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...studies are still preliminary, but if confirmed, they could lead to a simple screening test that would alert vulnerable people at a young age, early enough for them to take steps that could help ward off the disease. Says Dr. John Eisman, who led the groundbreaking research at the Garvan Institute & of Medical Research in Sydney: "I envision a woman going in for a blood test, which will become as routine as a cholesterol check, to assess her bone density and risk for osteoporosis...
...Carol J. Garvan '02 told the assembled crowd that Universities have great power to alleviate the current housing crisis, arguing that rents rise when universities don't provide housing for their students...
...universities like Harvard are huge landowners. Garvan pointed to Harvard's recent acquisition of more than 90 acres of land in Allston-Brighton, and said the University should use this land in ways that benefit the community...
...Harvard has been a leading force in making a good effort," Garvan said. "But there is still a lot of room for greater efforts to be made...
...goal isn't to shift the focus of PBHA but just to show that there is something other than direct service," Garvan says...