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Pilot Study Shows Promise of Virtual Reality in Improving Treatment Outcomes for Opioid Withdrawal

By Brian Burns | Addiction & Substance Use Disorder, Pediatrics, Psychiatry | 0 comment | 28 May, 2024 | 0

Patients who participated in a virtual reality intervention during treatment for opioid withdrawal were more likely to complete their treatment protocol.

How Malnourished Organoids Could Play a Key Role in the Quest for a Vaccine Against Shigella

By Brian Burns | Pediatrics | 0 comment | 10 May, 2024 | 0

Mass General researcher Christina Faherty, PhD, is using creative techniques to better understand the mechanisms of shigella infection.

The Astonishing Team Effort that Led to the First Trial of CAR T Cells for Glioblastoma at Mass General Brigham

By Brian Burns | Cancer | 2 comments | 19 March, 2024 | 0

It took contributions from almost 100 people to translate promising lab findings into a first-in-human treatment for glioblastoma.

Rare Diseases Day: Q&A with a Mass General Investigator

By Brian Burns | Neurology | 0 comment | 29 February, 2024 | 0

Vanessa Merker,PhD, has spent her 14-year career at Mass General working to improve care for patients with schwannomatosis and NF2.

How a Chance Encounter Led One Mass General Researcher on a Decade-Long Journey of Discovery

By Brian Burns | Dermatology | 0 comment | 27 February, 2024 | 0

What started as an investigation into a rare skin disease led one researcher to new insights about kidney formation and function.

Benchmarks: Mass General Research News and Notes for Feb. 9, 2024

By Brian Burns | Benchmarks, Series | 0 comment | 9 February, 2024 | 0

Stigmatizing language could be a barrier to liver transplant patients, Harvard Gazette highlights the MGRI image awards and lots more.

Benchmarks: Mass General Research News and Notes for Feb. 2, 2024

By Brian Burns | Benchmarks, Series | 0 comment | 2 February, 2024 | 0

Researchers identify neurons that help predict what you’ll say before you speak, advancing liquid biopsies, the tweets of the week and more.

Anderson Draws on Experience to Guide the MGB Research Community Through Challenging Times

By Brian Burns | Research Leadership | 0 comment | 29 January, 2024 | 0

Paul Anderson, MD, PhD, Chief Academic Officer of Mass General Brigham, is working to support the system’s research and education missions.

Benchmarks: Mass General Research News and Notes for January 26, 2024

By Brian Burns | Benchmarks, Series | 0 comment | 26 January, 2024 | 0

Explaining how cell therapies work, a new research leader at the Benson-Henry Institute, the tweets of the week, how cults work and more.

Benchmarks: Mass General Research News and Notes for January 19, 2024

By Brian Burns | Benchmarks, Series | 0 comment | 19 January, 2024 | 0

Multivitamins help to protect cognitive health, exploring the connections between obesity and cancer risk, the tweets of the week & more.

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