Wildfires are much worse than a sign of climate change, says expert
Loretta Mickley, a Harvard wildfire expert, says wildfires are not just a symptom of climate change, but with the increased burning of millenia-old global peat stores, have the potential to worsen warming.
Aug. 23, 2023 • ~9 min
Treatment significantly reduces symptoms of psoriasis in mice
Researchers have created a treatment that when applied directly to the skin in a mouse model of psoriasis, significantly reduces levels of inflammation and symptoms of psoriasis without systemic side effects.
July 22, 2020 • ~9 min
SEAS students develop customized videoconferencing platform
With the move to online classes, a group of Harvard students quickly formed a team and collaborated over spring break to develop Congregate, a web platform that enables users to host events or gatherings that are broken into many dynamically generated conversation rooms.
April 10, 2020 • ~6 min
Solid vaccine eliminates acute myeloid leukemia in mice
A new study presents an alternative treatment for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) that has the potential to eliminate AML cells completely.
Jan. 14, 2020 • ~10 min
Better delivery system for sending chemo to cancerous lung tissue
A new technique called ELeCt (erythrocyte-leveraged chemotherapy) can transport drug-loaded nanoparticles into cancerous lung tissue by mounting them on the body’s own red blood cells.
Nov. 13, 2019 • ~8 min
Electronic chip can perform intracellular recording from thousands of connected neurons simultaneously
Researchers from Harvard University have developed an electronic chip that can perform high-sensitivity intracellular recording from thousands of connected neurons simultaneously, allowing them to identify hundreds of synaptic connections.
Sept. 24, 2019 • ~5 min
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