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Marques Brings the Ivory Tower to the Streets with Mass General Psychiatry Program

By Brian Burns | Clinical Care Research, Population Health & Outcomes, Psychiatry | 0 comment | 23 August, 2018 | 0

Luana Marques, PhD, a clinical psychologist in the Department of Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital and associate professor in psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, founded Community Psychiatry PRIDE to help minority and at-risk communities get state of the art mental health care and treatment.

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Brain Stimulation During Sleep Could Help Schizophrenia Patients with Debilitating Memory Deficits

By Brian Burns | Psychiatry, Schizophrenia, Sleep Disorders | 0 comment | 16 August, 2018 | 0

A Mass General research team is investigating if boosting a specific brain activity during sleep can help treat learning and memory deficits in schizophrenia patients.

How Insights From Epilepsy Patients Could Lead to New Treatments for PTSD

By Brian Burns | Psychiatry | 0 comment | 14 August, 2018 | 0

Take a quick look at the word below. What color is the text? If it took you a moment to separate the meaning of the word (green) from the color of the text itself (red), don’t feel bad. The conflict is intentional, designed to test your brain’s cognitive flexibility when faced with two competing piecesRead more

Research Study Helps Improve Feeding Strategies in the Mass General NICU

By Brian Burns | Clinical Care Research, Pediatrics | 0 comment | 2 August, 2018 | 1

Up until recently, deciding when a baby was ready to transition from tube feedings to bottle feedings posed a challenge for nurses and physicians at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at the Mass General Hospital for Children (MGHfC). Thanks to recent research, the team now has a streamlined and objective process that improves care for babies born prematurely.

Blueprint Grant Will Help Mass General Researcher Advance Strategies to Limit Stroke Damage

By Brian Burns | Neurology | 0 comment | 24 July, 2018 | 0

When it comes to assessing the damage caused by natural disasters, experts often think in terms of primary and secondary effects. A primary effect of a flood, for example, would include the damage to homes and buildings caused by the rushing waters, while a secondary effect would be power outages resulting from downed trees andRead more

New Insights Into How Shigella Bacteria Cause Disease

By Brian Burns | Gastroenterology, Infectious Disease, MGH Research Scholars | 0 comment | 19 July, 2018 | 1

In the battle between bacteria and humans, the best defense may be a good offense.

Increasing Advancement Opportunities for Women in Science and Medicine

By Brian Burns | Awards & Honors, Women in Science | 0 comment | 17 July, 2018 | 0

Despite progress, gender disparities still exist in science and medicine. Recent research has found that women are often offered lower pay and do not receive equal opportunities to advance to leadership positions. Mothers are also at a disadvantage in trying to balance their professional and personal lives. To help address this disparity, Mass General’s Claflin DistinguishedRead more

Podcast Showcases Mass General Female Leaders

By Brian Burns | Clinical Care Research, Women in Science | 0 comment | 12 July, 2018 | 0

Massachusetts General Hospital recently launched a new podcast called “Charged,” featuring some of the hospital’s leading female voices. The podcast is devoted to showcasing the passion and talent of Mass General staff, while uncovering stories of the relentless daily pursuit to break boundaries and provide exceptional care.

Could There be a Link Between Herpes Virus and Alzheimer’s Disease?

By Brian Burns | Alzheimer's Disease, Infectious Disease, Neurology | 0 comment | 10 July, 2018 | 0

A new research study from Rudolph Tanzi, PhD, and Robert Moir, PhD, researchers in the Department of Neurology at Massachusetts General Hospital, has uncovered a Jekyll and Hyde role for a naturally occurring protein in the brain most commonly associated with Alzheimer’s disease (AD). In conjunction with new findings from another research team at Icahn School ofRead more

MGH Research Scholars: The Power of Bold Giving and Big Ideas

By Brian Burns | Cancer, MGH Research Scholars, Technology | 0 comment | 5 July, 2018 | 0

The MGH Research Scholars program provides exceptional early- and mid-career investigators the funding they need to make transformative advances in their research.

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