The recently published study by Harvard RWJF Health & Societies Scholar Program Alum Alexander Tsai and Harvard Pop Center affiliated faculty member Ichiro Kawachi that links being well-integrated socially with a lowered risk of suicide receives press.
Being Socially Well-Integrated Reduces Risk of Suicide
A 24-year prospective cohort study authored by Harvard RWJF Health & Societies Scholar Program Alum Alexander Tsai and Harvard Pop Center affiliated faculty member Ichiro Kawachi indicates that middle-aged men who are well-integrated socially have more than a 2-fold reduced risk for suicide. Being married, having a larger social network, and attending religious services on a regular basis showed the strongest protective associations. This study was published online July 14…
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Can genes play a role in how we react to traumatic events?
Harvard Pop Center affiliated faculty member Mary Waters, PhD, has co-authored a novel study that explores the interaction between genetic variants and exposure to Hurricane Katrina on post-traumatic stress and post-traumatic growth (positive psychological changes that can come from experiencing and processing a disaster and its aftermath).
Youths and PTSD: Impact of media exposure following 2013 Boston Marathon bombing
Margaret Sheridan, PhD, a former Harvard RWJF Health & Society scholar, has published a study that could help to make it easier to identify youths most vulnerable to PTSD following a wide-scale traumatic event.
Thurston’s Study on Hot Flashes and Weight Loss in the News
A study by Harvard RWJF Scholar Alum Rebecca Clark Thurston, PhD, on the connection between a reduction in menopausal hot flashes and weight loss has received some press in The Pittsburgh Business Times. The study has been published in the July online issue of Menopause.
Knowledge is Power: Malaria Knowledge and Bednet Ownership
Harvard RWJF Alum Alexander Tsai, MD, PhD, has published a study that looks at the association between malaria knowledge and ownership of insecticide-treated bednets, one of the most effective malaria-prevention tools available, in settings without large-scale distribution programs.
What impact does long-term weight change have on health-related quality of life?
A study co-authored by Harvard Pop Center affiliated faculty member Ichiro Kawachi, MD, PhD, looks at the long-term impact of weight change on the health-related quality of life in two cohorts of US women.
Does losing weight help to reduce menopausal hot flashes?
Harvard RWJF Scholar Alum Rebecca Clark Thurston, PhD, has co-authored a pilot study designed to test whether weight loss reduces hot flashes.
Helpful algorithm for quantifying cardiometabolic risk may help motivate prevention and intervention
Harvard Pop Center Director Lisa Berkman and affiliated researcher Orfeu Buxton have co-authored a study that presents a way to quantify cardiometabolic risk using modifiable, non-self-reported risk factors which may help to motivate an individual’s commitment to prevention and intervention. The study has been published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
Are Adolescent Smokers Using E-Cigarettes to Help Them Quit?
One of our RWJF Health & Society Scholars, Adam Lippert, PhD, has recently published a paper on which adolescent subgroups are using e-cigarettes and whether they are using them to help them quit smoking. The study has been published in the American Journal of Health Promotion.