Posts by Brian Burns
Celebration of Science Focuses on Lessons from COVID-19 and the Path Forward
Can Mass General researchers use lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic to improve healthcare delivery and reduce disparities?
Read MoreFree Course Seeks to Engage High School Students in the Science of COVID-19
Can a spark of inspiration strike twice? That’s the hope of the co-leaders of a free two-day course on the COVID-19 pandemic for high school students next week.
Read MoreIs There A Better Way to Monitor Depression Symptoms and Treatment Response?
Mass General researcher Paola Pedrelli, PhD, is testing a new approach for remotely monitoring patients with depression.
Read MoreSpotlight on Rare Disease Research at Massachusetts General Hospital
Our investigators are continuing to look for new insights into the causes of rare diseases and potential pathways to treatment.
Read MoreICON Center Explores How Essential Connections Between the Heart and the Brain Differ by Sex
The COVID-19 pandemic is only the most recent example of the central role that sex and gender play in major medical illness.
Read MoreMass General-MIT Team Create an Online COVID-19 Testing Calculator for Schools and Businesses
The online tool can help in assessing the costs and benefits of different COVID-19 testing and mitigation strategies.
Read MoreNurse Researcher Seeks a Better Way to Identify Signs of Pain in Preterm Infants
A more objective way to identify preterm infant pain could lead to quicker relief and avoid long term health effects.
Read MoreNursing Research Day Highlights Opportunities to Improve Patient Care
Nurses’ firsthand interactions with patients lead to unique research projects that can improve work processes, patient safety and quality of care.
Read MoreMass General and MIT Researchers Collaborate to Create the First “Beating” Biorobotic Hybrid Heart
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.
Read MoreCeliac Disease Researchers Link Early-Life Environmental Triggers with Changes in the Developing Gut Microbiome
A study of 31 infants genetically predisposed to celiac disease represents helps to shed more light on how the disease is triggered.
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