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A new study finds that pro football players appear to be at an elevated risk of death compared to pro baseball players. We’ll explore the factors that may be driving this.
Human flourishing and public health
In this week’s episode we explore what it means for people to flourish, how we can measure it, and ways to help reach a state where all aspects of their life are good.
Tracking drug-resistant malaria with genetic and cell phone data
Combining anonymized mobile phone location data with genetic data of the parasite that causes malaria may help scientists map and predict the spread of drug-resistant malaria, according to new research. A May 8 article in the Dhaka Tribune…
Epidemiologist Caroline Buckee receives Alice Hamilton Award
April 30, 2019 – To curb diseases like malaria, it’s crucial to know which people are infected so they can be treated, and to know their location so the spread of disease can be slowed. Harvard T.H. Chan…
Making the case for nutrition research
Nutrition researchers have brought much to our understanding of a healthful diet and are continuing to improve the quality of their data, says Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health's Frank Hu.
Single cause of autism unlikely
Evidence suggests that there is no single cause, or gene, for autism.
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Q&A: Taking Nutrition Headlines with a Grain of Salt
How to make sense of nutrition news? Harvard Public Health editor Madeline Drexler looked for guidance from Eric Rimm, professor of epidemiology and nutrition and a scientist who has, for more than three decades and in some 750…
For disease risk, is it genes or the environment? Probably both.
December 14, 2018 – It’s a question that has long intrigued epidemiologists: How much of a role do genes play in the onset of diseases and how much of a role does an individual’s environment play? “It’s really…
A burger grown in the lab?
Mounting evidence that red meat may be harmful to health—and environmental and ethical concerns around industrial farming practices—has given rise to a number of alternative products, such as plant-based foods that taste like meat.