Harvard Research

October 3, 2024

Harvard Study Finds Just 6 Months of Exercise Can Boost Memory by 15%—Here’s How

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there are more than 55 million people with a neurodegenerative disease, 60-70% of which are Alzheimer’s cases. For humans, memory represents the ability to store

Science·Technology

Meta Fluid with Mind-Bending Properties: Harvard Scientists Develop a Programmable Smart Liquid

Scientists from the John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) at Harvard have developed a programmable metafluid with adjustable elasticity, optical properties, viscosity, and even the capability to transition between Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids, according to a

April 10, 2024

Tea Leaf Residues Could Extend Electric Battery Life Sevenfold and Boost Efficiency by 70%

Energy·Plant Based·Science

Tea, besides being a healthy beverage, may have a new and promising utility. Scientists from Harvard University (United States) have found that used tea

Harvard Study Links PM2.5 Air Pollution to DNA Changes, Inflammation, and Pregnancy Risks at a Single-Cell Level

Health·Pollution

The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health research, published November 29, 2024, in Science Advances, examined how PM2.5 (fine particulate air pollution) affects

Health

Huntington’s Mutation Remains Harmless Until 150 CAG Repeats

A major breakthrough in Huntington’s disease research has revealed why this devastating genetic condition typically strikes people in their prime, decades after birth. Scientists have discovered that the disease-causing mutation isn’t immediately

Tejal Somvanshi

January 21, 2025

A variety of pills and tablets of different shapes and colors

Health

Study Finds Drug That May Lower COVID-19 Risk

Common bone-strengthening medications might help fight COVID-19, according to new research that explains why these drugs work against the virus. Scientists at the University of York worked with India’s Birla Institute of

Tejal Somvanshi

January 20, 2025