Research
MIT Is Working On a Swallowable Vital Signs Tracker
Think your fitness tracker is accurate? MIT just raised the bar. A team at MIT is developing a swallowable tracker that can measure heart and breathing […]
Study Links Coffee Drinking with Lower Premature Death Risk
Bring on the caffeine jitters. A new study from the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) says drinking three to five cups of coffee a […]
Study Says Therapy May Be the Most Durable Seasonal Depression Treatment
If flashbacks to last winter already have you in cold sweats, listen up. A new study says light boxes, sunlight-mimicking machines considered the seasonal affective […]
Men With Disabilities More Likely to Be Victims of Sexual Violence, Study Says
Men with disabilities are more likely to be victims of sexual violence during their lifetimes than men without any disabilities, according to a national study […]
Boston Children’s Hospital Is Using Special Effects to Improve Medical Training
With a new partnership, Boston Children’s Hospital is getting one step closer to Hollywood. The hospital announced Monday that its simulator program, SIMPeds, is working […]
New Study Says Rheumatoid Arthritis May Increase Risk of Death
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA), an inflammatory disorder of the small joints of the hands and feet, may increase risk of death by as much as 40 […]
More Americans Than Ever Take Prescription Drugs, Study Says
If you regularly take prescription drugs, new research says you’re not alone—far from it. According to a recent study from the Harvard School of Public […]
UMass Medical Test Confirms Diversity in Medicine Is Still Lacking
A new survey developed by UMass Medical School (UMMS) and The Association of American Medical Colleges is being used to assess diversity in academic medical […]
Harvard Biologists Are Creating a ‘Dropbox’ for Medical Research
A team of researchers at Harvard Medical School (HMS) just received a $1.6 million grant to build a medical Dropbox—in other words, an online search and […]
New Research Finds Cost-Effective Ways to Cut Down on Childhood Obesity
A new study from the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) identifies three actionable—and affordable—ways to help cut down on childhood obesity. The first of […]
Study: Do Low-Fat Diets Work for Weight Loss?
With a new food tied to health risks seemingly every day—this week’s processed meats news comes to mind—it may seem like an all-lettuce diet is […]
Medication Errors Occur in Up to Half of Surgeries, Study Says
Had surgery recently? A new study from Massachusetts General Hospital suggests there’s about a 50 percent chance your procedure involved some sort of medication error. […]
Study Finds Medical Providers May Not Be as Healthy as You Think
A new study says doctors may not be following their own advice when it comes to doling out health information. Lead author Anupam Jena, a […]
Harvard Researchers May Have Found a Way to Use Pig Organs for Transplants
For years, scientists have believed that making strategic changes to animals’ genomes could make their organs suitable donors for humans—but making those changes has proven […]