Month: August 2024

Wellness Guide

Genetic risk scores developed for six diseases

A team of researchers has developed a genetic risk score for six common diseases, which could assist doctors and patients when making medical decisions. A person’s risk of developing diseases such as Type 2 diabetes or breast cancer may be influenced by thousands of genetic differences. Looking at a single DNA difference that has a […]

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  • August 3, 2024
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Understanding primary progressive aphasia

When you think about progressive brain disorders that cause dementia, you usually think of memory problems. But sometimes language problems — also known as aphasia — are the first symptom. What’s aphasia? Aphasia is a disorder of language because of injury to the brain. Strokes (when a blood clot blocks off an artery and a […]

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  • August 3, 2024
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A diversity lag in U.S. medicine includes stalled progress for Black men

As female representation rose dramatically in U.S. medical schools, the number of Black men in academic medicine stagnated or decreased, according to a special report in the New England Journal of Medicine. The overall picture suggests that U.S. academic medical programs must not only recruit more underrepresented clinical faculty candidates, but also find ways to […]

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  • August 3, 2024
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Former CDC directors discuss the future of the agency

On Monday, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Rochelle Walensky, announced that the agency will undergo a monthlong review to evaluate potential reforms. A day later, the Harvard T. H. Chan School for Public Health convened five former leaders of the CDC to examine challenges facing the agency and provide insight […]

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  • August 3, 2024
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An avocado a week may lower heart disease risk

People who eat two or more servings of avocado each week may lower their risk of cardiovascular disease compared to people who rarely eat avocado, according to a new study led by researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The researchers also found that replacing animal products such as butter, cheese, or processed […]

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  • August 3, 2024
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Siren call of daylight saving must be resisted, scientists say

The clock, not the steam engine, is the key machine of the modern industrial age. —Lewis Mumford, 1934 Forget long, languid summer evenings — they’re not worth the cost. Forget the annual “spring forward,” which we curse for how tired it leaves us but welcome for the promise of warmth and light. And, please, forget […]

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  • August 3, 2024
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Health Briefs

Olive oil consumption lowers risk of premature death, study suggests

People who consume high amounts of olive oil may lower their risk of premature death overall and from specific causes, including cardiovascular disease, cancer, and neurodegenerative disease, according to a new study led by researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The researchers also found that people who consumed olive oil instead of […]

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  • August 3, 2024
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Epstein-Barr virus may be leading cause of multiple sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis, a progressive disease that affects 2.8 million people worldwide and for which there is no definitive cure, is likely caused by infection with the Epstein-Barr virus, according to a study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health researchers. Their findings were published today online in Science. “The hypothesis that EBV causes […]

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  • August 3, 2024
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Harvard-led research identifies potential test for cannabis impairment

Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital have found a noninvasive brain imaging procedure to be an objective and reliable way to identify individuals whose performance has been impaired by THC, the psychoactive ingredient in cannabis. The technique uses imaging technology known as functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) to measure brain activation patterns that correlate to impairment from […]

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  • August 3, 2024
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New global survey looks at health, well-being

What’s your blood pressure? For most people, this is an easy question, a fundamental measurement taken at every doctor’s visit. Many supermarkets have free stations to check it. Even smart watches can gather this metric anywhere, anytime. Now answer this: What’s your purpose in life? That data, according to a group of researchers at Harvard […]

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  • August 3, 2024
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