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Mass General Researchers Create Program to Ease Emotional Stress in Stroke Patients and Caregivers
Mental health issues can often affect both patients and their caregivers following a stroke.
Rare Disease Day 2019: Neuromyelitis Optica
Rare diseases can be very complex to treat due to lack of understanding, little to no options for treatment and limited funding.
Rare Disease Day 2019: Neuromyelitis Optica
Rare diseases can be very complex to treat due to lack of understanding, little to no options for treatment and limited funding.
How a Dedicated Mass General Team Became the First to Discover Circulating Brain Tumor Cells in the Blood
Two researchers have teamed up to find a new way to diagnose and treat one of the most aggressive types of cancer: glioblastoma.
Cardiac Psychiatry: Exploring Connections Between the Head and the Heart
Cardiac psychiatry, also called behavioral cardiology, explores the connections between mental health, behavior and medical health.
Mass General Researcher Uses PET Imaging to Shed Light on the Inner Workings of the Brain
Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital are using advanced brain imaging techniques to learn more about how brain disorders function at a molecular and genetic level.
These Three Happiness Exercises Could Help Promote Recovery From Substance Use Disorder
A team of researchers from the Massachusetts General Hospital Recovery Research Institute conducted a study published in The Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment that found positive psychology exercises could boost the happiness levels of those recovering from substance abuse.
Do Lifestyle Factors Such as Stress Affect the Onset and Progression of Alzheimer’s Disease?
A team of researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital are exploring the role of lifestyle factors such as stress in the onset and progression of Alzheimer’s disease.
How the Cocoanut Grove Fire Survivors Gave a Mass General Psychiatrist Insights into Acute Grief
A recent article in the Harvard Crimson took an in-depth look at how treating the victims of the Cocoanut Grove Fire in Boston contributed to a Massachusetts General Hospital psychiatrist’s research and clinical work into how people experience and process losses due to death or injury.
Research Finds a Little Bit of Empathy Makes a Big Difference
Helen Riess, MD, Mass General researcher and practicing psychiatrist, conducted research and developed a training to teach clinicians empathy skills to use in their practice.