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Health Can’t wait to listen? You should. Vishal Patel. Photo by Grace DuVal Alvin Powell Harvard Staff Writer March 12, 2026 4 min read Research inspired by driving lapse finds link between album drops, road fatalities Researchers seeking to understand the impact of smartphones on…

Health Thymus may be critical to adult health Mass General Brigham Communications March 18, 2026 4 min read Research indicates often-overlooked organ can be key predictor in longevity, disease risk, cancer treatment outcomes Two new studies led by Harvard-affiliated researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital…

Health Blood test has potential to detect earliest signals of Alzheimer’s disease April 21, 2026 3 min read New study suggests higher levels of pTau217 predict a faster progression, even when initial brain scans appear normal A new study by Harvard-affiliated investigators at Mass General Brigham has…

Health Rural U.S. bears heaviest burden accessing dental care Heather Denny HSDM Communications April 17, 2026 5 min read Researchers find 24.7 million Americans live in dental deserts, with transportation and specialty care the steepest barriers For millions of Americans living in rural communities, getting…

Health ‘Harvard Thinking’: How super-agers keep their brains young Illustrations by Liz Zonarich/Harvard Staff Samantha Laine Perfas Harvard Staff Writer April 15, 2026 long read In podcast, experts break down ‘biological contradiction’ of a 65-year-old with the memory of a 25-year-old — and what that…

The 2025–2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGAs) were released this week with the tagline “eat real food,” and a stronger stance on limiting added sugars and highly processed foods.  But it also brought the return of a pyramid-like graphic—this time flipped on its head, emphasizing foods like steak, full-fat milk, and butter. The visual prominence of such options might have you thinking saturated fat limits were tossed out with the MyPlate…

Home Food, Nutrition, Diet Healthy dietary patterns can help control menopause-related weight gain By Amy Roeder May 21, 2026 Hide caption Show caption Hleb Usovich / iStock Jump to Section Share Post LinkedIn Facebook WhatsApp Email Copy link Weight gain is common in the years…

Home Does it help to screen for major diseases? Experts share pros, cons, and challenges By Karen Feldscher May 21, 2026 Hide caption Show caption Kubra Cavus / iStock Jump to Section Share Post LinkedIn Facebook WhatsApp Email Copy link Screening for colorectal cancer (CRC)…

Health ‘No way to go but up’ Sy Boles Harvard Staff Writer March 23, 2026 6 min read From the ER to the highest mountains, sometimes riskier route is right, says wilderness doctor A series exploring how risk shapes our decisions. N. Stuart Harris was…

Sonja Lyubomirsky ’89 and Harry Reis. Photo (left) by Taea Thale; photo courtesy of Harry Reis Health Want to feel more loved? Forget changing yourself. Change conversation. Two psychologists offer science-backed framework on how to improve relationships March 19, 2026 7 min read Excerpted from…

Health New study links more immigrants with lower elderly mortality Researchers say among newcomers are medical, long-term care workers who are arriving amid critical U.S. shortage Alvin Powell Harvard Staff Writer March 20, 2026 5 min read David Grabowski. Veasey Conway/Harvard Staff Photographer New research…

Jennifer Wallace. Photo by Jo Bryan Photography Health Why mattering matters Author of best-seller talks about power of feeling valued, asking for help — and how AI threatens core human need Samantha Laine Perfas Harvard Staff Writer March 23, 2026 5 min read When Jennifer…

Health You don’t fight Parkinson’s without ‘raw moments.’ She shared them. Sue Goldie. By Kent Dayton Anna Lamb Harvard Staff Writer March 23, 2026 4 min read Chan School’s Sue Goldie felt ‘sheer responsibility’ to let Times journalist tell her story Adjusting to the reality…

Illustration by Liz Zonarich/Harvard Staff Health ‘Old’ Rethinking what it means to age as humans live longer and healthier Sy Boles Harvard Staff Writer March 30, 2026 7 min read A series about meanings An American born in 2024 can expect to live to 79.…

Veasey Conway/Harvard Staff Photographer Health Demystifying migraine ‘It’s not an imagined headache, and it’s not a mild condition,’ says Michael Moskowitz, Brain Prize recipient for his dogma-defying research Sy Boles Harvard Staff Writer April 3, 2026 5 min read Part of the Profiles of Progress…

Trisha Pasricha. Niles Singer/Harvard Staff Photographer Health Are your bathroom habits normal? In new book, doctor addresses everything you wanted to know but were afraid to ask Alvin Powell Harvard Staff Writer April 6, 2026 8 min read When you’re an expert on the gut,…