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How Miniguts Could Help Solve the Cellular Mysteries of Celiac Disease

By Brian Burns | Gastroenterology, Rheumatology & Immunology | 0 comment | 25 June, 2019 | 0

Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital have developed an effective new way to study celiac disease using 3D organ models known as miniguts.

Why Climate Change Could Be Our Greatest Public Health Threat and Our Greatest Opportunity

By Brian Burns | Global Health, Population Health & Outcomes | 0 comment | 13 June, 2019 | 0

By shifting the discussion from polar bears to pollen, Mass General researcher Renee Salas is working to raise awareness of the local impacts of climate change.

Buckner’s Death Puts New Focus on Lewy Body Dementia—A Relatively Unknown but Surprisingly Prevalent Disease

By Brian Burns | Neurology | 0 comment | 11 June, 2019 | 0

Lewy Body Dementia is an umbrella term for two different diseases—one is dementia with Lewy bodies (LBD) and the other is Parkinson’s disease with dementia.

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How We Could Slow the Spread of Candida Auris and Other Drug-Resistant Superbugs

By Brian Burns | Infectious Disease, Medicine | 0 comment | 4 June, 2019 | 0

While Candida auris may be getting all the headlines recently, the deadly fungus is one of many drug-resistant superbugs that infectious disease specialists have been fighting for years.

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Could This Short Question Help Women at Risk for Intimate Partner Violence?

By Brian Burns | Population Health & Outcomes | 0 comment | 14 May, 2019 | 0

Mass General researchers were able to identify women at risk for intimate partner violence by adding a screening question to mammography intake forms.

How Changing Laws on Cannabis are Impacting Pediatric Patient Visits to the Emergency Room

By Brian Burns | Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics | 0 comment | 9 May, 2019 | 0

Researchers from the MassGeneral Hospital for Children recently published a review paper taking a detailed look at cannabis-related emergency department (ED) visits by pediatric patients.

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Why We Need a Better Awareness of How Autism Spectrum Disorder Differs in Women

By Brian Burns | Autism Spectrum Disorders | 2 comments | 23 April, 2019 | 0

Are the current clinical guidelines for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) weighted too heavily toward male patients? That’s the conclusion of a team of researchers from the Lurie Center for Autism.

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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