Is drinking in moderation good for your heart?

Researchers thought if they could find key mechanism, science might someday unlock benefits minus harm that comes with alcohol. They found it.

Brandon Chase • harvard
June 12, 2023 ~6 min

Your memory might benefit from a multivitamin

Can a simple multivitamin stave off age-related cognitive decline? A recent study says yes.

Alvin Powell • harvard
June 7, 2023 ~8 min


Birth control for cats is effective, but ‘ahead of its time’

A single dose of a naturally occurring hormone prevented ovulation and conception in female cats for at least two years. Could help control the population of millions of unowned outdoor cats.

McKenzie Ridings • harvard
June 6, 2023 ~6 min

Start of new era for Alzheimer’s treatment

Neurologist explains why recent trial of the drug lecanemab may offer hope for those with deadly disease.

Alvin Powell • harvard
June 5, 2023 ~11 min

How ketamine affects three key regions of brain

It’s a powerful antidepressant, but science needs more answers on out-of-body experiences and other “dissociative effects,” says the first author Fangyun Tian.

Alvin Powell • harvard
May 31, 2023 ~6 min

Ketamine found effective in treatment-resistant depression

A new study finds ketamine as effective as electroconvulsive therapy (without its major side effects) for the treatment of nonpsychotic, treatment-resistant depression.

Harvard Gazette • harvard
May 31, 2023 ~5 min

Estrogen a more powerful breast cancer culprit than we realized

A Harvard Medical School study shows the sex hormone estrogen — thus far thought to be only a fuel for breast cancer growth — can directly cause tumor-driving genomic rearrangements.

Ekaterina Pesheva • harvard
May 17, 2023 ~9 min

Newly identified genetic variant protects against Alzheimer’s

Researchers identified a first-of-its-kind patient with a genetic predisposition for early-onset Alzheimer’s disease who remained cognitively intact more than two decades beyond the expected age of memory impairment.

Haley Bridger • harvard
May 15, 2023 ~13 min


Why start mammograms at 40? Doctor explains new advice.

Guidance shifts amid troubling breast cancer trends in young and Black women.

Samantha Laine Perfas • harvard
May 12, 2023 ~7 min

Alcohol-related liver disease soared during pandemic, hitting one race hardest

During the pandemic, American Indian and Alaska Native populations experienced nearly six times the mortality of white people from alcohol-associated liver disease.

Harvard Gazette • harvard
May 2, 2023 ~4 min

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