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Mass General Research Roundup for April 2019

By Brian Burns | Addiction & Substance Use Disorder, Research Roundup | 0 comment | 16 April, 2019 | 0

Chronic health problems for individuals in recovery from substance use disorder, 3D mammography in older women and how oxytocin acts on food receptors in the brain.

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Could Bacterial Changes in the Blood Play a Role in Celiac Disease?

By Brian Burns | Gastroenterology | 0 comment | 9 April, 2019 | 0

A recent research study from Massachusetts General Hospital points to an intriguing new way to look at celiac disease—by studying its connection to bacterial changes in the blood.

Five Things to Know: What Causes Night Sweats and How Do You Treat Them?

By Brian Burns | Addiction & Substance Use Disorder, Five Things to Know | 0 comment | 4 April, 2019 | 0

Two Mass General clinicians were recently featured in an article about the causes of night sweats and how to treat them. Here are five things to know.

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Ketamine Approval Offers New Hope for Treatment-Resistant Depression, But Questions Remain

By Brian Burns | Depression, Psychiatry | 0 comment | 26 March, 2019 | 0

While the FDA’s approval of the first ketamine-based drug for treatment-resistant depression is encouraging, there are still a lot of details to work out, says Cristina Cusin, MD.

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Mass General Investigators Dig Deeper into the Science of Sleep

By Brian Burns | Addiction & Substance Use Disorder, Cardiology, Genetics & Genomics, Research Roundup | 0 comment | 21 March, 2019 | 0

Three recent studies from researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital that look at the connections between sleep and health.

From the Gut to the Brain: Exploring a New Pathway for the Onset of Alzheimer’s Disease

By Brian Burns | Alzheimer's Disease, Neurology | 1 comment | 14 March, 2019 | 0

A research project led by Massachusetts General Hospital’s Deepak Vijaya Kumar, PhD, will seek to untangle the connections between microbes in the gut and the onset of Alzheimer’s disease.

Ensuring Adequate Measles Protection is Key to Stopping Outbreaks in United States

By Brian Burns | Infectious Disease | 0 comment | 12 March, 2019 | 0

The measles outbreaks in the states of Washington and New York have generated a lot of headlines in recent weeks, but the good news is that measles remains relatively rare in the United States – and that is because most people have been vaccinated with the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine, says Emily Hyle, MD, MSc.

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A Coordinated Effort to Improve Pediatric Emergency Care

By Brian Burns | Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics | 0 comment | 7 March, 2019 | 0

Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital have been collaborating on a grassroots campaign to increase the appointment rates of pediatric emergency care coordinators in Massachusetts emergency departments.

Mass General Researchers Create Program to Ease Emotional Stress in Stroke Patients and Caregivers

By Brian Burns | Neurology, Psychiatry | 0 comment | 5 March, 2019 | 0

Mental health issues can often affect both patients and their caregivers following a stroke.

Mass General Researcher Uses PET Imaging to Shed Light on the Inner Workings of the Brain

By Brian Burns | Imaging & Radiology, MGH Research Scholars, Neurology, Psychiatry, Schizophrenia | 0 comment | 14 February, 2019 | 0

Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital are using advanced brain imaging techniques to learn more about how brain disorders function at a molecular and genetic level.

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