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Flexible Funding Helps Ragon Investigators Identify Key Vulnerability in HIV Virus

By Brian Burns | HIV & AIDS, Infectious Disease | 0 comment | 8 October, 2019 | 0

Investigators at the Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard have identified a key weakness in the HIV virus thanks in part to flexible funding provided by philanthropy.

SciComm Saturday: Tips for Sharing Your Science with the World

By Brian Burns | Communicating Science | 0 comment | 5 October, 2019 | 0

A compilation of helpful links and resources for communicating your science to a wider audience.

Alzheimer’s Disease Expert Says Future Treatment Success Will Require a Shift in Strategy and Timing

By Brian Burns | Alzheimer's Disease, Neurology | 2 comments | 3 October, 2019 | 0

Rudy Tanzi, PhD, believes the key to treating Alzheimer’s disease will be earlier detection and treatment guided by individual risk factors and family history.

How a Medical Mystery Launched a New Avenue of Osteoporosis Research

By Brian Burns | Clinical Care Research | 0 comment | 24 September, 2019 | 0

Bone health specialists typically spend their time trying to figure how to slow or stop the bone loss that leads to osteoporosis. What if they could find a new way to stimulate the growth of new bone tissue instead?

Research Roundup for September: Lab on a Chip for Liver Disease, New Insights in Diabetes and Cystic Fibrosis

By Brian Burns | Diabetes, Endocrinology, Imaging & Radiology, Research Roundup, Series | 0 comment | 10 September, 2019 | 0

Research Roundup is a monthly column summarizing recent research advances from investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Science Saturdays: How to Be a Better Speaker, What to Expect As A Science Writer, and More

By Brian Burns | Communicating Science | 0 comment | 7 September, 2019 | 0

Science Saturdays are an occasional series of helpful articles and resources for the academic research community and anyone else who loves science, curated by your friends at the Mass General Research Institute.

How A Small Fish Could Make a Big Difference in the Future of Cancer Research

By Brian Burns | Cancer, MGH Research Scholars | 0 comment | 5 September, 2019 | 0

Mass General researchers have created a new zebrafish model that could vastly improve our ability to model cancer growth and test new treatments.

It’s Firepit Season: What Parents Should Know to Keep Kids Safe

By Brian Burns | Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics | 0 comment | 27 August, 2019 | 0

Researchers have found increase in fire pit-related burn injuries in children and adolescents, with the youngest children at the greatest risk.

How An Unexpected Finding Could Help to Predict and Prevent Acute Kidney Injury

By Brian Burns | Medicine, Nephrology, Women in Science | 0 comment | 15 August, 2019 | 0

Learn how Mass General researcher Sylvie Breton turned a surprise finding in her lab into a potential treatment for a disease known as “the silent killer.”

How Chest X-Rays Could Provide New Clues About Your Future Health Risks

By Brian Burns | Cardiology, Imaging & Radiology, Technology | 0 comment | 8 August, 2019 | 0

While one person may not be able to analyze and process all that information, computers powered by artificial intelligence (AI) can help.

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