Posts by Brian Burns
Benchmarks: Mass General Research News and Notes for July 21, 2023
Weekend warriors reap similar cardiovascular benefits to more regular exercisers, getting a handle on the environmental toll of hospital waste and more.
Read MoreBenchmarks: Mass General Research News and Notes for July 14, 2023
Promising results for a new smoking cessation medicine, the role of macrophages in atrial fibrillation, the tweets of the week and more.
Read MoreBenchmarks: Mass General News and Notes for June 30, 2023
Nursing research: a special perspective, plus the Mass General winners of the inaugural SheSolves awards and more.
Read MoreCongratulations to the 2023 Class of the Bridging Academia and Industry Educational Program
The program concluded with a project competition featuring new strategies to treat postpartum depression, neuromuscular diseases, chronic inflammatory diseases, melanoma and heart disease.
Read MoreBenchmarks: Mass General Research News and Notes for June 23, 2023
How breast cancer cells evade immune cells in the lymph nodes, limiting opioids during surgery may lead to higher use post-surgery and more.
Read MoreBenchmarks: Mass General Research News and Notes for June 17, 2023
How noise has a negative effect on cardiovascular health, new treatment for restless legs syndrome, tweets of the week and more.
Read MoreBenchmarks: Mass General News and Notes for May 5, 2023
Deaths from alcohol-related liver disease soar during the COVID-19 pandemic, plus tweets of the week and more.
Read MoreSimulation Study Shows Unexpected Changes in Spaceflight Performance Over Time
The findings from the Mass General-led research team could help NASA in planning for long term space travel to Mars.
Read MoreLurie Center Hopes to Increase Biobank Representation of Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder
The Biobank has fewer than 100 samples from individuals with autism spectrum disorder, which limits the type of research that can be done.
Read MoreBenchmarks for April 21, 2023
Benchmarks is your weekly dose of research news and notes from the Mass General Research Institute community. With over 9,500 people working in research at Mass General, there’s more news than we can get to each week. Here are a few highlights: Research in the News How a Court Ruling Could Impact Efforts to Reduce…
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