Posts by Brian Burns
Meet our Fall Communications Intern!
Please join us in welcoming Nishtha Yadav, a graduate student at Emerson College and our communications intern this semester. Be sure to check back here for updates on what she’s working on!
Read MoreHUBweek Art of Talking Science Competition Recap
A recap of our second annual Art of Talking Science Competition, which focused on AI and machine learning.
Read MoreFour Massachusetts General Hospital Researchers Receive Prestigious NIH Director’s Awards
Please join us in congratulating the four Mass General investigators who recently received director’s awards from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)!
Read MoreBrain Imaging Studies Provide New Insights into Biological Basis of Behaviors in Schizophrenia and Autism
Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital are using brain imaging technology to learn more about how individuals with autism and schizophrenia view the world through different lenses.
Read MoreResearchers Develop a Promising New Test for Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Known as the “Alzheimer’s of the eye,” AMD affects nearly five million people across the world. How a new blood-based test could help.
Read MoreLaw Restricting Use of Off-Road-Vehicles by Young Drivers Helps to Curb Injury Rates, Researchers Say
Researchers at Mass General found that laws restricting youth access to off-road vehicles reduced the rate of injuries caused by the vehicles
Read MoreLady Gaga’s Fibromyalgia Diagnosis Helps Shed Light on a Perplexing Chronic Pain Disorder
Lady Gaga recently discussed her struggles with fibromyalgia. Here’s what Mass General researchers are doing to learn more about this disorder.
Read MoreCould A Smartphone App for Heart Failure Improve Patient Care?
A new smartphone app for heart failure from Jana Care, called Heart Habits, was created in the hopes of streamlining cardiac care management. Now a team at Massachusetts General Hospital wants to test out the app with patients.
Read MoreThank You Postdocs!
As National Postdoc Appreciation Week comes to a close, we want to thank postdocs across the country, and especially those at Mass General, for all their hard work and dedication to research and scientific discovery.
Read MoreMeet a Mass General Postdoc: Amy Tsurumi
In honor of National Postdoc Appreciation Week, we’ll be sharing profiles of just a few of our amazing Mass General postdocs to highlight their research and what inspires them.
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