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Harvard University is devoted to excellence in teaching, learning, and research, and to developing leaders in many disciplines who make a difference globally. The University, which is based in Cambridge and Boston, Massachusetts, has an enrollment of over 20,000 degree candidates, including undergraduate, graduate, and professional students. Harvard has more than 360,000 alumni around the world.

Established in 1636, Harvard is the oldest institution of higher education in the United States.

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U.S. Flight Attendants at Elevated Risk of Several Forms of Cancer

U.S. flight attendants have a higher prevalence of several forms of cancer, including breast cancer, uterine cancer, gastrointestinal cancer, thyroid cancer, and cervical cancer, when compared with the general public, according to new research from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
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Vitamin D Protects Some Against Colorectal Cancer

A new study by investigators at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, a Harvard affiliate, demonstrates that vitamin D can protect some people with colorectal cancer by perking up the immune system’s vigilance against tumor cells.
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A Cheaper Way to Suck Carbon Dioxide from Air

Dramatically reducing carbon dioxide emissions is the first step towards stopping catastrophic climate change — but it’s not the last. If all emissions stop tomorrow, the atmosphere will still be clogged with 200 years’ worth of human-produced CO2. The planet will continue to warm.

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Wireless System Can Power Devices Inside the Body

MIT researchers have developed technology that could be used to remotely trigger “smart pills” to deliver drugs.
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Watching Experts Improves Your Confidence But Not Your Ability

In six experiments, researchers tested the hypothesis that people overestimate how much their abilities improve after extensively watching others perform.
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Harvard's Faust Says Constraining Higher Education Costs Is a Challenge

Harvard University President Drew Faust discusses lowering the cost of higher education with Bloomberg's Emily Chang on "Bloomberg Technology."

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Five Healthy Habits May Increase Life Expectancy by Decade or More

Maintaining five healthy habits during adulthood may add more than a decade to life expectancy, according to a new study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
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Hearing Loss Study at USC, Harvard Shows Hope for Millions

Researchers have developed a new approach to repair cells deep inside the ear — a potential remedy that could restore hearing for millions of elderly people and others who suffer hearing loss.
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Rewinding the Clock on Aging

Reversing the aging of blood vessels could hold the key to restoring youthful vitality, at least in mice, according to a new study led by investigators at Harvard Medical School.
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Nanofiber Dressings Heal Wounds, Promote Tissue Regeneration

Researchers have developed new wound dressings that dramatically accelerate healing and improve tissue regeneration.
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