Posts by Brian Burns
Lurie 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…
Read MoreBenchmarks: Mass General Research News and Notes for March 31, 2023
New research to help veterans with PTSD, using mobile technology to predict and prevent suicide attempts, the tweets of the week & more.
Read MoreBenchmarks: Mass General Research News and Notes for Friday, March 17
How to process heart health info from wearable devices, new Ragon building is starting to take shape, the tweets of the week and more.
Read MoreBenchmarks: Mass General Research News and Notes for March 10, 2023
An AI model enables Alzheimer’s disease detection from brain MRIs, smartphone apps to help with mental health and lots more.
Read MoreBenchmarks: Mass General Research News and Notes for March 3, 2023
Your weekly dose of Mass General research news. Disparities in healthcare, job loss due to a rare disease, the tweets of the week & more.
Read MoreThe Vast Majority: The Journey Towards the Neuron
A guest blog post by Manuel Rico Fernández San Silvestre, a summer intern in the Sahay Lab at Massachusetts General Research Institute.
Read MoreBenchmarks for February 17, 2023
The science behind “butterflies” in your stomach, studying baby teeth for signs of childhood adversity, the tweets of the week and more.
Read MoreAPPRAISE Study Team Seeks Feedback on New Clinical Trial for Trauma Patients
The APPRAISE software system was developed to make it easier for the trauma team to track the current state of the patient and appropriate clinical interventions.
Read MoreBenchmarks for February 10, 2023
Learning more about sensory issues in individuals with autism, identifying disparities in cancer care, the tweets of the week and more.
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