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Science and Engineering Complex named one of the world’s …

WEBHarvard University’s Science and Engineering Complex (SEC) has been certified by two international building certification programs as one of the healthiest, …

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AI for more caring institutions

WEBMay 14, 2024. More and more public services — such as affordable housing, public school matching and child welfare — are relying on algorithms to make decisions …

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Massage doesn’t just make muscles feel better, it makes them heal

WEBSeo and her coauthors started exploring the effects of mechanotherapy on injured tissues in mice several years ago, and found that it doubled the rate of muscle …

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Expanding a lymph node, boosting a vaccine

WEBA biomaterial vaccine enhances and sustains lymph node expansion following vaccination, boosting anti-tumor immunity in an animal model. The authors …

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Guidelines for reinforcement learning in healthcare

WEBReinforcement learning (RL) is a subfield of AI that provides tools to optimize sequences of decisions for long-term outcomes. For example, faced with a patient with sepsis, the …

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Breathing humid and salt-enriched air reduces respiratory droplet

WEBIn one, a randomized four-arm study of 21 healthy human subjects, the researchers found that the breathing of humid air and the delivery of salt droplets sized …

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Technology and health on a global scale

WEBFinding technological solutions to medical and healthcare challenges is the goal of the Tech and Global Health Initiative (TGHI). A new subgroup within the Harvard …

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Patterned Growth of Large Oriented Organic Semiconductor …

WEB12164. 9 J. AM. CHEM. SOC. 2005, 127, 12164-12165. Scheme 1. Schematic Illustration of the Experimental Procedure for the SAM-Induced Growth of Organic Semiconductor …

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Three SEAS ventures take top prizes at President’s Innovation …

WEBStart-ups co-founded by students or alumni from the John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) took the top prize in three of five …

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Excitation spectra of surface-enhanced Raman scattering on …

WEB168 OPTICS LETTERS / Vol. 7, No. 4 / April 1982 Excitation spectra of surface-enhanced Raman scattering on silver-island films D. A. Weitz, S. Garoff, and T. J. Gramila Exxon …

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Research shows how people changed their behavior in response …

WEBWhen the United States issued national stay-at-home guidelines in March 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, mobility across the country dropped …

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What is the right strategy to limit the spread of COVID-19

WEBResearchers from the Harvard John A. Paulson School and Engineering and Applied Sciences, in collaboration with Harvard Medical School and MIT, have …

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Soft robot helps the heart beat

WEBHarvard University and Boston Children’s Hospital researchers have developed a customizable soft robot that fits around a heart and helps it beat, potentially …

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Bringing the clinic home

WEBEvera Technologies, a startup Quryshi founded in November, seeks to boost compliance by making lab testing more convenient. The company enables patients to …

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Food-packaging system reduces health risks and saves food

WEBThis antimicrobial, biodegradable food packing system is not the Disease Biophysics Group’s first foray into making our food supply system more sustainable. …

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AI can help reduce the risk of HIV in high-risk communities

WEBSocial workers and public health officials have used the peer change agents strategy to promote behaviors such as condom usage and regular HIV testing within …

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Six seniors recognized with Dean’s Awards for outstanding …

WEBSix students from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) were recognized with the Dean’s Award for Outstanding …

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Electrodes that flow to fit the body

WEBThe hydrogel electrode can "flow" to fit the body's many uneven surfaces and crevices without damaging delicate tissues. It is shown here on a fake "brain" made …

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Machine Learning for Maternal Care

WEBAditya Mate developed a machine learning algorithm to help improve maternal care at NGOs through a summer internship with Google India. Direct phone …

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Locking up fats in CAGEs to treat obesity

WEBObesity, which affects more than one-third of American adults, is more than just an uncomfortable excess of weight - it is a driver of several, often fatal diseases like …

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Coming out to a chatbot

WEBOn one hand, many participants reported that the chatbots offered a sense of solidarity and a safe space to explore and express their identities. Some used the …

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Human health risks from hydroelectric projects

WEBThe research forecasts potential human health impacts of hydroelectric projects and identifies areas where mitigation efforts, such as removing the top layer of …

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