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As strong as an insect’s shell Wyss research takes cue from nature to create tough, low-cost material Postdoctoral fellow Javier Fernandez (right) and Don Ingber, director at the Wyss Institute, have created a new material made from discarded shrimp shells and proteins derived from silk called “shrilk.” It is thin, clear, flexible, and hard as […]
Blood test for depression? Found to accurately distinguish depressed patients from healthy controls “Traditionally, diagnosis of major depression and other mental disorders has been made based on patients’ reported symptoms, but the accuracy of that process varies a great deal, often depending on the experience and resources of the clinician conducting the assessment,” says George […]
Triumphs against smallpox, polio, AIDS Harvard researchers led pivotal breakthroughs against many diseases In 1926, Harvard Medical School faculty members George Minot (pictured) and William Murphy tackled pernicious anemia, which often killed sufferers within three years. Their study showed that a diet heavy in raw liver improved the sufferers’ condition. Later studies isolated the active […]
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Decoding keys to a healthy life 74 years young, Harvard study continues to yield a treasure trove of data “We used to think that if you had relatives who lived to a ripe old age, that was the best predictor” of a long life, said Robert Waldinger, director of the Harvard Study of Adult Development, […]
Searching for Answers to Causes of Childhood Depression Over the past decade, scientists have produced a flurry of studies exploring the role of genetic (nature) and environmental factors (nurture) in youth depression, but there has been little consensus on how depression is jointly impacted by specific genes and external factors, such as poverty, abuse, and negative family […]
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The ‘diversity problem’ in science. Hammonds calls for continued study in scientific communities. As part of the keynote address delivered at MIT’s Institute Diversity Summit, Harvard College Dean Evelynn M. Hammonds said that “barriers within science have persisted for minority women even as they changed for white women and minority men.”/Jon Chase/Harvard Staff Photographer Opportunities […]
From impostors to chocolate January session gave GSAS students a raft of offbeat program offerings A personal finance session sponsored by the Harvard University Employees Credit Union focused on giving graduate students the practical skills they would need throughout life. “My goal is to help you understand what is important to you, and what your […]
Harvard Thinks Big 2: “Beyond Point-and-Shoot Morality” – Joshua Greene … … Joshua Greene, Assistant Professor of Psychology (March 7, 2011) ### About Harvard University. Established in 1636, Harvard is the oldest institution of higher education in the United States. The University, which is based in Cambridge and Boston, Massachusetts, has an enrollment of over 20,000 […]
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Harvard Thinks Big: “Religion in the Age of Pluralism” – Diana Eck … … Diana Eck, Professor of Comparative Religion and Indian Studies and Frederic Wertham Professor of Law and Psychiatry in Society, on what everyone needs to know in a new era of faith and globalization. (March 1, 2011) ### About Harvard University. Established […]
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David Brooks: The Social Animal … … Each day’s news brings new findings from the world of brain research, behavioral economics, psychology and the study of the human mind. But what do all these findings add up to? They add up to a new view of human nature and a new vision of how people […]
