For immediate release: Wednesday, March 26, 2014 Boston, MA — A large international consortium of researchers has produced the first comprehensive, detailed map of … Continue reading “First comprehensive atlas of human gene activity released”
For immediate release: Friday, March 21, 2014 Cambridge, MA – A Harvard professor who has made a career of tackling water insecurity challenges around … Continue reading “Harvard professor wins ‘Nobel Prize of water’”
For immediate release: Tuesday, March 18, 2014 Boston, MA —People with a genetic predisposition to obesity are at a higher risk of obesity and … Continue reading “Risk of obesity from eating fried foods may depend on genetic makeup”
The Asian Diabetes Prevention Initiative, a joint effort between Harvard School of Public Health and the National University of Singapore Saw Swee Hock School … Continue reading “New diabetes prevention website launched to stop growing epidemic in Asia”
For immediate release: Wednesday, March 5, 2014 Boston, MA — More than 230,000 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer this year in the … Continue reading “Prostate cancer: surgery vs. watchful waiting”
For immediate release: Tuesday, March 4, 2014 Boston, MA — New federal standards launched in 2012 that require schools to offer healthier meals have … Continue reading “New school meal standards significantly increase fruit, vegetable consumption”
For immediate release: Friday, February 14, 2014 Boston, MA – Toxic chemicals may be triggering the recent increases in neurodevelopmental disabilities among children—such as … Continue reading “Growing number of chemicals linked with brain disorders in children”
For immediate release: February 13, 2014 Boston, MA – A six-year-old Massachusetts law requiring that only “fire-safe” cigarettes (FSCs) be sold in the state … Continue reading “Fire safe cigarette law in Massachusetts linked to drop in house fires”
For immediate release: Tuesday, February 4, 2014 Boston, MA — Among a large group of Midwestern firefighters, greater adherence to a Mediterranean-style diet was associated … Continue reading “Mediterranean diet linked with lower risk of heart disease among young U.S. workers”
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 … Continue reading “New poll finds diabetes top health concern for Latino families”