Science
FDA Reviewing Caffeine Supplement AeroShot
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is currently reviewing the safety of AeroShot, an inhalable caffeine product manufactured by Breathable Foods, a company founded by a Harvard professor and led by a College graduate.
Harvard Lab Builds New Robotic Insects
A new fabrication technique for creating robotic insects crawled out of the Harvard Microrobotics Laboratory this week.
Flying Robots
On Friday, Harvard graduate student Pratheev S. Sreetharan demonstrates how the robotic fly works when it is cranked manually. He hopes to explore all of the implications of his breakthrough.
Harvard Researchers Develop SIV Vaccine
Researchers at the Harvard-affiliated Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center recently developed a vaccine for rhesus monkeys that provides immunity against the Simian Immunodeficiency Virus (SIV), a virus found in monkeys that is analogous to HIV.
Professor Spotlight: Sasselov on Super-Earths
In his new book, “The Life of Super-Earths,” astronomy professor Dimitar D. Sasselov claims that a class of planets called Super-Earths may be our best chances for finding extraterrestrial life.
Ancient Social Networks Mirror Today’s
Ancient human social networks exhibited several of the same properties as those of modern networks, a new Nature study suggests.
Lab Rat of the Week: Andrew K. Cohen '13
The decision to pursue laboratory research at Harvard was an easy one for Andrew K. Cohen ’13.
New CF Drug Targets Protein
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, a Cambridge-based pharmaceutical company, received FDA approval last week for its new cystic fibrosis treatment. While all previous ...
Leukemia Drug Kills T-cells, Spares Immunity
A study published this January by dermatologists at Brigham and Women’s Hospital may transform the way physicians approach treatment for leukemic cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (L-CTCL).
Iodide Exposure Tied To Thyroid Disorders
Researchers from Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital found that exposure to high levels of iodide—widely given intravenously to patients for medical imaging procedures—is associated with an increased risk of thyroid disease.
10 Tried and True Classes
If you're still unsure about classes, take a look at some of these steadfast courses that are popular year after year. Although they may not be the easiest, without fail, these classes consistently fill up lecture halls.
Confronting Cruelty
As members of the Harvard community, we all have the opportunity to urge Harvard faculty and administrators to regard charges of animal cruelty with the utmost seriousness and to recognize our institution as a leading university that should set an example for many other institutions.
Science Writer Talks Tattoos
Carl Zimmer, popular science writer and a lecturer at Yale, gave a presentation at the Museum of Natural History Tuesday night on his new book “Science Ink: Tattoos of the Science Obsessed.”
Study Sheds Light on Oil-Water Mixtures
Emulsions—mixtures of oil droplets suspended in water—may take much longer to reach equilibrium than previously expected, according to a recent ...
