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Scientists hit the road to gather Parkinson’s data
December 5, 2016—Road trip! This fall, four researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston hopped into a 32-foot-long RV and began motoring down the East Coast in order to meet…
Three faculty honored for cardiovascular research
Two Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health faculty members recently received Senior Science Awards from the International Aspirin Foundation. Nancy Cook and Julie Buring, professors in the Department of Epidemiology, were honored on September 30, 2016 along…
Attending religious services may benefit health
Regularly attending religious services appears to provide a boost to mental and physical health, according to Tyler VanderWeele, professor of epidemiology at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. In a column published October 28, 2016, in USA…
Michelle Williams, Karen Emmons elected to National Academy of Medicine
October 17, 2016—Michelle A. Williams, ScD ’91, Dean of Faculty at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and Karen M. Emmons, professor and Dean for Academic Affairs, have been elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), the…
Small increase in daily salt intake may increase risk of premature death
While salt’s role in high blood pressure has been known for some time, a 25-year study led by a Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health researcher has found that even a slight increase in daily intake appears…
Grandjean, Weisskopf honored for contributions to environmental epidemiology
Two Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health faculty members received awards at the 28th annual meeting of the International Society For Environmental Epidemiology (ISEE) held September 1-4, 2016 in Rome. Philippe Grandjean, adjunct professor of environmental health…
Flaminia Catteruccia wins prestigious Faculty Scholar award
Grant recognizes outstanding early-career scientists who are pioneering new approaches to global health problems For immediate release, Thursday, September 22, 2016 Flaminia Catteruccia Boston, MA ─ Infectious disease researcher Flaminia Catteruccia from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public…
The imprecision in ‘precision medicine’
The rapidly evolving field of “precision medicine”—when medical care is tailored to the characteristics of each patient—is likely in the future to generate a “potentially bewildering array of probabilities” for physicians and patients, making it more challenging for…
Religious service attendance and health discussed in Reddit ‘AMA’
How does religious service attendance and spirituality affect health outcomes? That will be the subject of a Reddit "AMA" on Friday, August 26.
Study finds induced labor is not linked with autism
In this week’s episode: A new study finds that induced labor is not linked with autism risk, plus the global rise in the use of air conditioning, and how our jobs impact our health.
