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How Polygenic Risk Scores Could Improve Early Detection of Heart Disease: A Q&A with Pradeep Natarajan, MD, MMSC
Researchers are using polygenic risk scores to get a better handle on what patients are at greatest risk of heart disease.
Why Taking Care of Your Mind May Be One of the Best Things You Can Do for Your Heart
A Mass General Brigham researcher explains how mental well‑being, prevention, and behavior change can protect your heart.
Accutane: Separating the Myths from the Facts with Mass General Brigham Dermatologist John Barbieri, MD
While Accutane is the most highly effective prescription acne treatment, it may not be right for everyone.
A New Frontier for Focused Ultrasound: Prying Open the Blood-Brain Barrier to Improve Treatment for Brain Cancer Patients
A combination of microbubbles and focused ultrasound treatment helped to open the blood brain barrier and improve the uptake of anti-cancer durgs.
Connecting Mind and Machine: How The Mass General Brigham Neuroscience Institute Is Helping Restore Independence Through iBCI Innovation
An implantable brain-computer interface (iBCI) allows a person to control an external computer or device using only their intent to move or speak.
How AI-Powered Digital Twins Could Transform Care for Heart Failure Patients
Digital twins can help doctors spot small changes early and predict when trouble is coming, transforming care from reactive to proactive.
Benchmarks: Research News and Notes from Mass General Brigham for January 2026
Finding better ways to help patients track their blood pressure, new insights into diabetes, mental health and lots more.
Clinical Trial Provides New Treatments for Patients with HHT, a Rare Genetic Disorder
HHT is a severe disease that often dramatically reduces a person’s quality of life.
Five Things to Know: A Clinical Approach to Street Psychiatry
Street psychiatry is a unique approach to providing unhoused individuals with access to crucial mental health services.
Why Vision Loss Happens—and How Mass General Brigham Scientists Are Fighting Back
Stopping vision loss from retinal disease is one of the biggest challenges in eye health today.