Articles tagged with: harvard medical school
One in Ten Children Face Elevated Risk of Abuse, Future PTSD, Due to Gender Nonconformity Boston, MA — Children in the U.S. whose activity choices, interests, and pretend play before age 11 fall outside those typically expressed by their biological sex face increased risk of being physically, psychologically, and sexually abused, and of suffering from […]
Right choice, but not the intuitive one Psychologist explores common barriers to good decision-making When faced with a tough choice, we already have the cognitive tools we need to make the right decision, Daniel Gilbert, a professor of psychology at Harvard, told his Law School audience. To take a gratifying, low-paying job or a well-paid […]
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A life reborn, a story now told Escaping Cambodia, Aun Em built a new life at Harvard Medical School Aun Em, who is Harvard Medical School’s IT help desk coordinator, has lived by the code of always looking forward. This has guided both her life and her career at Harvard; Em and her family fled […]
Fears of bioterrorism or an accidental release Have efforts to combat bird flu actually increased the risk to public health? A group of experts on infectious disease gathered at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) to debate whether efforts to combat a deadly form of flu have actually increased the risk to public health. […]
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Sending DNA robot to do the job Technology has potential to seek out cancer cells, cause them to self-destruct The nanosized robot was created in the form of an open barrel whose two halves are connected by a hinge. The DNA barrel, which acts as a container, is held shut by special DNA latches that […]
Willing a way to clean water Fellow expands on professor’s efforts to ensure clean sources in rural areas With her redesign of a plastic water dispenser, Daniele Lantagne, a two-year Georgio Ruffolo Research Fellow in Harvard Kennedy School’s Sustainability Science Program, has helped to bring clean water to thousands of people. Ayear and a half […]
Pain relief for patients in Uganda MGH provides training in technique to soothe surgical recoveries Vicki Modest (far left) demonstrates the use of ultrasound in the operating room to Sadic Kagwa, an anesthesia resident at Mbarara. “Pain control is one of the major issues before and after an operation,” said Paul First, assistant professor of […]
New subtype of ovarian cancer identified Harvard researchers believe it may be vulnerable to anti-angiogenic drugs The investigators estimate that the subtype may account for a third of all serous ovarian cancers, a common cancer of the surface of the ovaries. “With this study, we’ve shown that serous ovarian cancer exists in at least one […]
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Hyman to lead Broad research center Former provost named director of Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research Steven Hyman, neuroscientist, former Harvard University provost, and former head of NIMH, has been named the new director of the Broad Institute’s Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research. Steven E. Hyman, a Harvard-trained neuroscientist, University provost for a decade, and the former […]
Chicago as urban microcosm Professor studies Second City to paint detailed portrait of American cities “Neighborhoods have legacies,” said Robert Sampson, author of “Great American City: Chicago and the Enduring Neighborhood Effect.” “Crime and poverty are durable over long periods of time. From the 1960s onwards, cities went through amazing social change — riots, crime […]
