Articles tagged with: harvard medical school
Secrets of ancient Chinese remedy revealed Two-thousand-year-old herb regulates autoimmunity and inflammation “This compound could inspire novel therapeutic approaches to a variety of autoimmune disorders,” said Harvard School of Dental Medicine Professor Malcolm Whitman (from left), the senior author on the new study. Also pictured are Tracy Keller, the first author on the paper and […]
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Where medicine meets artistry Transit Gallery encourages busy workers to slow down, and see “A lot of what happens in a lab is about trial and error, and repeatedly trying and not seeing results,” the same as in an artist’s studio, said exhibitor Deb Todd Wheeler. “Persevering in the face of failure — sometimes that’s […]
Ideas to improve the everyday Third ‘Harvard Thinks Big’ event spotlights eight game-changing concepts “The message of Michelle Obama’s ‘Let’s Move’ program is drowned out by the $2 billion spent to market unhealthy food to children,” said Evolutionary Biology Professor Daniel Lieberman during “Harvard Thinks Big” event at Sanders Theatre. For the third straight year, […]
Most Cancers Strike Men, But Reasons Are Enigmatic It is well known that most cancers strike men more often than women. In many cases these differences can be explained by known risk factors such as smoking, drinking, or occupational hazards. But more than one-third of the cancers that disproportionately strike one sex or the other—men, […]
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A swimsuit like shark skin? Not so fast But teethlike ridges on bodies do help fish go faster, research says Kris Snibbe/Harvard Staff Photographer/Professor George Lauder has found that the rough surface of shark skin helps reduce drag and increase thrust as the animal swims. Interestingly, the research also tested the high-tech swimsuits and found […]
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Street smarts Techy-savvy students developed hurricane response plans in SEAS competition Photo courtesy of Flickr user Angie M. Photography/Debris lingered just outside New Orleans in July 2006, almost a full year after Hurricane Katrina devastated the region. Imagine a powerful hurricane has wreaked havoc on the city of Cambridge, Mass. Thousands of residents are injured, […]
Alumna Hopes Video Will Help Stem the Cholera Tide A new animated video about cholera—how people get infected, how it spreads, and how to treat it—is drawing attention from health workers around the globe. The video’s producer, Deborah Van Dyke, is a nurse practitioner in Vermont, a longtime aid worker for Doctors Without Borders, and […]
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Exploring roots of hunger, eating behaviors Study demonstrates that plasticity in the brain’s wiring controls feeding behavior Images courtesy of Dong Kong/ BIDMC/ The scientists found that a 24-hour period of fasting — which causes intense hunger in the control mice — was associated with a 67 percent increase in the number of dendritic spines (pictured) […]
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Deciding to go left or right. Researchers use device to determine that lower animals can navigate too. Stephanie Mitchell/Harvard Staff Photographer/Physics Professor Aravinthan Samuel and a team of Harvard researchers have shown that the lowly fruit fly maggot is capable of making “left- and right-steering decisions based on sensory input.” For decades, scientists have associated […]
Right time for ‘end-of-life’ talk. Study finds patients wait longer than they should. Amanda Swinhart/ Harvard Staff Photographer/ “Previous studies have shown that patients who discuss their end-of-life care preferences with a physician are more likely to choose palliative, comfort-focused care over aggressive measures, and [to] receive hospice or other care consistent with their wishes. […]
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