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Social network project tackles obesity and diabetes
July 14, 2014 -- Making use of the ties between friends and family to promote healthy behaviors appears to motivate people to better manage their weight over the long term—and reduce their risk for obesity and diabetes—even in…
Why Public Health? Anthony Covarrubias
May 2014 — In our video series “Why Public Health?” we ask Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health students and alumni to talk about what drew them to the field. Anthony Covarrubias, a doctoral student in the Biological…
High blood pressure top risk factor in heart disease deaths
High blood pressure is the leading risk factor for death from cardiovascular disease (CVD) around the world, according to a new study led by Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers. The report provides a global view of…
Aaron M. Cypess receives 2014 Tashjian award for excellence in endocrine research
Aaron M. Cypess, assistant investigator in the Section on Integrative Physiology & Metabolism and staff physician at Joslin Diabetes Center and assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, is the recipient of the 2014 Armen H. Tashjian…
Gökhan S. Hotamisligil receives 9th Danone International Prize for Nutrition
For immediate release: April 29, 2014 SAN DIEGO – Danone Institute International announced today that prominent scientist Gökhan S. Hotamisligil, MD, PhD, is the recipient of the 9th Danone International Prize for Nutrition for his outstanding research in…
Increasing daily coffee consumption may reduce type 2 diabetes risk
For Immediate release: April 24, 2014 Boston, MA — People who increased the amount of coffee they drank each day by more than one cup over a four-year period had a 11% lower risk for type 2 diabetes…
New diabetes prevention website launched to stop growing epidemic in Asia
The Asian Diabetes Prevention Initiative, a joint effort between Harvard School of Public Health and the National University of Singapore Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, provides science-based evidence for policy makers and public to reverse spread…
‘Binge-watching’ TV may be harmful to health
Settling into a comfortable chair to “binge-watch” multiple episodes of your favorite TV show for hours may be hazardous to your health over the long-term, according to Lilian Cheung, lecturer and director, health promotion and communication for the…
New poll finds diabetes top health concern for Latino families
For immediate release: January 21, 2014 Princeton, N.J. – A new NPR/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation/Harvard School of Public Health poll was released today on the views of Latinos in America about their health and health care, communities, financial…
No evidence of survival advantage for type 2 diabetes patients who are overweight or obese
For immediate release: Wednesday, January 15, 2014 Boston, MA — Being overweight or obese does not lead to improved survival among patients with type 2 diabetes. The large-scale study led by Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers…