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Harvard receives largest-ever gift, $350 million for public health

October 23, 2015

Harvard receives largest-ever gift, $350 million for public health

Harvard University has received the largest donation in its history, the school announced on Monday: $350 million from the Morningside Foundation to the School of Public Health.

In cancer science, many 'discoveries' don't hold up

October 23, 2015

In cancer science, many 'discoveries' don't hold up

A former researcher at Amgen Inc has found that many basic studies on cancer—a high proportion of them from university labs—are unreliable, with grim consequences for producing new medicines in the future

Death in your state: Map shows most distinctive causes

October 23, 2015

Death in your state: Map shows most distinctive causes

The most common killers in the United States are well known — heart disease and cancer.

Want to know how long you'll live? Poll your friends

October 23, 2015

Want to know how long you'll live? Poll your friends

Scientists might be able to predict how long you'll live based on ... what your friends think of you.

2 million deaths yearly worldwide linked with air pollution

October 23, 2015

2 million deaths yearly worldwide linked with air pollution

Air pollution may be responsible for more than 2 million deaths around the world each year, according to a new study.

Sex after heart attack? Doctors urged to give advice

October 23, 2015

Sex after heart attack? Doctors urged to give advice

Many heart specialists are hardly Dr. Ruth - sex is not something they relish bringing up with patients. But new guidance says they should, early and often, to let survivors know intimacy is often possible after a heart attack.

Keeping mentally busy tied to less memory loss

October 23, 2015

Keeping mentally busy tied to less memory loss

People who spend a lot of time reading, writing and otherwise seeking and processing new information lose their thinking and memory skills more slowly as they age, a new study suggests.

Whale genes offer hints to longer lifespans

October 23, 2015

Whale genes offer hints to longer lifespans

In a search for genes that fight off aging, researchers have now charted the bowhead whale genome.

Air pollution may shrink the brain, study suggests

October 23, 2015

Air pollution may shrink the brain, study suggests

Breathing polluted air every day may change a person's brain in ways that end up leading to cognitive impairment, according to a new study.

Families speak out against doctor who said ‘death from cancer is the best’

October 23, 2015

Families speak out against doctor who said ‘death from cancer is the best’

Cancer sufferers are firing back at a British doctor who wrote in an esteemed medical journal on Wednesday that dying of cancer is preferable to other causes of death, news.com.au reported.