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Targeting drug-resistant infections
November 25, 2015 -- Last week, Chinese and British scientists reported finding a strain of E. coli resistant to a last-resort antibiotic called colistin—and that this resistance can be transferred to other bacteria. Harvard Chan School’s William Hanage, an…
Toenail, hair samples hold clues to diseases
Toenail clippings from over 100,000 people are among the 3.5 million samples of blood, plasma, urine, hair, and other specimens donated by participants in the nearly 40-year-old Nurses’ Health Study and several other large cohort studies that continue…
For menopausal women, hormone therapy remains a choice
The risks and benefits of hormone replacement therapy for postmenopausal women have been debated by the medical community for some time. For years menopausal women often took hormones to ward off symptoms like hot flashes and to try…
A few simple precautions can help fight the common cold
Whether riding the subway or sitting in a meeting at work, if someone nearby sneezes, coughs, or sniffles, it’s a good idea afterwards to wash your hands with soap and water to remove dirt and bacteria or use…
Frank Hu, Sudhir Anand elected to National Academy of Medicine
Formerly known as the Institute of Medicine, NAM honors outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service Frank Hu, professor of nutrition and epidemiology, and Sudhir Anand, adjunct professor of global health, at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public…
Pigments in colorful vegetables may ward off macular degeneration
Carotenoids, the pigments that give color to vegetables such as carrots, sweet potatoes, spinach, and kale, may help prevent the vision ailment known as age-related macular degeneration. The researchers found that people who consumed the highest amounts of…
New insights on genes and diseases
A person who is genetically at increased risk for developing the eating disorder anorexia appears to also have a slightly increased genetic risk for schizophrenia, but a slightly decreased genetic risk for obesity, according to a new genetic…
COPD heightens deadly lung cancer risk in smokers
Smokers who have chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD) may face nearly twice the risk of getting small cell lung cancer (SCLC)—the deadliest form of lung cancer—than smokers who don’t have COPD, according to a large worldwide study led…
Mobile phone records may predict epidemics of mosquito-borne dengue virus
For immediate release: September 7, 2015 Boston, MA ─ A new study led by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health finds that mobile phone records can be used to predict the geographical spread and timing…
Lorelei Mucci, Meredith Rosenthal honored by Committee on the Advancement of Women Faculty
May 13, 2015 — Lorelei Mucci, associate professor of epidemiology at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, presented the fifth annual Alice Hamilton Award Lecture on May 11, 2015. Mucci’s talk focused on her work in prostate…
