Researchers help Boston Marathon organizers plan for 2014 race
For immediate release: April 14, 2014 Chapel Hill, NC – After experiencing a tragic and truncated end to the 2013 Boston Marathon, race organizers…
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Improving the pollution-mortality link
Harvard, MIT researchers show the need for an improved approach to measuring pollution’s effects on human health For immediate release: Thursday, April 17, 2014…
Masculine boys, feminine girls more likely to engage in cancer risk behaviors
For immediate release: April 16, 2014 Boston, MA — Young people who conform most strongly to norms of masculinity and femininity—the most “feminine” girls…
‘Management by Walking Around’ programs in hospitals may do more harm than good
For immediate release: March 31, 2014 Boston, MA—Management-By-Walking-Around, a widely adopted technique in hospitals in which senior managers visit the frontlines of their organizations…
Researchers develop technique to measure quantity, risks of engineered nanomaterials delivered to cells
For immediate release: March 28, 2014 Boston, MA— Thousands of consumer products containing engineered nanoparticles — microscopic particles found in everyday items from cosmetics…
Economic growth no cure for child undernutrition
For immediate release: Wednesday, March 26, 2014 Boston, MA — A large study of child growth patterns in 36 developing countries finds that, contrary…
First comprehensive atlas of human gene activity released
For immediate release: Wednesday, March 26, 2014 Boston, MA — A large international consortium of researchers has produced the first comprehensive, detailed map of…
Harvard professor wins ‘Nobel Prize of water’
For immediate release: Friday, March 21, 2014 Cambridge, MA – A Harvard professor who has made a career of tackling water insecurity challenges around…
Risk of obesity from eating fried foods may depend on genetic makeup
For immediate release: Tuesday, March 18, 2014 Boston, MA —People with a genetic predisposition to obesity are at a higher risk of obesity and…
New diabetes prevention website launched to stop growing epidemic in Asia
The Asian Diabetes Prevention Initiative, a joint effort between Harvard School of Public Health and the National University of Singapore Saw Swee Hock School…