Research
Study Shows Leaders Experience Lower Stress
Leaders with higher levels of responsibility experience lower stress levels than their peers with less on their shoulders, according to the results of a recent study published by Harvard researchers.
HSPH Study Links Sugary Beverages and Genetic Risk of Obesity
Harvard School of Public Health researchers found that a greater consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages is linked with a greater genetic susceptibility to increased risk of obesity and high body mass index.
Harvard Professor Finds 'New Gospel'
A piece of papyrus, no bigger than the palm of a hand, provides the earliest and most definitive evidence yet that some early Christians believed Jesus was married, Harvard Divinity School Professor Karen L. King announced earlier today.
Romney is the Ninety-Nine Percent?
In an election season as Crimson-tinged as this one (even the "New York Times" felt the need to report on the presidential candidates' shared alma mater), it should come as no surprise that Harvard researchers are behind a 2009 political psychology study that's been trending across the blogosphere for the past several days. Their findings? That Mitt Romney is the new McSteamy. Herewith, your questions answered.
Scientist Disputes Report That He Plans To Spray Chemicals To Change the Climate
“The irony is we are doing the opposite of that,” Anderson said, claiming that the article “completely massacred the facts.”
Crimes at Harvard and Wartime House Life
Every week, The Crimson publishes a selection of articles that were printed in our pages in years past.
Harvard Polls Parents About Students' Finances, Alcohol, and More
Dean of the College Evelynn M. Hammonds emailed the parents of undergraduates an online survey this month containing questions about student life, academics, and financial aid.
Harvard Hosts Boston Elementary School Students
The student at the Boston public school Elihu Greenwood Leadership Academy in Hyde Park visited Harvard as part of a day-long early college awareness program that invited a group of fourth and fifth graders from two Boston public schools, along with their parents, to campus for an event featuring collaborative science experiments, discussions with college undergraduates, and Harvard campus tours.
Groundbreaking AIDS Researcher Dies at 62
Norman L. Letvin ’71 was remembered after his death last month for not only his groundbreaking research but also his welcoming demeanor, musical gifts, and devotion to family.
Losing Their Minds
A freezer malfunction at the Harvard Brain Tissue Resource Center damaged 150 brain samples.
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Seniors Selected for Best Theses
The prize for the very best thesis in the Harvard senior class went to two students this year, one who proposed ways to address cholera epidemics in Haiti for her thesis and another who wrote a collection of poems.
Johnson Named Interim Director of Primate Research Center
Associate professor of medicine R. Paul Johnson has been appointed the new interim director of the New England Primate Research Center after Frederick Wang resigned following the death of four primates in the Harvard Medical School laboratories.
Harvard Engineering Students Present Solutions in Medical Device Design
Physicians looking to make surgeries safer took some cutting-edge questions in medical device design to a group of Harvard students, who presented their attempts at solutions this week.
New Details Emerge in Case of Primate Death at HMS
The primate, which has been identified as a marmoset, died in the New England Primate Research Center in Southborough, Mass. after escaping from its cage, being caught with a net by NEPRC staff, and undergoing an imaging procedure.
Deleterious Me
Anne Wojcicki, co-founder of web-based personal genome company 23andMe, discusses the growing applications and impact of genomic sequency on individuals and health care systems at "Deleterious Me" Tuesday, April 17.
Lab Rat: Caitlin Carey '12
Caitlin Carey '12 is a Psychology concentrator and a research assistant at Harvard's Social Neuroscience and Psychopathology Laboratory.
Study: Yoga Can Improve Mental Health
Practicing yoga instead of taking a traditional physical education class can be an effective way for improving the mental health of high school students, according to a recent study co-led by a Harvard Medical School professor.
Harvard Researcher Develops New Method for Autism Diagnosis
Researchers at Harvard Medical School have developed a new web-based diagnostic procedure to identify autism more quickly, which they hope will allow clinicians to provide better care to their patients.
Genetic Mutations Linked to Autism
Individuals with mutations in specific genes have a high risk of autism, according to scientists working independently at Harvard, Yale, and the University of Washington in Seattle.
Infant Language Acquisition
Dr. Patricia Kuhl, of the Institute for Learning and Brain Sciences at the University of Washington, discusses infant language acquisition as part of the Mind, Brain, and Behavior’s Annual Distinguished Lecture series.
HSPH Researchers Present New Findings on Breast Cancer Screening
New research from the Harvard School of Public Health suggests that routine mammography screenings may lead to a significant amount of overdiagnosis of invasive breast cancer. Generally viewed as an important tool in detecting breast cancer, mammography screening was found to overdiagnose between 15 to 25 percent of breast cancer cases.