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Aging matters
Sneha Dutta, PhD ’21, wants to understand why individuals age differently and if there’s a way to counter old age’s harmful effects.
Frontlines Winter 2021
Quick updates about the latest public health news from across the School and beyond.
Significant disparities in U.S. life expectancy found at census-tract level
Life expectancy in the U.S. varies widely when analyzed at the census-tract level providing a more detailed picture of health disparities.
Racism can erode physical well-being
The chronic stress of experiencing discrimination can gradually erode people’s physical well-being over time, according to Mary Bassett, director of the François-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights at Harvard University. Bassett was one of several experts…
Study of lipid metabolism in neurons may offer therapeutic possibilities for neurodegenerative diseases
Disrupting production of class of lipids known as sphingolipids in neurons improved symptoms of neurodegeneration in mouse model.
Following healthy lifestyle habits at middle age may increase years lived free of chronic diseases
Maintaining five healthy habits at middle-age may increase years lived free of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer.
Wider social network may help women live longer
Women who were more socially integrated at around age 60 were living longer and were more likely to reach age 85 or older, a study found.
Social connections boost resilience among elderly after disaster
After disasters, social connections can help the elderly stave off cognitive decline.
Q&A: Why Sex Matters (in Disease Susceptibility)
John Quackenbush and colleagues have been turning over a boulder of faulty assumptions about how sex differences affect disease risk and progression.
Alcohol consumption may increase dementia risk for people with mild cognitive impairment
Adults age 72 and older with mild cognitive impairment who drank more than 14 alcoholic drinks a week were 72% more likely to progress to dementia over an eight-year period than those who drank less than one drink…