Are Google and smartphones degrading our memories?
It's been 20 years since Daniel Schacter first published his groundbreaking book on memory errors. In a recent talk he discussed some of those new findings, including how technology is helping and hurting.
Oct. 21, 2021 • ~7 min
Telehealth works, but upgrade is still needed, say experts
Telehealth is experiencing a pandemic-induced boom that experts say has helped patients maintain contact with their doctors and lowered barriers to access for many. It’s important, should the change become permanent, to ensure equal access to all communities.
April 8, 2021 • ~7 min
In soda tax fight, experts hear echoes of tobacco battles
Taxes on sugary drinks are potentially effective tools to fight the obesity epidemic and advocates are drawing lessons from the long battle against tobacco as they plot what they know will be a tough road ahead.
Feb. 18, 2020 • ~5 min
Islet-on-a-chip technology streamlines diabetes research
Islet-on-a-chip technology allows clinicians to easily determine the therapeutic value of beta cells for any given patient.
Aug. 29, 2019 • ~6 min
Harvard researchers create DNA ‘propellers’
Understanding how DNA and proteins interact — or fail to — could help answer fundamental biological questions about human health and disease.
July 19, 2019 • ~7 min
New ATAC-seq method from Harvard accelerates single-cell research
Harvard researchers have devised a time-saving method that makes it possible to speed up the process of profiling gene regulation in tens of thousands of individual human cells in a single day, a development that promises to boost genomics research.
June 27, 2019 • ~6 min
Harvard bioethics conference focuses on physician-assisted death
Advocates and opponents of medical-aid-in-dying laws, also called physician-assisted death, gathered at Harvard Medical School for a two-day conference organized by the HMS Center for Bioethics.
April 16, 2019 • ~8 min
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