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Conversations on Mental Health: What A Troubling Rise in Gun Ownership and Depression Rates Means for the Risks of Gun-Related Suicide

By Nicoletta Valenzano, MPH | August 10, 2022

Mass General researchers explore how firearm purchases were impacted by the pandemic, and what it might mean for suicide in the United States.

Researchers Call for New Studies to Learn How Our Brains Change When We’re Awake After Midnight

By Brian Burns | July 28, 2022

More research is needed to understand the neurophysiological changes in the brain that occur when we’re awake during the circadian night.

Conversations on Mental Health: Jodi Gilman, PhD, & The Center for Addiction Medicine

By Nicoletta Valenzano, MPH | June 14, 2022

Mass General researchers are testing how medical marijuana usage impacts mental health outcomes.

Mass General Expert Explains How You Can Reduce Your Risk of a Stroke

By Brian Burns | May 24, 2022

The good news is that most strokes are preventable, treatable and beatable, says Natalia Rost, MD, MPH, Chief of the Stroke Division.

How A New Tool Can Help the Media Responsibly Report on Suicide

By Brian Burns | May 13, 2022

TEMPOS is a user-friendly rating scale that can be used to assess adherence to reporting recommendations.

Conversations on Mental Health: Sharmin Ghaznavi, MD, PhD & The Center for the Neuroscience of Psychedelics

By Nicoletta Valenzano, MPH | May 12, 2022

Mass General researchers are testing the psychedelic compound psilocybin as a therapeutic for treatment-resistant depression.

Could A Hormone Produced by Exercise Hold the Key to Treating Alzheimer’s Disease?

By Brian Burns | November 22, 2021

A new study shows that the exercise hormone irisin confers the cognitive benefits of exercise on the brain and could be a new therapeutic option for Alzheimer’s disease.

Humans of MGRI: Nitasha Siddique

By Brian Burns | August 13, 2021

Nitasha is a clinical research coordinator in the Dunn Lab and a fan of the Marvel comic book movies.

Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month 2021: Spotlighting Mass General Alzheimer’s Researchers (Part 2)

By Isha Vedantam | June 28, 2021

In the second installment, we highlight two more approaches to Alzheimer’s research with Drs. Susanne Janneke Van Veluw and Mehdi Jorfi.

Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month 2021: Spotlighting Mass General Alzheimer’s Researchers

By Isha Vedantam | June 17, 2021

Learn how Mass General researchers are working to develop new treatments and diagnostic tools for Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.

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