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Christiana P. Foufas

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Healthy Diets Linked to Holistic Healthy Aging in Long-Term Harvard Study

Researchers at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health found that certain dietary patterns — such as avoiding processed foods and eating a balance of animal and plant-based foods — promote healthy aging after 30 years, according to a long-term study published Monday in the journal Nature Medicine.


Harvard Professor Paola Arlotta Receives Momentum Award from the International Society of Stem Cell Research

Harvard Professor and Broad Institute member Paola Arlotta received the Momentum Award from the International Society of Stem Cell Research, a nonprofit organization committed to promoting human health through “excellence in stem cell research,” for her work on neurological diseases and stem cell-derived brain organoids.


Harvard Study Identifies Socializing as a ‘Survival Need’ in Mice

Researchers in the Molecular and Cellular Biology Department published a study last week that found a brain drive for social interactions in mice, similar in neural organization to drives for hunger and thirst.