An estimated 42% of Americans over the age of 55 are expected to develop dementia at some point, but there’s a bright side to that dark statistic. Researchers from the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health are adding to growing evidence that one particular personality trait can lower the risk of dementia — … Read more
The goal for most people is to live a long and happy life. There are several habits that happy and healthy people observe as they age, according to behavioral scientist and happiness expert Arthur Brooks, professor at the Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Business School in Boston. In a recent appearance on Dr. Rhonda Patrick’s FoundMyFitness … Read more
This news may keep you up at night. New research from Harvard University has found a link between evening light exposure and an increased risk of heart disease. Moreover, the authors claim that even modest amounts of light at night can have serious, long-term consequences. In the small study, brain imaging and satellite measurements were … Read more
A team of researchers at Harvard Medical School has identified a deficiency they believe could be the root cause of Alzheimer’s. Better yet, they believe a drug could prevent and reverse the crippling disease. Published in Nature, the findings are based on 10 years of research that includes lab mice and analysis of human brain … Read more
These high schoolers are getting a lesson in luxury. College hopefuls will soon be able to tour universities like rockstars — zipping between campuses on a private jet, crashing in five-star hotels, and wining and dining their way to a decision. For a mind-boggling, all-inclusive $300,000, the college admissions consultancy group IvyWise will whisk away … Read more
A healthy gut helps you digest your food and absorb its nutrients, strengthens your immune system and reduces your risk of certain chronic diseases. But not everyone realizes that having a happy belly also has a major impact on your mood since about 90% of your body’s serotonin and over 50% of your dopamine — … Read more
Here’s some sweet news just in time for the holiday candy season. Research published this week in The BMJ suggests that consuming chocolate can lower the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. But before you go cocoa-nuts — the study also had some caveats, showing that the wrong chocoholic choice can can lead to excessive … Read more
No sugarcoating this news. Consuming sugary or artificially sweetened drinks and processed meats may raise your risk of heart disease, according to a Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health study published this week in The Lancet. The researchers tracked the ultra-processed food (UPF) intake of more than 200,000 health professionals and followed up with … Read more
We’re getting an F for vitamin intake. More than half the world consumes insufficient amounts of micronutrients that are essential to health, including calcium, iron and vitamins C and E, new research finds. “These results are alarming,” said Ty Beal, senior technical specialist at the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), which conducted the research … Read more
Burger lovers may flip out over this news. A new Harvard study establishes a “significant” link between a key component in red meat and an increased risk of Type 2 diabetes. Iron is essential for making red blood cells, supporting our immune system and producing hormones. We get it through our diet in two forms: … Read more
The scientific community has been electrified by this new theory. The inception of life on Earth may have been the result of chemical reactions sparked by lightning strikes, a new study from Harvard suggests. “The origin of life is one of the great unanswered questions facing chemistry,” said senior author George M. Whitesides. Lightning may … Read more
Lexapro, Paxil and Cymbalta carry a higher risk of packing on pounds than Zoloft, while Wellbutrin users are less likely to gain weight, according to a new study of eight popular antidepressants. Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute (HPHCI) researchers analyzed the weights of more than 183,000 adult antidepressant users six months, a year and two … Read more
Older adults who experience chronic loneliness face a 56% higher risk of stroke than those who are not lonely, according to a new study from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy called attention last year to a nationwide loneliness and social isolation epidemic, warning that a lack of social connection increases … Read more
Kate Middleton revealed Friday that she’s battling cancer that was discovered after recent abdominal surgery — and now, oncologists are sounding the alarm about an uptick in certain cancers among younger adults. “There is an epidemic currently of young people getting cancer (under 50s),” Dr. Shivan Sivakumar, associate professor in oncology at the University of Birmingham … Read more
Dave Portnoy has narrowed down his hiring pool. The Barstool Sports head vowed this week to not hire applicants from Harvard, MIT and Penn after seeing congressional testimony from the schools’ presidents after they offered excuses and cited free speech amid antisemitic demonstrations on their campuses. “This video has made me so irate I need … Read more
Vivek Ramaswamy absorbed a jab from his Harvard classmate Pablo Torre and sent one back in return. Last week, Torre, a former ESPN broadcaster who is now a podcaster for Dan Le Batard and John Skipper’s Meadowlark Media, went on MSNBC and provided some mocking memories of the Republican presidential candidate from their time in … Read more
It’s one of the most exclusive hedge funds in the world — and even harder to get into than Harvard. In fact, you have to first be accepted to Harvard to even apply to Black Diamond Capital Investors, a student-run money-management firm at the school. (Not to be confused with billionaire Stephen Deckoff’s Black Diamond … Read more
What makes people truly happy? Two experts behind the world’s longest-running study of human happiness offer answers in a new book. The Harvard Study of Adult Development is the most intensive study of adult development in history, tracking the lives and happiness of 724 Boston men over 80 years from 1938, and going on to … Read more
A Harvard professor believes an alien spacecraft may have crashed to Australia’s north a decade ago — and he’s planning an expedition to retrieve the object from the floor of the Pacific Ocean. Astrophysicist Avi Loeb has previously made waves by claiming the object that streaked across the sky off the coast of Manus Island, Papua New … Read more