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Nanoparticles too small to see through a traditional microscope could be used in developing therapeutic agents to treat pulmonary disease, and also offer a greater understanding of the health effects of air pollution, according to scientists from HSPH…
Sodas and other sugar-sweetened beverages linked to increased risk of type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome
For immediate release: Wednesday, October 27, 2010 Boston, MA -- A new study has found that regular consumption of soda and other sugar-sweetened beverages is associated with a clear and consistently greater risk of metabolic syndrome and type…
HSPH paper on inflammation and metabolic disorders widely cited
An article published in Nature by Gökhan S. Hotamisligil, chair of HSPH’s Department of Molecular Metabolism and James S. Simmons Professor Genetics and Metabolism, has been selected by Essential Science Indicators, a compilation of science performance statistics and science…
Four preventable risk factors reduce life expectancy in U.S. and lead to health disparities
Population-based Interventions Needed to Reduce Deaths from Chronic Diseases For immediate release: Monday, March 22, 2010 Boston, MA -- A new study led by researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) in collaboration with researchers from…
Researchers find further evidence linking Epstein-Barr virus and risk of multiple sclerosis
First Long-term Study Among Individuals Not Infected with EBV Suggests EBV Infection Likely to be a Cause of MS, Not a Consequence For immediate release: Thursday, March 4, 2010 Boston, MA – Researchers from the Harvard School of…
Obesity in mid-life reduces the chance of healthy survival in women
For immediate release: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 Boston, MA -- A new study by Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) researchers has found that, among a large study population of women who…
HSPH-led team discovers protective cellular process in ALS disease in mice, hinting at new therapeutic approach
Boston, MA -- When Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) scientists disabled a specific protein in mice that were genetically prone to develop ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease), they expected -- based on previous work -- to hasten the…
High levels of lead in bone associated with increased risk of death from cardiovascular disease in men
Boston, MA -- Growing evidence shows that exposure to lead in the environment is associated with cardiovascular disease, including increased risk of hypertension. However, those studies have looked at lead concentrations in blood, not bone lead, a better…
Elevated urate levels may slow the progression of Parkinson's Disease
For immediate release: Monday, April 14, 2008 Boston, MA -- Naturally elevated levels of the antioxidant urate may slow the progression of Parkinson's disease in men. Researchers from the MassGeneral Institute for Neurodegenerative Disease (MGH-MIND) and Harvard School of Public…
Inflammatory bowel disease: Trouble at the border
In the healthy colon, or bowel, of both mice and humans, a thin lining protects the intestinal wall from bacteria. There, immune system dendritic cells in the wall sample bacteria that live within the bowel, vigilant against unwelcome…