Category: Education
Eating healthier costs more but reduces health spending in the long run
The healthiest diets cost about US$1.50 more per day than the least healthy diets, according to new research from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH). The finding is based on the most comprehensive examination to date comparing prices of healthy foods […]
Women with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) more likely to become obese
Women with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) gain weight more rapidly and are more likely to be overweight or obese than women without the disorder, researchers at Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health ound. It is the first study to […]
Increasing Vitamin D intake can help with multiple sclerosis
For patients in the early stages of multiple sclerosis (MS), low levels of vitamin D were found to strongly predict disease severity and hasten its progression, according to a new study led by Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) investigators in collaboration […]
Economic growth not the solution for child undernutrition
A large study of child growth patterns in 36 developing countries finds that, contrary to widely held beliefs, economic growth has little to no effect on the nutritional status of the world’s poorest children. The study, from researchers at Harvard School of […]
New genetic variants linked to habitual coffee drinking
A new, large-scale study has identified six new genetic variants associated with habitual coffee drinking. The genome-wide meta-analysis, led by Harvard School of Public Health and Brigham and Women’s Hospital researchers, helps explain why a given amount of coffee or caffeine has different effects […]
Maternal exposure to air pollution increases risk of autism in newborns
Women exposed to high levels of fine particulate matter specifically during pregnancy—particularly during the third trimester—may face up to twice the risk of having a child with autism than mothers living in areas with low particulate matter, said a new […]
Exposure to air pollution increases risk of cardiovascular disease in women with diabetes
Women with diabetes are more likely to develop cardiovascular disease if they are exposed to air pollution. Investigators from Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) and Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health used data from a nationwide study of nurses to […]
Working in green environment offices linked to higher cognitive scores
Those who work in well-ventilated offices with below-average levels of indoor pollutants and carbon dioxide (CO2) have significantly higher cognitive functioning scores—in crucial areas such as responding to a crisis or developing strategy—than those who work in offices with typical […]
Drinking coffee moderately may prevent early death
A study by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health has found that people who drink about three to five cups of coffee a day may be less likely to die prematurely from some illnesses than those who don’t drink or drink […]
Low physical growth in children in the developing world leads to loss of US $176.8 billion in wages
Children with faltering life growth in low- and middle-income countries results in a US$176.8 billion reduction in potential career earnings, according to new Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health research funded by Grand Challenges Canada. Representing the first in-depth study […]
