Could COVID drug spawn super virus?

Some worry a treatment that kills SARS-CoV-2 by helping it mutate could spawn a super virus. New research weighs in on its "evolutionary safety."

Anne J. Manning • harvard
Sept. 12, 2023 ~3 min

Next spat with your partner, try silence

If you're doing all the talking, then you're probably doing it wrong, says negotiation expert.

Harvard Gazette • harvard
Sept. 11, 2023 ~5 min


Think twice before saying ‘cult’

Survey shows intense support for ex-president in face of indictments, but common claim among MAGA critics falls short of scientific rigor.

Christina Pazzanese • harvard
Sept. 8, 2023 ~8 min

These doctors aren’t sweating AI — yet

Board exam for pediatric specialty stumps ChatGPT, at least in some areas.

Alvin Powell • harvard
Sept. 8, 2023 ~8 min

Expert offers COVID outlook for fall and winter

William Hanage, an associate professor of epidemiology, talks about hybrid protection, vulnerability of older people, and the wisdom of Taylor Swift.

Alvin Powell • harvard
Sept. 7, 2023 ~9 min

Microdevices implanted into tumors offer new way to treat brain cancer

A microdevice has been designed that can be implanted into tumors to conduct dozens of experiments at once to study the effects of new treatments on some of the hardest-to-treat brain cancers.

Harvard Gazette • harvard
Sept. 7, 2023 ~6 min

Mass. sees more out-of-state abortion patients post-Dobbs

Women are traveling from states as far away as Texas for care, finds Brigham and Women’s study.

BWH Communications • harvard
Sept. 6, 2023 ~6 min

Salata Institute funds 14 climate projects

Plant-based buildings, greener AI, and a national agroforest are just a few of the solutions researchers are teaming up to explore.

Salata Institute Communications • harvard
Sept. 4, 2023 ~11 min


Need cancer treatment advice? Forget ChatGPT

New research finds in about a third of the cases AI chatbot provided medically inappropriate recommendations for cancer treatment.

Harvard Gazette • harvard
Aug. 29, 2023 ~5 min

Eye atlas could guide targeted therapies in blindness prevention

Researchers’ atlas pinpoints where disease-causing genes are expressed, raising hope for inroads against glaucoma and macular degeneration.

Anne J. Manning • harvard
Aug. 25, 2023 ~5 min

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