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A symposium at Harvard Chan School brought together academics, community leaders, activists, mindfulness practitioners, and monastics who studied under Thich Nhat Hanh to explore the intersection of health, mindfulness, and climate change.
A new genetic study of more than 1.2 million people has pinpointed 95 loci, or locations in the genome, linked with risk of developing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), in which exposure to trauma can harm a person’s quality of life with symptoms such as intrusive thoughts and mood instability.
People with MS had a stronger immune response to Epstein-Barr virus than those without MS—but their response did not follow a specific pattern that could help highlight the disease’s origins, according to a new study led by Harvard Chan School.
During pregnancy, sexual minority women are 50% more likely to experience stress and depression, and are more likely to use antidepressants, compared to their heterosexual counterparts, according to a new study.
Prenatal exposure to topiramate, an antiseizure medication prescribed to treat epilepsy as well as migraines and bipolar disorder, does not appear to increase kids’ risk of autism spectrum disorder, according to a new study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
In sub-Saharan Africa, cooking indoors with air polluting fuels may lead to higher risks of cancer and lung disease, particularly for women and children, according to experts.
