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Want to live well?
You are what you eat. You’re also how you feel, how you exercise, how you sleep, how you handle money, how you relate to people, and what you value. If you’re worried about your well-being, Harvard...
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The hunt for healthy answers
Researchers at Harvard Medical School and Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Women’s Hospital are leading a five-year nationwide trial to find out whether the dietary supplements vitamin D and fish oil...
View ArticleHeart test debate heats up
Two studies published yesterday are expected to reignite an emotionally charged debate about whether young athletes should be screened with a heart test to reduce the small risk of sudden death from...
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The rise of chronic disease
A three-pronged health challenge is putting the squeeze on already-scarce resources in the developing world, with heart disease, diabetes, and other chronic ailments growing. At the same time, the...
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Gestational BPA exposure growing concern
Exposure in the womb to bisphenol A (BPA) — a chemical used to make plastic containers and other consumer goods — is associated with behavior and emotional problems in young girls, according to a...
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Women pay high price for high job strain
New research from Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) finds that women with high job strain are more likely to experience a cardiovascular-related event compared with women with low job strain. These...
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The good life, longer
Average Americans today can look forward to two more years of healthy life than they could have just a generation ago, Harvard researchers have found. By synthesizing the data collected in...
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Breathing easier over electricity
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued its long-awaited draft regulations on carbon emissions from U.S. power plants, which would require a 30 percent reduction in carbon dioxide...
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HSPH receives $24M gift
Murat Ülker, a leading entrepreneur in Istanbul, has contributed $24 million on behalf of the Ülker family to the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (HSPH) to establish the Sabri Ülker Center...
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Calculator adds up cardio risks
The new Healthy Heart Score developed by researchers at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (HSPH) gives individuals an easy way to estimate their 20-year risk of developing cardiovascular...
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How coffee loves us back
Coffee, said the Napoleon-era French diplomat Talleyrand, should be hot as hell, black as the devil, pure as an angel, sweet as love. Bach wrote a cantata in its honor, writers rely on it, and,...
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Cocoa for pleasure — and health?
Yes, we love cocoa in winter, particularly around Valentine’s Day. But does cocoa love us? While you may want to pass the mug, you also may also need to watch out for the saturated fat and sugar....
View ArticleFinancial incentives for cholesterol management may help contain cost
A program that offered financial incentives to both patients and their physicians to control low-density lipoproteins (LDL) cholesterol could be a cost-effective intervention for patients at high risk...
View ArticleHigher consumption of sugary beverages linked with increased risk of mortality
The more sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) people drink, the greater their risk of premature death — particularly from cardiovascular disease, and to a lesser extent from cancer, according to a large,...
View ArticleHarvard research shows new link between sleep and clogged arteries
Researchers have known for some time that poor sleep raises heart disease risk. Now, they’ve found a chemical chain reaction that helps explain that risk, leading from poor sleep to a white blood cell...
View ArticleStudy finds omega-3 supplements may reduce risk of heart attack
People who received omega-3 fish oil supplements in randomized clinical trials had lower risks of heart attack and other cardiovascular disease (CVD) events than those who were given placebo, according...
View ArticleNewly identified ‘metabolic signature’ can help predict CVD risk
A newly identified “metabolic signature” can evaluate an individual’s adherence and metabolic response to the Mediterranean diet and help predict future risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD),...
View ArticleMap of the human heart could guide treatments
Scientists have created a detailed cellular and molecular map of the healthy human heart to understand how this vital organ functions and to shed light on what goes awry in cardiovascular disease. The...
View ArticleHeart-healthy lifestyle linked to lower risk of future cancers
In addition to lowering risk of heart disease, maintaining a heart-healthy lifestyle may pay off in lower risk for developing cancer, researchers from Harvard-affiliated Massachusetts General Hospital...
View ArticleLess sodium, more potassium lowers risk of cardiovascular disease
Lower sodium consumption and higher potassium intake is linked with a reduced risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in most people, according to a study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health...
View ArticleAn 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...
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Gorge today, sweat tomorrow? That’s not how it works.
Do you need a good diet if you log enough hours in the gym? How about the health-conscious couch potato — can he eat his way to optimal health? A study of more than 350,000 people in the United Kingdom...
View ArticleHas the first person to live to be 150 been born?
Aging has been long believed to occur through accumulated mutations to DNA, which gradually interfere with the normal functioning of cells, tissues, and organs. In January, Harvard researchers reported...
View ArticleWomen 20% more likely than men to refuse statin therapy
With heart disease killing one person every 34 seconds in the U.S., researchers at Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Women’s Hospital wanted to know why more than 20 percent of high-risk patients refuse...
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