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Can DNA ‘scars’ from child abuse affect future generations?
Child abuse may leave molecular “scars” on the DNA of male survivors, suggesting that health problems related to trauma could conceivably be passed on to future generations, according to a new study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School…
Sexual assault victims experience trauma from Senate hearing
Wrenching testimony from Christine Blasey Ford alleging that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her in high school triggered painful emotions in others who have lived through such assaults, according to numerous reports in social and traditional…
Peer power
Service learning project gives student on-the-ground view of a youth-led program that promotes healthy teen relationships September 17, 2018 – Interviewing young people who had spent some of their high school years as peer leaders in a program…
Uncommon Ground
Harvard Chan researchers and Utah gun-rights advocates are forging a rare partnership in the quest to prevent firearm suicides.
Why increasing breastfeeding prevalence is ‘essential’
July 20, 2018 – In the wake of a U.S. attempt to derail a recent international effort to encourage breastfeeding as a better option than breast milk substitutes, and looking ahead to World Breastfeeding Week (Aug. 1-7), Harvard T.H.…
Migrant family separations could mean lasting trauma for kids
Children separated from their parents along the U.S.-Mexico border as part of the Trump Administration’s “zero tolerance” policy could face trauma that lasts throughout their lives, according to human rights expert Jacqueline Bhabha of Harvard T.H. Chan School…
Philanthropic Impact: Funding Digital Phenotyping Research
Paul Dagum, founder and chief executive officer of Mindstrong Health The rapidly evolving field of digital phenotyping involves uncovering specific health-related information in the moment-to-moment data created when people use their smartphones. A recent $200,000 gift from Mindstrong…
Health, quality of life varies widely across U.S.
Americans’ health and quality of life varies significantly from state to state, driven largely by factors such as obesity, substance abuse, and depression, according to a new report from the Global Burden of Disease group, an international consortium.…
Report finds gender disparities in phone access, high rates of depression, in Syrian refugees in Greece
A new report from the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative finds that among Syrian refugees in Greece, men are much more likely to own a phone than women (94% compared to 67%). Researchers also found that two out of every…
Doctors often underestimate the addictiveness of opioids
Physicians often underestimate the addictiveness of opioids when writing prescriptions for patients, Atul Gawande, professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and director of Ariadne Labs, said at…