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Mass General Brigham’s Celebration of Science Event Highlights Research Achievements in Uncertain Times

By Brian Burns | Events | 0 comment | 13 April, 2026 | 0

Despite an extremely challenging year in 2025 and uncertainty for research in 2026, the MGB research community had plenty to celebrate.

‘Medical Wild West’: Researchers Urge Higher Regulation of Marketing for Bodybuilding Supplements

By Brian Burns | Psychiatry | 0 comment | 31 March, 2026 | 0

Fitness influencers and online communities can create rapid demand for a product based on limited or questionable evidence, which can then put bodybuilders at risk.

AI Analysis of Patient Voice Recordings Could Help Catch Alzheimer’s Disease at its Earliest—and Most Treatable—Stages

By Brian Burns | Alzheimer's Disease, Neurology | 1 comment | 23 March, 2026 | 0

It’s often said that the eyes are the window to the soul. Could language-the words we speak and how we speak them-be a window into brain health and risk of cognitive decline?

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How AI-Powered Digital Twins Could Transform Care for Heart Failure Patients

By Brian Burns | Cardiology, Medicine | 0 comment | 3 February, 2026 | 0

Digital twins can help doctors spot small changes early and predict when trouble is coming, transforming care from reactive to proactive.

Five Things to Know: A Clinical Approach to Street Psychiatry

By Brian Burns | Psychiatry | 1 comment | 9 January, 2026 | 0

Street psychiatry is a unique approach to providing unhoused individuals with access to crucial mental health services.

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Remembering Dr. Joel Habener

By Brian Burns | In Memorium | 2 comments | 30 December, 2025 | 0

Dr. Habener’s groundbreaking studies in the 1970s and 1980s led to the development of GLP-1 medications for diabetes and obesity.

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Learning More About How Parents Respond to Digital Alerts of Potential Child Suicide Risk

By Brian Burns | Mental Health, Psychiatry | 0 comment | 18 December, 2025 | 0

Researchers found that the alerts mostly led to positive improvements in communication about mental health between parents and children.

Congrats to the 70+ Mass General Brigham Researchers Named to the 2025 Clarivate Analytics’ Highly Cited Researchers List

By Brian Burns | Highly Cited Researchers | 0 comment | 12 November, 2025 | 0

Highly Cited Researchers are chosen for demonstrating significant and broad influence in their fields of research.

Pioneers of Compassionate Discovery: Inside Clinical Research Nursing at Mass General Brigham and Beyond

By Brian Burns | Nursing Research | 0 comment | 7 November, 2025 | 0

Clinical research nursing occupies a unique place at the intersection of hope and healing.

Tanuja Chitnis Continues to Make Strides for Patients with Multiple Sclerosis

By Brian Burns | Neurology, Pediatrics | 0 comment | 7 November, 2025 | 0

Chitnis is using a unique blend of clinical trials, genomic studies and personalized medicine to improve care for patients with multiple sclerosis at all ages.

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