Influencers, researchers work together to enhance mental health content
Social media influencers have been working with experts at Harvard Chan School to share science-based information aimed at improving mental health.
Social media influencers have been working with experts at Harvard Chan School to share science-based information aimed at improving mental health.
Hair products sold in Boston neighborhoods with higher percentages of people of color and poorer people tend to be more toxic than those sold in neighborhoods with more white and affluent people, according to recent research led by Harvard Chan School doctoral student Marissa Chan.
There are many ways to prevent dementia—starting with convincing the public it can be done, says Harvard Chan School’s Albert Hofman.
To reduce the amount of sugar in their diets, people should pay attention to unexpected sources of added sugar such as sweetened beverages, cereals, and yogurts, according to experts.
Choosing sugar alcohols instead of sugar or other sweeteners may provide health benefits, but Harvard Chan School nutrition expert Frank Hu advises consuming them in moderation.
Potatoes may be reclassified from a vegetable to a grain in the federal government’s Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2025–2030 because of the way their nutrient profile differs from that of other vegetables.
The Harvard Six Cities Study, which had a profound impact on efforts to curb air pollution in the U.S., turned 30 in December. The study found that fine particulate pollution was linked with mortality at much lower levels than previously thought.
Spending time outdoors in green spaces has been linked with myriad physical and mental health benefits, including lower mortality, according to Harvard Chan School’s Heather Eliassen.
An effort to ensure that Harvard University’s American Repertory Theater is housed in a healthy building—and to share information about how to make theaters everywhere healthier—was the focus of an article in American Artscape, the magazine of the National Endowment for the Arts.
The New England Journal of Medicine has begun to take a hard look at its history of racism and complicity in slavery.