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#CardiovascularHealth #HeartDisease #PublicHealth

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American heart health worsening -- Harvard Gazette
Treatments for cardiovascular conditions have never been better. Knowledge about how to improve heart health has steadily improved.
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#OpioidAddiction #YogaTherapy #AddictionRecovery

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Yoga can help cut severe, initial opioid-withdrawal period in half, study finds -- Harvard Gazette
Researchers say results could dramatically increase chances of recovery Just 10 sessions of yoga can cut the length of the initial, most severe period of opioid withdrawal nearly in half, dramatically increasing the odds of successful recovery, new research shows.
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#CancerResearch #YoungAdults #PublicHealth

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Six cancers rising faster in younger adults than older ones -- Harvard Gazette
Large new global study fuels growing concern over trend of increases in several types Six cancer types are rising faster in younger adults than in those who are older in at least five countries, a new study of global cancer incidence shows, and two types -- colorectal and uterine -- are becoming both more common and more deadly among the young.
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#CivicEducation #Democracy #HistoricalAwareness

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Excerpt from 'The Cradle of Citizenship' by James Traub -- Harvard Gazette
Journalist blends history, on-the-ground reporting, finds answer may be civic education that goes far beyond 3 branches of government Excerpted from "The Cradle of Citizenship: How Schools Can Help Save Our Democracy" by James Traub '76.
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#AIinEducation #CriticalThinking #Metacognition

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Preserving learning in the age of AI shortcuts -- Harvard Gazette
Tina Grotzer: Once you start to know what your mind can do that's so much better than AI, it kind of makes sense that some tasks are well-relegated to AI and other tasks are not.
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#UkraineWar #PeaceTalks #ConflictResolution

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Can Russia be denied? -- Harvard Gazette
Ex-POW joins discussion of four-year conflict ahead of another round of negotiations Will the Kremlin budge on its territorial demands in peace talks with Ukraine.
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#HealthInsurance #GLP1 #ObesityTreatment

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Pricey blockbuster GLP-1s are costing users -- and most of the rest of us, too -- Harvard Gazette
Health insurers are passing along cost for coverage in form of higher rates across the board, policy researcher says The popularity of pricey GLP-1 drugs has hit the budgets of users -- and just about everyone else.
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#TikTok #NationalSecurity #FreeSpeech

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What would the Founding Fathers think of TikTok? -- Harvard Gazette
Experts weigh national security concerns against free speech in discussion of video app's future TikTok has been banned, un-banned, semi-banned, and brought back.
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#StemCells #RegenerativeMedicine #Neuroscience

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A 'cocktail' recipe for brain cells -- Harvard Gazette
Stem cell biologists discover how to regenerate type damaged in ALS, spinal cord injuries Harvard stem cell biologists have discovered a way to grow the type of brain cells that degenerate in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and suffer damage in spinal cord injuries.
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#StemCells #RegenerativeMedicine #Neuroscience

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A 'cocktail' recipe for brain cells -- Harvard Gazette
Stem cell biologists discover how to regenerate type damaged in ALS, spinal cord injuries Harvard stem cell biologists have discovered a way to grow the type of brain cells that degenerate in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and suffer damage in spinal cord injuries.
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#ArtificialIntelligence #TechRegulation #CyberSecurity

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Worried about how AI may affect foreign policy? You should be. -- Harvard Gazette
Experts discuss vulnerabilities, need for oversight of tech development, regulation Forget AI hallucinations. Computer security expert Bruce Schneier warns of bigger problems as policymakers worldwide enlist the tools of artificial intelligence.
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#CognitiveHealth #DementiaPrevention #Caffeine

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Drinking 2-3 cups of coffee a day tied to lower dementia risk -- Harvard Gazette
Caffeinated tea also found to slow cognitive decline in study A new study found that drinking two to three cups of coffee a day, or one to two cups of tea, reduced dementia risk, slowed cognitive decline, and preserved brain function.
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#CognitiveHealth #DementiaPrevention #Caffeine

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Drinking 2-3 cups of coffee a day tied to lower dementia risk -- Harvard Gazette
Caffeinated tea also found to slow cognitive decline in study A new study found that drinking two to three cups of coffee a day, or one to two cups of tea, reduced dementia risk, slowed cognitive decline, and preserved brain function.
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#ArtificialIntelligence #Mathematics #ResearchInnovation

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When you do the math, humans still rule -- Harvard Gazette
Harvard's Lauren Williams, a MacArthur 'genius,' joins international effort to challenge notions of AI supremacy Have reports of AI replacing mathematicians been greatly exaggerated.
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#ArtificialIntelligence #Mathematics #ResearchInnovation

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When you do the math, humans still rule -- Harvard Gazette
Harvard's Lauren Williams, a MacArthur 'genius,' joins international effort to challenge notions of AI supremacy Have reports of AI replacing mathematicians been greatly exaggerated.
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#ArtificialIntelligence #Mathematics #ResearchInnovation

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When you do the math, humans still rule -- Harvard Gazette
Harvard's Lauren Williams, a MacArthur 'genius,' joins international effort to challenge notions of AI supremacy Have reports of AI replacing mathematicians been greatly exaggerated.
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#ImmigrationPolicy #BorderSecurity #DHS

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Border security isn't really the problem -- Harvard Gazette
There is no question that having secure borders must be a national priority, former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said during a discussion on the topic on Tuesday evening at Harvard Kennedy School.
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#Genetics #InheritedDiseases #Ophthalmology

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Turns out inherited eye diseases aren't a sure thing -- Harvard Gazette
Inherited eye diseases long believed to be inevitable for those with a certain mutated gene actually occur in just a minority of those cases, according to a recent study.
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#Smoking #HealthDisparities #MidlifeMortality

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How smoking divides America -- Harvard Gazette
New research isolates an old foe -- smoking -- as the principal culprit behind U. S. midlife mortality gaps defined by place and education.
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#Smoking #HealthDisparities #MidlifeMortality

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How smoking divides America -- Harvard Gazette
New research isolates an old foe -- smoking -- as the principal culprit behind U.
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#CancerSurvival #MedicalProgress #EarlyDetection

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Americans living longer after cancer diagnosis -- Harvard Gazette
Oncologist explains why rising survival rates only tell part of the story New findings on cancer survival rates offer hope for the more than 2 million Americans diagnosed each year.
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#CancerSurvival #MedicalProgress #EarlyDetection

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Americans living longer after cancer diagnosis -- Harvard Gazette
Oncologist explains why rising survival rates only tell part of the story New findings on cancer survival rates offer hope for the more than 2 million Americans diagnosed each year.
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#EconomicMobility #PublicHousing #SocialImpact

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How design of public housing can lift future prospects of children -- Harvard Gazette
New research builds upon previous work that focused on moving families from high-poverty areas, broadening social milieu of young Public housing high-rises, common in the late 20th century, often siloed residents from surrounding communities.
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#ClimateChange #EnvironmentalScience #Sustainability

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Michael McElroy, pioneering atmospheric scientist, dies at 86 -- Harvard Gazette
Helped build foundation of climate and environmental studies at Harvard Michael B. McElroy, the Gilbert Butler Professor of Environmental Studies in the Harvard John A.
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#GunViolence #MentalHealth #Trauma

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Parental firearm injury linked to surge in children's psychiatric diagnoses -- Harvard Gazette
Trauma/post-traumatic stress disorder accounts for most of the increase, according to study Each year, 20,000 children and adolescents across the U.
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#Alzheimers #Neuroscience #Lithium

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An Alzheimer's breakthrough 10 years in the making -- Harvard Gazette
Bruce Yankner has had a busy couple of months. In August, his team published groundbreaking research showing that lithium is a natural, biologically important element in the brain that has the potential to prevent or even reverse Alzheimer's disease.
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#Alzheimers #Neuroscience #Lithium

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An Alzheimer's breakthrough 10 years in the making -- Harvard Gazette
Bruce Yankner has had a busy couple of months.
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#matheducation #teacherpay #classroomcreativity

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How to stop slumping American math scores -- Harvard Gazette
Scholars see solutions in classroom creativity, higher teacher pay -- and attendance Scholars are frustrated. After decades of effort to bring more challenge and joy to math class, American students have made little net progress.
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#matheducation #teacherpay #classroomcreativity

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How to stop slumping American math scores -- Harvard Gazette
Scholars see solutions in classroom creativity, higher teacher pay -- and attendance Scholars are frustrated.
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Harvard Gazette News source @news.harvard.edu · Jan 23

#OCD #MentalHealth #CBT

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Need a cheaper, more accessible, private OCD treatment? There's an app for that. -- Harvard Gazette
New system to address disorder that affects 8. 2 million Americans shows promise in study Those who experience the paralyzing psychological and social effects of obsessive-compulsive disorder can often find relief in cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT.
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Harvard Gazette News source @news.harvard.edu · Jan 23

#OCD #MentalHealth #CBT

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Need a cheaper, more accessible, private OCD treatment? There's an app for that. -- Harvard Gazette
New system to address disorder that affects 8.
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Harvard Gazette News source @news.harvard.edu · Jan 23

#AI #Democracy #Technology

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What if we used AI to strengthen democracy? -- Harvard Gazette
Surveillance, control, propaganda aren't the only options, says security technologist AI is just the latest technology in a long line of innovations through history that have influenced politics.
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Harvard Gazette News source @news.harvard.edu · Jan 23

#AI #Democracy #Technology

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What if we used AI to strengthen democracy? -- Harvard Gazette
Surveillance, control, propaganda aren't the only options, says security technologist AI is just the latest technology in a long line of innovations through history that have influenced politics.
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Harvard Gazette News source @news.harvard.edu · Jan 5

#CubanHistory #Education #CulturalExchange

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When Cambridge was a 'tiny Cuba' -- Harvard Gazette
125 years ago, a Harvard exhibition drew 1,200 Cuban educators to class In the summer of 1900, the rhythms of campus were transformed as more than 1,200 Cuban educators arrived for a six-week summer school.
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Harvard Gazette News source @news.harvard.edu · Jan 5

#CubanHistory #Education #CulturalExchange

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When Cambridge was a 'tiny Cuba' -- Harvard Gazette
125 years ago, a Harvard exhibition drew 1,200 Cuban educators to class In the summer of 1900, the rhythms of campus were transformed as more than 1,200 Cuban educators arrived for a six-week summer school.
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Harvard Gazette News source @news.harvard.edu · Jan 5

#DryJanuary #Sobriety #HealthierLifestyle

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Dry January as an experiment, not a punishment -- Harvard Gazette
As 2026 kicks off, many people are looking for ways to live healthier, happier lives. Dry January -- a month of saying no to alcohol -- has become a popular first step.
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Harvard Gazette News source @news.harvard.edu · Jan 5

#DryJanuary #Sobriety #HealthierLifestyle

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Dry January as an experiment, not a punishment -- Harvard Gazette
As 2026 kicks off, many people are looking for ways to live healthier, happier lives.