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ICON Center Explores How Essential Connections Between the Heart and the Brain Differ by Sex

By Brian Burns | Alzheimer's Disease, Cardiology, Depression, Endowed MGH Research Institute Chairs | 0 comment | 23 February, 2021 | 1

The COVID-19 pandemic is only the most recent example of the central role that sex and gender play in major medical illness.

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Mass General-MIT Team Create an Online COVID-19 Testing Calculator for Schools and Businesses

By Brian Burns | COVID-19, Infectious Disease, Technology | 0 comment | 18 February, 2021 | 0

The online tool can help in assessing the costs and benefits of different COVID-19 testing and mitigation strategies.

Nurse Researcher Seeks a Better Way to Identify Signs of Pain in Preterm Infants

By Brian Burns | Nursing Research | 0 comment | 4 February, 2021 | 0

A more objective way to identify preterm infant pain could lead to quicker relief and avoid long term health effects.

Nursing Research Day Highlights Opportunities to Improve Patient Care

By Brian Burns | Nursing Research | 0 comment | 2 February, 2021 | 0

Nurses’ firsthand interactions with patients lead to unique research projects that can improve work processes, patient safety and quality of care.

Mass General and MIT Researchers Collaborate to Create the First “Beating” Biorobotic Hybrid Heart

By Brian Burns | Cardiology, Medicine | 0 comment | 12 January, 2021 | 0

Imaging data provided by Mass General researchers helped a team from MIT build a biorobotic heart that accurately reflects the way a real heart pumps blood.

Celiac Disease Researchers Link Early-Life Environmental Triggers with Changes in the Developing Gut Microbiome

By Brian Burns | Pediatrics | 0 comment | 22 December, 2020 | 1

A study of 31 infants genetically predisposed to celiac disease represents helps to shed more light on how the disease is triggered.

Newly Elected ECOR Reps Will Work to Increase Support for Young Researchers

By Brian Burns | Research Leadership | 0 comment | 19 December, 2020 | 0

Appreciation and a desire to give back were common themes cited by the two winning candidates.

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Rare Light Sensitivity Disorder Could Affect More People than Previously Thought

By Brian Burns | Medicine | 0 comment | 17 December, 2020 | 0

For patients with rare diseases, finding the right diagnosis can be a significant challenge. When the disease has no visible symptoms, the challenge becomes even greater.

What Do We Know About SARS-CoV-2 Reinfection So Far?

By Brian Burns | COVID-19, Infectious Disease | 0 comment | 7 December, 2020 | 0

Based on what scientists have learned from other coronaviruses such as the common cold, reports of reinfection of SARS-CoV-2 are not surprising.

Make Your Message Stick: Tips for Research Communication and Outreach from Dr. Renee Salas

By Brian Burns | Communicating Science | 0 comment | 23 November, 2020 | 0

Conversations with stakeholders, the public and the media can all help to expand the reach of your scientific research.

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