Tag: Harvard Gazette
Anti-cancer molecules found in sea sponges
Harvard scientists have recently made a landmark discovery by finding a new way to synthesize in bulk a complex class of promising cancer-fighting molecules...
Red meat consumption is linked to early death
The world is eating more meat. The global consumption of meat and poultry has increased in both developed and developing countries over the past...
Dietary supplements linked to many severe medical outcomes
The majority of adults in the United States take one or more dietary supplements either every day or occasionally. Today’s dietary supplements include vitamins,...
Catch a virus by the tail
Some RNA viruses such as Segmented negative-sense (SNS) RNA viruses initiate infection by delivering into cells a suite of genomic RNA segments, each sheathed...
Transmitting sound data via a semiconductor laser
For the first time ever, scientists have transmitted the recording of Martin’s classic “Volare” wirelessly using a semiconductor laser. Scientists at the Harvard John...
New way to probe primordial universe before the big bang
Most everybody is familiar with the Big Bang — the notion that an impossibly hot, dense universe exploded into the one we know today....
New technique tracks brain function 60 times faster than traditional fMRI
The human brain functions rapidly enough that even upon being exposed to stimuli, neurons are activated, prompting subconscious reactions and, a fraction of a...
Higher consumption of sugary beverages linked with increased risk of mortality
Sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) are drinks with added sugar including non-diet soft drinks/sodas, flavored juice drinks, sports drinks, sweetened tea, coffee drinks, energy drinks, and...
How evolution modified the long-surviving reptiles’ snouts
Crocodiles are large reptiles that live in water. These modern relatives of dinosaurs- have living fossils that remained virtually unchanged for millions of years. Anyone...
