Department of Biostatistics
The Department of Biostatistics tackles pressing public health challenges by conducting cutting-edge research and translation and by offering top-quality education and training.
655 Huntington Avenue Building 2, 4th Floor
Boston, MA 02115
News
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Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health partners with the National Institutes of Health and Apple for Women’s Health Study
Apple Women’s Health Study will advance understanding of menstrual and gynecological health.
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For children born with HIV, adhering to medication gets harder with age
For immediate release: July 31, 2019 Boston, MA – Children born with HIV in the U.S. were less likely to adhere to their medications as they aged from preadolescence to…
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New findings from Human Microbiome Project reveal how microbiome is disrupted during inflammatory bowel disease
Study finds chemical and molecular events that disrupt the microbiome and trigger immune responses during flare-ups of inflammatory bowel diseases.
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Zip code better predictor of health than genetic code
August 4, 2014 — In St. Louis, Missouri, Delmar Boulevard marks a sharp dividing line between the poor, predominately African American neighborhood to the north and a more affluent, largely…
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Do women talk more than men?
Research could lead to better picture of patients facing mood disorders July 23, 2014 — It’s a common stereotype that women talk more than men. But a new study suggests…
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What does a biostatistician do?
June 17, 2014 — Victor De Gruttola, chair of the Department of Biostatistics and Henry Pickering Walcott Professor of Biostatistics at Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), recently answered three…
