@HarvardResearch

Harvard scholars conduct research in almost every field, and seek to expand human knowledge through analysis, innovation, and insight.

 Cambridge, MA
harvard.edu/science
Joined March 2009
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In a recent paper, a team of researchers modeled the future demand for air conditioning as days with extreme heat increase globally seas.harvard.edu/news/2022/0…

In a hotter world, air conditioning isn’t a luxury, it’s a lifesaver

Billions more will need access to AC as extreme heat increases

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In a new @NaturePortfolio paper, HSCRB and @broadinstitute’s Paola Arlotta finds that 3 different autism risk genes affect similar aspects of brain development and the same types of neurons. The results are an exciting first step toward finding treatments. hscrb.harvard.edu/news/autis…

Different autism risk genes, same effects on brain development | HSCRB

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Churned out by the immune system when it encounters a pathogen, or made in response to vaccines that mimic one, these tiny proteins attach themselves to the virus and prevent it from invading healthy cells hms.harvard.edu/news/unsung-…

Unsung Heroes

In fight against COVID, T cells an untapped target for vaccines

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Alum Eva Cai designed a new approach for treating middle ear infections: EarFlow is a drug delivery system that, when placed on the eardrum without surgery or anesthesia, administers steroids and antibiotics seas.harvard.edu/news/2021/1…
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Researchers are making progress toward understanding the connection between inflammation and age-related neurodegeneration hvrd.me/qaN630s2V4J
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The largest study of cardiovascular disease among people living with HIV provides useful insights that may inform treatment or prevention strategies for this patient population hms.harvard.edu/magazine/agi…

Harvard Medicine Magazine

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Spin waves, a change in electron spin that propagates through a material, could fundamentally change how devices store and carry information seas.harvard.edu/news/2021/1…

Surfing the spin wave

New method to measure spin waves brings us one step closer to spin superfluidity

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New findings underscore the role of neuroinflammation in conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, Lewy body dementia, and frontotemporal dementia hvrd.me/qaN630s2V4J
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Wyss Institute@wyssinstitute7 Dec 2021
Wyss researchers have collaborated with colleagues at the @HarvardGSD to develop foldable polymer-based radiant cooling devices to lower energy consumption for cooling in both residential and commercial buildings. #EnergyEfficiency #CoolingSolution wyss.harvard.edu/technology/…

Origami-Inspired Radiant Cooling for Improved Thermal Health

Origami-inspired Radiant Cooling devices for a broad range of building interiors use microfluidic water-circuits and foldable designs that increase their surface area to achieve more effective...

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The researchers documented the presence of quantum spin liquids, a never-before-seen state of matter hrvd.me/QuantumQuest760t
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Researchers were able to target two pathways that effectively prevented and reversed hearing loss in mouse models with Norrie disease hvrd.me/falZ30rY6Cv
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A new Harvard-led study traces the origins of tusks to an ancient mammal-like species that lived before the time of the dinosaurs hrvd.me/MammalTusks49t
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New research provides specifics on how much physical activity boosts cardiorespiratory fitness hrvd.me/EveryStepCounts885t

How different types of physical activity affect cardiorespiratory fitness

Using an eight-year span within the Framingham Heart Study, researchers are able to pinpoint how many extra steps or how many fewer minutes of sitting are needed to achieve improved cardiorespiratory...

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A recent study examined the effect of sodium intake on blood pressure, concluding that the relation is strong and causal hsph.harvard.edu/news/featur…
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Harvard experts are doing important research today that will impact what we learn about space tomorrow hrvd.me/SpaceInFocus21t
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Overconsuming carbohydrates can contribute to metabolic dysfunction by blocking the synthesis of important antioxidants. news.harvard.edu/gazette/sto…

Body’s ability to prevent cell damage hampered by excess carbs

By studying how cells from healthy normal weight and overweight participants broke down carbohydrates in real time, researchers have found clues about what triggers metabolic distress.

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A new study from HMS and @MassGeneralNews found that the sex of the fetus influenced both the mother’s ability to generate antibodies to COVID-19 and to transfer them to her baby news.harvard.edu/gazette/sto…

Male and female fetuses respond differently to COVID-19

A new study finds that placentas of male and female fetuses respond very differently when a mother is infected with SARS-CoV-2 during pregnancy.

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Researchers at the @WyssInstitute have discovered a new class of immunostimulatory RNAs that can effectively inhibit infection of human cells by a wide range of viruses, including SARS-CoV-2, influenza, and common cold viruses wyss.harvard.edu/technology/…

Immunostimulatory RNA Therapeutic for COVID-19 and Influenza

Our novel dsRNAs stimulate the immune system to inhibit cancer, bacterial, and viral infections including SARS-CoV-2 and multiple influenza strains.

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Wyss Institute researchers led by Founding Director @DonIngber recapitulated in vitro how influenza virus develops drug resistance in a human Airway Chip. wyss.harvard.edu/news/predic…

Predicting influenza virus evolution in a human Lung Airway Chip

By Benjamin Boettner (BOSTON) – Influenza virus was the cause of the flu pandemic of 1918 that killed over 20 million people world-wide, and different variants continue to cause new epidemic flu...

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A new study from @harvardmed suggests that cancers in different tissue types develop unique mechanisms to avoid discovery and destruction by the immune system hms.harvard.edu/news/immune-…

Immune Escape

Cancer strategies to evade immune system differ by tissue type, study suggests

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