For immediate release: September 11, 2015 Boston, MA ─ Students with less than 20 minutes to eat school lunches consume significantly less of their … Continue reading “Short lunch periods in schools linked with less healthy eating”
For immediate release: September 7, 2015 Boston, MA ─ A new study led by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health finds … Continue reading “Mobile phone records may predict epidemics of mosquito-borne dengue virus”
For immediate release: September 8, 2015 Boston, MA ─ People with health insurance are more likely to have their high cholesterol, diabetes, and high … Continue reading “Expanded insurance coverage under ACA linked with major improvement in chronic disease diagnosis, treatment”
For immediate release: August 20, 2015 Boston, MA ─ A widely used class of industrial chemicals linked with cancer and interference with immune function—perfluorinated … Continue reading “Breastfeeding may expose infants to toxic chemicals”
For immediate release: July 30, 2015 Boston, MA ─ New research from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health describes a molecular mechanism that … Continue reading “Newly identified molecular mechanism plays role in obesity-related type 2 diabetes development”
For immediate release: July 23, 2015 Boston, MA ─ More than 70% of pollen and honey samples collected from foraging bees in Massachusetts contain … Continue reading “Pesticides found in most pollen collected from foraging bees in Massachusetts”
For immediate release: July 21, 2015 Boston, MA — People who are a low weight at birth and have unhealthy habits as adults, such … Continue reading “Low birth weight combined with unhealthy adult lifestyle may increase type 2 diabetes risk”
Studies quantify potential effects of pollinator declines, decreased zinc levels in food For immediate release: July 15, 2015 Boston, MA ─ Changing environmental conditions around … Continue reading “Human-wrought environmental changes impacting crops and pollinators could harm health of millions”
For immediate release: July 14, 2015 Boston, MA – A new study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health researchers has found that it … Continue reading “Treating more adults with statins would be cost-effective way to boost heart health”
Large study finds PTSD raises cardiovascular risk in women For immediate release: June 29, 2015 Boston, MA ─ Women with elevated symptoms of post-traumatic … Continue reading “PTSD raises odds of heart attack and stroke in women”