Alzheimer's disease & dementia

Drug slows Alzheimer's but can it make a real difference?

An experimental Alzheimer's drug modestly slowed the brain disease's inevitable worsening—but the anxiously awaited new data leaves unclear how much difference that might make in people's lives.

Cardiology

The impact of climate change on cardiovascular mortality

Two new University of Pennsylvania studies led by LDI Senior Fellow and Perelman School of Medicine cardiologist Sameed Khatana, MD, MPH are bringing a greater focus on the increasing health threat of extreme heat waves and ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Interactive map shows worldwide spread of coronavirus

As scientists pin down the origin, governments enact prevention measures and labs look for a cure, news about the outbreak of the novel coronavirus often comes down to two questions: where and how many people are infected?

Health

Fight health misinformation by influencing the influencers

Public health institutions are facing the challenge of a lifetime as social media breeds misinformation and disinformation about everything from COVID vaccines to climate change. Now, a creative program at Harvard T.H. Chan ...

Medical research

Developing standards for organ-on-a-chip research

When testing a new medicine, researchers must do more than assess how well that drug works. They also have to determine whether the medicine has some negative, unintended consequences.

Medications

Can Ozempic treat depression? Early signs point to yes

Add depression to the growing list of chronic diseases that obesity medicines might alleviate. Signs of improved mental health are showing up in the health records of people who take the broader class of medicines known as ...

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