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Scientists Find Promising Breast Cancer Therapy
A new combination of drug therapies may prove effective in treating triple-negative breast cancer in human patients, according to a recent study published by researchers at Harvard Medical School and Baylor College of Medicine.
Progress Made on AIDS Vaccine
A medical breakthrough in HIV prevention could eventually lead to the development of an AIDS vaccine, due to a recent discovery by researchers at the Harvard-affiliated Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
University Professor Paul Farmer To Give HKS Address
Famed Harvard Medical School Professor Professor Paul Farmer will serve as the 2011 commencement speaker for the John F. Kennedy School of Government, according to an announcement released yesterday.
Harvard Hospital Transplants Human Face
Surgeons at Brigham and Women’s Hospital successfully performed the first full face transplant in the United States last week, the hospital announced yesterday.
Barefoot Running Expert Joins HMS
Irene S. Davis, an expert on the biomechanics of barefoot running, will join the faculty of Harvard Medical School as a member of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Spaulding Rehabilitation Network.
Harvard Professors Weigh in on Nuclear Threat
Though dangerous levels of radioactivity still pose a threat to the population around the deteriorating nuclear reactors at the Fukushima Power Plant in Japan, Harvard professors say that while the disaster may cause dangerous pollution, its consequences will not reach the most dire predictions.
U.S. News & World Report Releases 2012 Graduate School Rankings
The U.S. News & World Report recently released its 2012 rankings of graduate schools, and this year many of Harvard's graduate schools barely missed the top spot.
Professors' Spring Break Reading Recommendations
We asked Harvard professors for spring break reading recommendations—here's what they told us.
Marisa Silveri, Medical School Professor, Calls Alcohol’s Impact ‘No-Brainer'
Binge drinking among young adults—whose brains are in a critical stage of development—can lead to brain damage and impairments in neurological function, warned Assistant Psychiatry Professor and behavioral neuroscientist Marisa M. Silveri in a lecture last night.
Health Care Merger Efforts Fail
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Tufts Health Plan, which announced in January that they were exploring a merger, have jointly decided to end merger talks and remain independent companies.
LAB RAT OF THE WEEK: Alex Vasic ’13
On weeknights, Alex Vasic ’13 can often be found in the lab, where he studies hematopoeitic stem cells, the cells responsible for maintenance of the blood and the immune system.
Scientists Create Human Leukemia Model in Mice
Researchers at Harvard and University of California, San Francisco have developed a model for human leukemia in mice, a breakthrough that may allow scientists to more effectively study human cancers.
Ibuprofen May Prevent Parkinson’s
Adults who regularly take ibuprofen have a reduced risk of developing Parkinson’s disease relative to non-users, according to a study conducted by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health.
Children’s Hospital Faces Budget Cuts
Children’s Hospital Boston, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School, stands to lose $21 million in funding for the training of new pediatricians if President Obama’s tightened budget proposal passes in Congress for the 2012 fiscal year.
Alleged Sex Offender Dead
Former Children’s Hospital Boston Pediatrician Melvin D. Levine died Friday last week, a day after a class action lawsuit claiming he sexually abused his patients was filed against him. He was 71.
HSMBB CommuniTea Success, Despite Lack of Speaker
Approximately 15 students gathered in Emerson Hall earlier this afternoon for peppermint tea, vegan snickerdoodles, and discussion at the Harvard Society for Mind, Brain, and Behavior's inaugural CommuniTea event of the semester.
Panel Discusses Genome Research
Scientists discussed the importance and impact of the Human Genome Project yesterday at a panel moderated by University President Drew ...
HMS Speeds Professor Promotion Process
Harvard Medical School has announced a new policy for faculty promotion to full professor positions, reducing the number of steps required for approval by about half.
Blumenthal Rejoins HMS
David Blumenthal ’70 will return to his position at Harvard Medical School in March after spending two years as the national coordinator for health information technology at the Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, D.C.
Cholera Researchers Fight Stronger Strain
A relatively new hybrid form of cholera may be more dangerous than past strains, according to researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard University.
Undergrad Helps Find Lethal Gene
Joshua R. Wortzel ’13 has always been fascinated by genetics: as a young boy he discussed evolution with his father ...
Mass. Health Plans To Merge
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Tufts Health Plan have signed a memorandum of understanding as the first step in a process that would merge the two health care providers, a move that would consolidate the respectively second and third largest insurers in the state of Massachusetts.
Beth Israel CEO Resigns
Paul F. Levy, the CEO of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center who announced that he would resign his position last week, will receive up to $1.6 million in severance pay over the next two years.
As Potential Blizzard Approaches, Harvard Graduate Schools Cancel Classes
Schools within Harvard University have announced that classes will be canceled Wednesday, and the University has advised a large portion of its staff not to report to work in light of a storm that may bring up to 16 inches of snow to the Boston area.
TOP 10 NEWS STORIES OF 2010
From admissions fraud to a wave of robberies, The Crimson presents the top 10 stories of the year.