For elderly, persistent pain is associated with accelerated memory decline and higher risk of dementia
Harvard Pop Center faculty member Maria Glymour is an author on this longitudinal study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.
Exercise may lower risk of types of breast cancer that are more difficult to treat
Harvard Bell Fellow Lindsay Kobayashi, PhD, is co-lead author on a study published in Breast Cancer Research and Treatment that has found that among post-menopausal women, moderate-to vigorous-physical activity (e.g., cycling, running, swimming) measured…
Working paper: Up, Down & Reciprocal: The Dynamics of Intergenerational Transfers, Family Structure & Health in a Low-Income Context
Harvard Bell Fellow Collin Payne is lead author on a working paper that explores the complex nature of how resources are shared and redistributed within a family in the absence of a public pension system in a rural sub-Saharan African setting.
Global health researchers call for development of local research capacity within LMICs
A team of global health experts, including Harvard Pop Center faculty members Stephen Tollman and Kathleen Kahn, have authored a Comment in The Lancet Global Health that makes a case for why strengthening local research capacities within low- and…
Article explores how election of Trump might negatively affect health of "targeted" groups
An article co-authored by David R. Williams explores how past “dramatic societal events” impacted the health of vulnerable, marginalized groups, and offers suggestions to health care providers on how to best mitigate the negative impacts…
Kobayashi wins best poster by postdoc & research associate at Harvard Chan Poster Day
Congratulations to Harvard Bell Fellow Lindsay Kobayashi on winning Best Poster in the Best Postdoc and Research Associates category at this year’s Harvard Chan School Poster Day event. This poster was also presented at the…
Can socializing "up" bring you down?
A study co-authored by Harvard Pop Center faculty member Ichiro Kawachi, MD, PhD, found that in Korea those who socialized with individuals of higher status were more likely to suffer from depressive symptoms. This pattern appeared to be…
Harvard Pop Center mourns loss of United Nations population agency Director Babatunde Osotimehin
We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Babatunde Osotimehin, the director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and a staunch supporter of the sexual and reproductive health and rights of women and girls around the globe.…
Job satisfaction is higher among nurses who report better safety practices in hospital units
Harvard Pop Center faculty member S V Subramanian (Subu), PhD, is an author on a paper published in the Journal of Nursing Management that explores the relationship between hospital unit safety practices and job satisfaction among nurses.…
Does timing of socioeconomic status (SES) impact late-life memory function and decline differently?
Researchers have found that early- and later-life SES has an impact on late-life memory in differing ways. The study is published in the American Journal of Epidemiology by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health doctoral student Jessica Marden,…