4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (595+ words) Witnessing poverty as a child sparked Luiza Lima Vieira’s quest to vanquish hunger — but first, she had to learn to listen to her own body A collection of features and graduate profiles covering Harvard’s 375th Commencement. While growing up in Brazil,…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (421+ words) Image courtesy of Dr. Bassett Bassett’s career has focused on evaluating strategies for improving engagement in HIV and TB care and prevention in South Africa, and she describes herself as a traditional researcher: “I do the study, I create the…...

6+ mon, 6+ day ago   (542+ words) Alzheimer’s research panelists Cara Croft (from left), Ganga Bey, Jennifer Gatchel, Leyla Akay, and Immaculata De Vivo. Alzheimer’s disease is widely believed to be caused by accumulating amyloid plaques in the brain, which trigger cascading effects that cause damage. But…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (356+ words) Most older adults say they want to spend their golden years in their own homes. The reality is more complicated, says urban planning expert. In this interview, which has been edited for clarity and length, Ann Forsyth, Ruth and Frank…...

7+ mon, 4+ week ago   (1072+ words) A wider public conversation has arisen over whether it’s time for a shift in how we think about categories of autism, amid rising interest in the disorder across the country. For instance, some op-eds, written in recent weeks by parents…...