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Connecting Mind and Machine: How The Mass General Brigham Neuroscience Institute Is Helping Restore Independence Through iBCI Innovation 

By Nicoletta Valenzano, MPH | February 10, 2026

An implantable brain-computer interface (iBCI) allows a person to control an external computer or device using only their intent to move or speak. 

Five Things to Know: A Clinical Approach to Street Psychiatry

By Brian Burns | January 9, 2026

Street psychiatry is a unique approach to providing unhoused individuals with access to crucial mental health services.

Learning More About How Parents Respond to Digital Alerts of Potential Child Suicide Risk

By Brian Burns | December 18, 2025

Researchers found that the alerts mostly led to positive improvements in communication about mental health between parents and children.

Tanuja Chitnis Continues to Make Strides for Patients with Multiple Sclerosis

By Brian Burns | November 7, 2025

Chitnis is using a unique blend of clinical trials, genomic studies and personalized medicine to improve care for patients with multiple sclerosis at all ages.

The Hidden Emotional Toll of a Partner’s Military Deployment on New Mothers: What You Need to Know

By Brian Burns | October 28, 2025

Social support networks could play a crucial role in helping new and expecting mothers navigate the challenges of a partner’s military deployment.

How One Doctor is Helping to Shift the Culture of Silence on Physician Mental Health

By Marcela Quintanilla-Dieck | August 21, 2025

What happens when the culture that trains physicians to suppress emotions starts to affect their own well-being?

How Telehealth Is Helping to Connect Individuals Experiencing Homelessness to Crucial Health Services

By Marcela Quintanilla-Dieck | August 11, 2025

Despite early concerns, pivoting to telehealth during the COVID-190 pandemic was effective for physicians and patients alike.

Five Things to Know: How a Shift From Treatment to Prevention Could Reduce the Impact of Neurological Diseases

By Brian Burns | July 22, 2025

An new approach approach that prioritizes maintaining lifelong brain health could prevent the onset of stroke, dementia and other diseases.

Image Shows How Nasal Foralumab Reduces Brain Inflammation in Patient with Alzheimer’s Disease

By Anna McTigue | July 17, 2025

Visualizing brain inflammation is a groundbreaking technique that researchers can use to accelerate drug development for neurological diseases.

Five Things to Know: What’s Next in Research and Treatment for Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

By Brian Burns | June 30, 2025

While ADHD is increasingly recognized and diagnosed in childhood, it is a lifelong condition that can present different challenges in adults.

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