Ketamine found effective in treatment-resistant depression

A new study finds ketamine as effective as electroconvulsive therapy (without its major side effects) for the treatment of nonpsychotic, treatment-resistant depression.

Harvard Gazette • harvard
May 31, 2023 ~5 min

What drives four future climate leaders

Seniors represent diverse backgrounds, concentrations, and perspectives on finding real-world solutions to complex, mounting crisis.

Christy DeSmith • harvard
May 22, 2023 ~12 min


Estrogen a more powerful breast cancer culprit than we realized

A Harvard Medical School study shows the sex hormone estrogen — thus far thought to be only a fuel for breast cancer growth — can directly cause tumor-driving genomic rearrangements.

Ekaterina Pesheva • harvard
May 17, 2023 ~9 min

EPA’s new rules on forever chemicals don’t go far enough, study suggests

Harvard-led team finds standards don’t account for major source of drinking water contamination.

Paul Karoff • harvard
May 16, 2023 ~6 min

Newly identified genetic variant protects against Alzheimer’s

Researchers identified a first-of-its-kind patient with a genetic predisposition for early-onset Alzheimer’s disease who remained cognitively intact more than two decades beyond the expected age of memory impairment.

Haley Bridger • harvard
May 15, 2023 ~13 min

Why start mammograms at 40? Doctor explains new advice.

Guidance shifts amid troubling breast cancer trends in young and Black women.

Samantha Laine Perfas • harvard
May 12, 2023 ~7 min

How climate change may threaten soil’s ability to capture carbon

New study looks at the dynamics of how warming may affect carbon capture in soil near trees and plants.

Clea Simon • harvard
May 11, 2023 ~5 min

World ‘way off track’ on climate goal, says John Kerry

Despite increasing momentum toward a green energy shift, the world remains far off track from emissions reductions that will limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius, Biden’s climate ambassador said.

Alvin Powell • harvard
May 10, 2023 ~5 min


The struggle to design green buildings amid shifting legal, tech landscape

GSD Associate Professor Holly Samuelson explains how climate change is catalyzing dramatic new city and state regulations as architects, designers, and developers are struggling to stay current.

Christina Pazzanese • harvard
May 10, 2023 ~11 min

Think incubator for fresh ideas, innovation, new leaders to fight warming

Inaugural Harvard Climate Leadership Summit brings together students from across disciplines, Schools with established figures to pitch, consider, inspire.

Anna Lamb • harvard
May 9, 2023 ~5 min

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