For immediate release: May 29, 2008 Boston, MA — One of the features of aging is memory loss, which can have devastating effects on … Continue reading “Active social life may delay memory loss among U.S. elderly population”
For immediate release: May 25, 2008 As part of the ongoing poll series, Debating Health: Election 2008, a recent survey by the Harvard Opinion Research … Continue reading “Americans believe wounded Iraq war veterans are not receiving high quality medical care when they return to the U.S.”
For immediate release: May 19, 2008 Boston, MA — Three journalists have been awarded Nieman Fellowships in Global Health Reporting for the 2008-2009 academic … Continue reading “Nieman Foundation and Harvard School of Public Health announce 2008-2009 fellowships in global health reporting”
For immediate release: May 13, 2008 Boston, MA — The Department of Nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) has relaunched its … Continue reading “New healthy eating pyramid now freely downloadable from Harvard School of Public Health”
For immediate release: May 8, 2008 Boston, MA — According to a new policy analysis led by researchers at the Harvard School of Public … Continue reading “Major shift in HIV prevention priorities needed”
For immediate release: April 22, 2008 Boston, MA– In a new, large-scale study exploring the link between domestic violence and chronic malnutrition, researchers from … Continue reading “Domestic violence associated with chronic malnutrition in women and children in India”
For immediate release: Monday, April 21, 2008 Boston, MA — One of the major aims of the U.S. health system is improving the health … Continue reading “Life expectancy worsening or stagnating for large segment of the U.S. population”
For immediate release: Wednesday, April 16, 2008 Boston, MA — In 1968, Kenneth Cooper, MD, MPH, authored the best-selling book Aerobics and introduced a new word … Continue reading ““Father of Aerobics” Kenneth Cooper, MD, MPH to receive Healthy Cup Award from Harvard School of Public Health”
For immediate release: Monday, April 14, 2008 Boston, MA — Naturally elevated levels of the antioxidant urate may slow the progression of Parkinson’s disease in men. … Continue reading “Elevated urate levels may slow the progression of Parkinson’s Disease”
For immediate release: Thursday, April 3, 2008 Boston, MA – A team of researchers from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), Brigham and Women’s … Continue reading “Researchers answer troublesome question of why some genetic association studies have failed replication attempts”