Can playing chess help fight cognitive decline?
Playing strategy games such as chess may help brains to cope with damage caused by dementia, but more research is needed to show whether it helps to prevent cognitive decline in the first place, according to experts.
To address remote learning challenges, hybrid program brings international students back to campus
A new hybrid program is helping first-year international students, who were facing challenges with taking remote classes from thousands of miles away. The program brought a group of students to Boston, where they take both online and once-a-week…
New web survey aims to understand prevalence of COVID-19 symptoms, association with testing, social distancing behavior
Survey from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health will enable researchers to understand the prevalence of COVID-19 symptoms.
Why ‘deaths of despair’ are rising in the U.S.
A panel of faculty and students delved into the potential causes of increasing "deaths of despair"—deaths from drugs, alcohol, and suicide.
Carbon-based air pollution linked with high odds of infant mortality in low- and middle-income countries
In low- and middle-income countries, infants exposed to carbon-based fine particulate air pollution—the kind caused by human activity such as the burning of fossil fuels—had 50% higher odds of dying during infancy than babies who were not exposed,…
'Poverty-free life expectancy' proposed as new global metric
Reducing poverty can play a key role in improving the health of people around the world. But few measurement tools have been available that enable global health experts to assess the combined effects of poverty and health on…
Aging, longevity the focus at annual Alumni Weekend
October 17, 2017 – Harvard Chan School alumni returned to campus for their annual weekend October 13-15, where they heard about public health perspectives on aging and longevity from a variety of experts and connected with former classmates.…
Painting a picture of older Africans
October 11, 2013 -- A large new study led by the Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies (the Pop Center) aims to shed light on how people in Sub-Saharan Africa are faring as they age, given that…
Lower birth rates bring economic benefits but raise short-term inequality
As a country’s birthrate declines, people of working age make up a larger share of the population, which can fuel economic improvement. But a new study by Harvard School of Public Health researchers finds that lower birthrates raise…
No, Malthus, no: Living longer is a blessing, not a curse
Article in the National Journal, December 15, 2011, featuring HSPH's David Canning