Why does the sound of water help people sleep?
Harvard Pop Center faculty member Orfeu Buxton explains why some sounds help us stay asleep, while other sounds disturb it in this livescience.com piece.
Children's health problems prevent families from moving out of high- to low-poverty neighborhoods
Harvard Pop Center researchers, including visiting scientist and former fellow Mariana Arcaya and faculty members SV Subramanian, and Mary C. Waters are authors on a study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology that found that when families…
Homicide rate reverses life expectancy gains for men in Mexico
Former Harvard Bell Fellow Hiram Beltran-Sanchez, PhD, is author on a study published in the journal HealthAffairs that has found that the unprecedented increase in homicides in Mexico between 2005 – 2010 resulted in reversing life expectancy gains…
Providing family planning info. during maternity-related doctor visits can boost postpartum contraceptive use
Harvard Pop Center Research Scientist Livia Montana, PhD, is author on a study published in the Journal of Family Planning & Reproductive Health that examined whether maternity health doctor visits are a potentially effective channel through which to…
Rose Frisch commemorated by Scientific American
Scientific American commemorated the scientific contributions to the field of fertility and human development of former, long-time Harvard Pop Center research scientist Rose Frisch in their piece “Gone in 2015: Commemorating 10 Outstanding Women in…
Best wishes for a very Happy New Year from the Harvard Pop Center!
The Pop Center will be closed from Thursday, December 24 and will re-open on Monday, January 4, 2016.
Does retirement really lead to worse health? A closer look at women & men in Europe
Although it has been suggested that retirement can be bad for your health, Harvard Pop Center Bell Fellow Philip Hessel, PhD has taken a look at longitudinal data using an instrumental variables approach and his findings, published in Social Science…
By honing in on top 5 risk factors for child undernutrition in India, findings could lead to more effective interventions
Harvard Pop Center affiliated researchers including recent Bell Fellow Daniel Corsi, PhD, research associate Iván Mejía-Guevara, PhD, and faculty and executive committee member SV Subramanian (Subu), PhD, have published a study in Social…
Lisa Berkman on challenges of aging societies at Harvard's inaugural TEDx event
Harvard Pop Center Director Lisa Berkman, PhD, was a fitting speaker to kick off Harvard’s first TEDx event which explored the challenges posed as populations, influenced by both declining birth and death rates, change shape. Learn more in this…
Eliminating 'food deserts' not a panacea for improving diet quality & reducing disparities
Harvard Pop Center faculty members Jason Block, MD, and SV Subramanian (Subu), PhD, have co-authored a paper published in PLOS Medicine that suggests that when it comes reducing dietary disparities and improving dietary quality in the U.S. there are more…