Research
HBS Professor Slams Google’s Methods
Harvard Business School Assistant Professor Benjamin G. Edelman ’02, who this month published a study accusing Google of bias, says that the company is attempting to discredit him for his work.
Harvard Scientists Control Minds of Worms
To the extent that a worm smaller than a pinhead has a mind, Harvard scientists have shown that they are capable of controlling it.
Study: Recognition Of Faces Peaks at 30
Our ability to recognize faces improves as we age, according to a new study conducted by Harvard scientists and published online in the journal Cognition earlier this month.
Tool Finds Trends in Google Books
A team of Harvard researchers has created a new tool that analyzes language patterns in published books to quantify cultural and historical trends from 1800 to 2000.
Coffee Causes Strokes...Sort Of
Now that finals are in full swing, many Harvard students are undoubtedly staying up all night, trying to learn what they were supposed to have learned throughout the fall term. As a result, most will likely turn to coffee, the quintessential source of caffeine, to fuel their late night study sessions.
Study Explores Skin Cancer
A recent collaborative study by the Harvard-affiliated Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT has provided researchers with key insight into how particular forms of melanoma—the most deadly form of skin cancer—can become resistant to certain cancer drugs.
Team Alters Gender Perceptions in Fruit Flies
Researchers at Harvard Medical School have discovered that sex-specific behavior plays a significant role in the interactions between male and female fruit flies.
Mass. General Hospital Team Develops New Plan for Care
A research team at the Harvard-affiliated Massachusetts General Hospital has devised a new treatment model to identify Chinese immigrants suffering ...
Harvard Scientists Reverse Aging Symptoms in Mice
For centuries, man as sought to find eternal youth. Although such a concept has remained a myth, for household rodents at least, that dream has finally come true.
Study Suggests WiFi May Harm Tree Life
A recent Dutch study found that the radiation emitted by wireless routers and access points has a detrimental effect on trees in the vicinity, but Harvard officials said that the University has not noticed any effects on campus flora.
Scientists Make New Black Hole Discovery
Generally, stars, planets, and particularly black holes are described in terms of billions of years, but researchers at NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory Center say they recently found a black hole formed only 30 years ago.
Study: Link Between Mothers Smoking, Criminal Activity of Children
Professors from the Harvard School of Public Health and Brown University released a study on Monday pointing to a “potential causal relationship” between smoking during pregnancy and criminal behavior among offspring later in life.
Study Finds that Early Marijuana Smoking Causes Cognitive Errors
People who start smoking marijuana at a young age are more likely to perform poorly at cognitive tasks than those who start at a later age, according to a new study by Harvard-affiliated researchers.
Students Challenge Government on AIDS at Conference
Harvard students, wearing shirts and holding signs saying “HIV POSITIVE”, demonstrated at a high-profile global health conference in Boston Friday, calling on the Obama administration to fulfill its pledge to sharply increase funding for AIDS programs.
Harvard Study Links Gene And Political Views
Scientists at Harvard and the University of California, San Diego, have provided evidence for the first time of a gene that plays a role in shaping an individual’s political beliefs.
Psych Study Determines Language Affects Test Results
The language used to conduct psychological tests might need be reexamined, Harvard researchers say.
Ruby A. Lai '12: The Bends, Nano-Style
To properly store her delicate samples of carbon nanotubes, Ruby A. Lai ’12 spent her hot summer in Cambridge fixing a helium fridge that could cool the temperature down to a few hundredths of a degree above absolute zero.
Diets High in Saturated Fats Can Lower Sperm Count, Researchers Say
As if the risk of heart disease was not enough, men now have another incentive to monitor their fat intake with the release this week of a Harvard Medical School study that found that high levels of saturated fats could damage their sperm.
Harvard Scientist Develops Method to Measure Star Mass
Measuring the mass of a star now only takes two things: a planet and a moon.
Harvard Scientists Study Methane in Deep Sea Brian Pools
In a recent study undertaken to explore the consumption of hydrocarbons in deep sea environments, two Harvard scientists discovered that microbes in the Gulf of Mexico are consuming methane up to a hundred times faster than previously thought.
Running, Fueling the Distance
Benjamin I. Rapoport, a student in the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, has developed a new model that allows marathon runners to calculate fueling requirements based upon their aerobic capacity and target pace.
Harvard Enters into Research Collaboration with Pharmaceutical Company
Harvard enters into new research collaboration with Sanofi-Aventis, a pharmaceutical company that will provide grants to fund projects proposed by Harvard researchers.