Posts by Brian Burns
Too Much of a Good Thing? How a Typically Healthy Cellular Process Turns Harmful
Mass General researchers have made a key discovery about how the cellular process of autophagy can extend or shorten lifespan.
Read MoreReducing the Devastating and Disproportionate Impact of Untreated Health Issues Among the Homeless
A Mass General nurse researcher is working to better connect homeless individuals to crucial primary care services.
Read MoreMass General Nurses Showcase Their Research During Grand Rounds
The Munn Center for Nursing Research at Massachusetts General Hospital recently celebrated a grand round events to recognize the recipients of several recent grants and awards.
Read MoreCould Yoga One Day Be Prescribed as a Depression Treatment? Five Questions to Consider
There’s promising evidence that yoga could work well as a complementary therapy for depression, but some key questions remain.
Read MoreCould Smartphones Give Surgeons A Better Sense of What Postoperative Recovery Looks Like?
Researchers are hoping that data on patient activity levels post-surgery that is collected via smartphones will help them better understand what the recovery process looks like.
Read MoreLooking to Fill Time During the Holiday Lull? Check out these “Best Of” Science Lists
The best science books, news stories and breakthroughs of 2019 from Science, Altmetric and more.
Read MoreStudy Suggests Diabetes Interventions Reduce Cardiovascular Risk Factors Regardless of Genetic Predisposition to Coronary Artery Disease
Two strategies for reducing cardiovascular risk in diabetes patients appear to work equally well regardless of the patient’s genetic risk for coronary artery disease.
Read MoreFive Things to Know About The Yvonne L. Munn Center for Nursing Research
Nursing research at Mass General is conducted with the support and guidance of the Yvonne L. Munn Center for Nursing Research.
Read MoreA Matter of Touch: Researchers Uncover A New Source of Symptoms in Autism Spectrum Disorder
Researchers have identified a new source for the symptoms of touch overreactivity in some individuals with autism spectrum disorder.
Read MoreResearch Roundup: Genetic Protection from Alzheimer’s Disease, Football Players and Heart Health, and More
Recent research news from the Mass General Research Institute, including insights into genetic protection from Alzheimer’s disease, heart health and more.
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