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Progress on Cardiovascular Disease Care in the U.S. Has Stalled Despite Treatment Advances, New Report Finds
Progress against cardiovascular disease in the United States has slowed — and in some cases reversed — over the past 15 years, despite major advances in treatment, according to a new Harvard-led report published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
‘Huge Problem’: Graduate Students Warn Harvard Ph.D. Cuts Are Hitting Classrooms and Labs
The effects of Harvard’s planned reductions to Ph.D. admissions are already being felt across the University, graduate students said, as smaller cohorts strain teaching capacity and limit mentorship.
Harvard Researchers Reveal New Insights Into Human Bipedalism
Harvard scientists have discovered new evolutionary changes in pelvic structure that allowed the first humans to walk upright on two legs.
Dennis Thompson, Founder of the Safra Center for Ethics, Remembered as Revolutionary Thinker
Thompson, the founding director of the Harvard Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Ethics who had taught at Harvard since 1986, died March 30 in Peterborough, New Hampshire. He was 84.
From the Seafloor to Outer Space: Marine Microbiology in the Girguis Lab
Girguis, a professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology at Harvard, specializes in biochemistry and ecological physiology. His work focuses on the deep sea, studying the “linkages” between marine organisms and their environment, with implications for everything from space exploration to human health.
HMS Research Identifies Metabolic Enzyme That Facilitates Lung Cancer Growth
Researchers at the Harvard Medical School discovered that the enzyme GUK1 promotes lung cancer growth by boosting the metabolism of tumor cells, according to a Feb. 6 study published in Cell.
HMS Study Reveals How Mutation Can Accelerate Breast Cancer Progression
A new study led by Harvard Medical School researchers shed new light on how even a single defective copy of the tumor-suppressor BRCA1 gene can increase patients’ risk of developing breast cancer.
IOP Hosts Presidential Election Watch Party in Sanders Theater
Harvard students flocked to Sanders Theater at 8 p.m. Tuesday night, waving American flags and singing along to Beyonce’s “Texas Hold ‘Em,” to watch the results of the 2024 presidential election.
Richard A. Cash, Developer of Oral Rehydration Therapy, Dies at 83
Richard A. Cash died on Oct. 22 at his Cambridge home after an eight-month battle with brain cancer. He was 83.
Harvard Researchers Suggest Green Hydrogen Will Remain Costlier Than Projected
Harvard researchers found in a recent study that prices for green hydrogen — hydrogen fuel created from sustainable energy sources — will remain high.