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March 2, 2006
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Widowhood effect?
Felix Elwert (above) and Nicholas A. Christakis, two Harvard sociologists, have found that 'health effects of a spouse's death differ radically between blacks and whites.' They found that the well-known 'widowhood effect' - the increased likelihood of mortality shortly after a spouse's death - is nearly non-existent in black Americans. (Photo courtesy of Felix Elwert)
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HARVARD GAZETTE ARCHIVES
Transplanted cells regenerate muscles
May also work in the brain, heart, and bones
Whites more likely than blacks to die soon after spouse's death
Study of 410,272 elderly American couples shows little 'widowhood effect' among blacks
Evolving ideas
Panel discusses developing topics in the teaching of evolution
HMS researchers find how gold fights arthritis
Sheds light on how medicinal metals function against rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune diseases
Yau travels down the road less taken
Professor uses math to pursue interest in natural phenomena
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