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Hate Mosquitoes? Who Doesn’t? But Maybe We Shouldn’t.
By Samantha Laine Perfas, Harvard Gazette A blood-sucking nuisance, mosquitoes are responsible for spreading diseases to hundreds of millions of people every year. True? Yes, says entomologist...
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Research Links Deforestation in Cambodia to Stunting in Kids, Anemia in Women
By Anton L. Delgado An analysis of public health data in Cambodia has found increased rates of malnutrition among children born in areas where deforestation had recently occurred. It also found that...
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New Genetic Testing Could Tell You Which Antidepressant Works Best for You
By Jessica Werb Here’s how it works, and how it could help treat depression faster Major depression is debilitating, painful and, unfortunately, common, affecting one in 10 Canadians. And while there...
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Three Quarters of Brits Risk Gut Diseases Due to Lack of Diet Variety
By Bowel Research UK Nearly three quarters of people in the UK buy the same foods in their weekly shop, limiting the diversity and health of their gut microbiome, according to a survey from Bowel...
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As Climate Change Shakes up Global Map of Venomous Snakes, Health Risks Abound
By Suzana Camargo Researchers assessed the impacts of climate change on 209 species of venomous snakes from now until 2070, and concluded that while some may disappear from their range, others are...
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Climate Change Threatens Public Health, Raising the Spread of Food-Borne...
By Leocadia Bongben A new study finds that climate change is affecting the distribution and spread of food-borne diseases. An increase in the number and severity of heatwaves, droughts, and heavy...
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African Health Experts Warn of Climate Change & Rising Vector-Borne Diseases
Climate change has become a pressing public health crisis around the world, as disease patterns worsen and emerge in regions where they did not exist before. Health experts are particularly concerned...
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Threat of Mosquito-Borne Diseases Rises in U.S. With Global Temperature
By Alvin Powell | Harvard Staff Writer | Harvard Gazette Crisper fall weather is descending, signaling the coming end of another mosquito season that this year saw modest outbreaks of West Nile virus...
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Loss of Smell Tied to 100+ Diseases
By UC Irvine This research emphasizes a little-known but potentially life-altering connection: the role our sense of smell plays in maintaining our physical and mental health. The study appears in...
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What’s Working In the 19 Countries on Track to Help End Aids
By Andrew Green, Harvard Public Health This article originally appeared inHarvard Public Health magazine. Subscribe to their newsletter. The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has a...
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How Nature Protection and Inspiring Art Are Key To Planetary Health &...
By Mike DiGirolamo Dr. Neil Vora is no stranger to dangerous diseases, as a former epidemic intelligence service officer with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Vora has...
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Five Great Health Books for Kids
By Nicole Rura, Harvard Public Health This article originally appeared in Harvard Public Health magazine. Subscribe to their newsletter. Here are five recent books that look at public health topics...
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Tick-Borne Illnesses on the Rise: What Can Be Done?
By Kelsey Ritter Dear EarthTalk: Does the rise in diseases like Lyme Disease and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever mean tick populations are on the rise? Are there eco-friendly ways to control ticks? –...
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Declining Biodiversity and Emerging Diseases Are Entwined, More Study Needed
By Ruth Kamnitzer A new review study traces the complex links between biodiversity loss and emerging infectious diseases — though one doesn’t necessarily lead to the other. Instead, complex...
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An Emerging Class of RNA Fighting Cancer, Infectious and Genetic Diseases
Written by Toni Shears and originally Circular RNA: An emerging class of RNA in the fight against cancer and infectious and genetic Diseases College of Pharmacy researchers in the lab of Guizhi...
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Decoding Mechanisms of Photosensitivity in Autoimmune Diseases
By Valerie Goodwin Inflammatory reactions to the sun, also known as photosensitivity, have been observed in numerous autoimmune diseases and can result in disease flares. It’s believed that...
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