed its name to the Department of Molecular Metabolism. “After consultation with the faculty and academic council, we are changing the…
Social connections boost resilience among elderly after disaster
October 8, 2019 – In 2011, a massive earthquake struck off the coast of eastern Japan in 2011 and triggered devastating tsunami waves. Roughly 16,000 people were killed, more than a million buildings were damaged or destroyed, and hundreds of thousands of…
