Harvard Medical School
HMS Research Dean To Depart
William W. Chin, who has served as executive dean for research at Harvard Medical School for the past three years, will depart Harvard at the end of this month for a new position with a Washington, D.C.-based pharmaceutical trade group.
HMS Researchers Study Aggressive Behavior in Fruit Flies
In a new study published last month in the Proceedings of the National Academy of the Sciences, Harvard researchers found that two pairs of dopamine-producing neurons in fruit flies may be exclusively linked with aggressive behavior.
HMS Study Finds Low Use of Asthma Insurance Coverage Among Young Adults
A recent study at Harvard Medical School found that young adults in the United States between the ages of 18 and 25 utilized less health insurance coverage for their chronic asthma than adolescents between the ages of 14 and 18 did.
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Protesters stand in Harvard Square with signs calling for the release of primates from the New England Primate Research Center to sanctuaries. NEPRC, affiliated with Harvard Medical School in Southborough, is set to close in 2015.
Study Reveals Early Malnutrition Affects Personality Formation
In a new study published last March in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Harvard researchers reveal that even a single incident of malnutrition in early childhood can have a profound effect on an individual’s adult personality. Individuals who had suffered from severe starvation as infants tended to be more neurotic and less adventurous, sociable, curious, and organized as adults.
HMS To Close Primate Research Center
Harvard Medical School’s New England Primate Research Center will largely discontinue its operations by 2015, the Medical School announced Tuesday.
Report Outlines HMS Researcher Misconduct
An internal investigation by Harvard Medical School into scientific misconduct by one of its former stem cell researchers used information from the researcher’s colleagues and computer hard drive searches to confirm a breach of academic integrity, according to the investigation’s official report.
Excess Salt Study
Harvard University researchers have found out in a new study that an excess amount of salt factors in 2.3 million deaths annually.
'Do Good Well:' Advice from a Harvard Grad
mes, crimson and blue make a purple-ish color. Other times, crimson and blue make a book about changing the world. Nina Vasan '06, now pursuing a degree at Harvard Medical School, recently published "Do Good Well," a more-than-500-page guide for students and anyone interested in changing the world, with co-writer Jennifer Przybylo, a graduate of Yale University.
Potential Anti-Aging Drug Promises Longer Life Spans
A drug capable of elongating life spans to over 100 years might not be as unrealistic as it sounds, according to a new study by researchers at Harvard Medical School.
HMS Researchers Find Genetic Links to Psychiatric Disorders
In a finding that that could improve the effectiveness of treatments, Harvard Medical School researchers have found that certain genes are associated with five psychiatric disorders, including schizophrenia and autism.
Anticipating Federal Cuts, Schools Streamline, Diversify Sponsored Funding
Regardless of what happens on Capitol Hill this week, Harvard will have to contend with decreased revenue from federal agencies by reevaluating its reliance on different sources of income.
