Burns and colleagues almost missed the chance to conduct the study.
Why Childhood Obesity Endures, Grows
Issues are complex, touch on lifestyle, culture, genetics, economy, policy
Issues are complex, touch on lifestyle, culture, genetics, economy, policy
Mapping Our Deep-Rooted Relationship With Medicinal Plants
Long before modern pharmaceuticals, our ancestors turned to plants to find cures for ailments from infections to parasites to fevers.
Long before modern pharmaceuticals, our ancestors turned to plants to find cures for ailments from infections to parasites to fevers.
Looking to Build Muscle? Lose Weight? Need More Protein, Right? Probably Not.
Forget influencers, nutritionist says. Here’s how much you really need, why too much can actually hurt you
Forget influencers, nutritionist says. Here’s how much you really need, why too much can actually hurt you
Girls Fell Further Behind in Math During, After Pandemic
It’s no secret that the COVID-19 pandemic was a seismic event for the nation’s schoolchildren.
It’s no secret that the COVID-19 pandemic was a seismic event for the nation’s schoolchildren.
Our Self-Evident Truths
What makes this particular sentence “the greatest”?
What makes this particular sentence “the greatest”?
Technically, It’s Possible. Ethically, It’s Complicated.
This year brings new emphasis on ethics of AI.
This year brings new emphasis on ethics of AI.
Tracy K. Smith Thinks Poetry Could Help Bring Us Together, if We Let It
Two-time U.S. poet laureate recalls her national project to encourage ‘notion that your life must be as important to you as mine is to me’
Two-time U.S. poet laureate recalls her national project to encourage ‘notion that your life must be as important to you as mine is to me’
Solving Mystery at Tip of South America
A new study by Harvard researchers sheds new light on this mystery with the discovery of a previously unknown ancient lineage that endured for more than eight millennia and gave rise to a surprisingly diverse mix of indigenous cultures.
A new study by Harvard researchers sheds new light on this mystery with the discovery of a previously unknown ancient lineage that endured for more than eight millennia and gave rise to a surprisingly diverse mix of indigenous cultures.
How Habits in Your 20s Shape Your Heart for Life
Young adulthood is a time of transitions: finishing school, starting careers, forming families, and navigating changes in healthcare.
Young adulthood is a time of transitions: finishing school, starting careers, forming families, and navigating changes in healthcare.
8 Trajectories for Long COVID
Study captures variability of a condition that affects millions
Study captures variability of a condition that affects millions
Odds of Surviving Cancer Drop Drastically When Credit Score Dips
After years of negotiation, James and his team received deidentified clinical data from roughly 90,000 cancer patients in the Massachusetts Cancer Registry alongside financial information from a national credit bureau.
After years of negotiation, James and his team received deidentified clinical data from roughly 90,000 cancer patients in the Massachusetts Cancer Registry alongside financial information from a national credit bureau.
Is AI Dulling Our Minds?
Experts weigh in on whether tech poses threat to critical thinking, pointing to cautionary tales in use of other cognitive labor tools
Experts weigh in on whether tech poses threat to critical thinking, pointing to cautionary tales in use of other cognitive labor tools
No One Knows the Answer, and That’s the Point
A few weeks after their arrival at the College, 15 first-year students settled into chairs for an unusual class — one with no answers.
A few weeks after their arrival at the College, 15 first-year students settled into chairs for an unusual class — one with no answers.
Heavy Drinking Linked to Worse Strokes
A new study by investigators from Mass General Brigham suggests that heavy alcohol use may lead to more severe brain bleeds and cause long-term brain vessel damage at a younger age.
A new study by investigators from Mass General Brigham suggests that heavy alcohol use may lead to more severe brain bleeds and cause long-term brain vessel damage at a younger age.
‘Harvard Thinking:’ Are You Getting Enough Sleep? Probably Not.
In this episode of “Harvard Thinking,” host Samantha Laine Perfas is joined by three experts to discuss why sleep is critical to health and how to ensure we’re getting enough.
In this episode of “Harvard Thinking,” host Samantha Laine Perfas is joined by three experts to discuss why sleep is critical to health and how to ensure we’re getting enough.