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2025 Celebration of Science Poster of Distinction Winners: Meet Jixian Shen, PhD

By Brian Burns | Gastroenterology, Medicine, Series | 0 comment | 21 May, 2025 | 0

Jiaxian is a postdoctoral research fellow studying the role of the gut microbiome in inflammatory bowel disease.

Researchers Unpack the Health Impacts of Ultraprocessed Foods

By Ryan Jaslow | Medicine, Neurology | 0 comment | 14 May, 2025 | 0

MGB researchers are identifying new connections between ultraprocessed foods and disease and developing new tools to help consumers make better food choices.

Brigham Researchers Advance to Next Phase of International XPRIZE Healthspan Competition

By Brian Burns | Cardiology, Medicine | 0 comment | 12 May, 2025 | 0

The XPRIZE award includes $250,000 to fund preliminary studies and a chance to compete for the $101 million grand prize.

Extending the Reach of Innovation to Empower Patients After Hypertensive Pregnancy

By Haley Bridger | Cardiology, Medicine, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Pregnancy and Childcare | 0 comment | 6 May, 2025 | 0

A Brigham program that assists high-risk postpartum patients to transition from obstetric to primary care is being adapted by other health systems.

Pressure Check: Testing A Unique Community-Based Approach to Managing High Blood Pressure

By Brian Burns | Cardiology, Medicine | 0 comment | 21 January, 2025 | 1

It’s a sunny afternoon at the In the Cut barbershop on Tremont Street just outside the Roxbury Crossing T Stop. The customers inside are a mix of locals and college students coming in to get haircuts, shaves and beard trims and to swap stories with the barbershop staff. There’s also something you don’t typically seeRead more

One Scientist’s Unexpected Journey From Puerto Rico to Massachusetts General Hospital

By Marcela Quintanilla-Dieck | Infectious Disease, Medicine | 0 comment | 9 October, 2024 | 1

How a self-described nerdy kid from Puerto Rico followed his science dreams to the Ragon Institute of MGH, Harvard and MIT.

Through the Magnifying Glass: The Perfusion Lab

By Nicoletta Valenzano, MPH | Cardiology, Through the Magnifying Glass, Women in Science | 0 comment | 2 October, 2024 | 1

How Shannon Tessier, PhD, and the team at the Perfusion Lab are studying heart reanimation, to increase potential donor hearts available.

Fact or Fiction? Massachusetts General Researchers Set the Record Straight on Common Food & Nutrition Misconceptions

By Nicoletta Valenzano, MPH | Gastroenterology, Medicine, Nutrition, Pediatrics, Rheumatology & Immunology | 0 comment | 6 August, 2024 | 1

Researchers debunk widespread misconceptions about nutrition and provide science-backed insights based on their research.

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How Climate Change is Helping the Spread of Infectious Diseases

By Marcela Quintanilla-Dieck | Infectious Disease, Medicine | 0 comment | 20 June, 2024 | 1

Doctors from Mass General and colleagues highlight the increased risk of infectious diseases stemming from climate change.

Mass General Researchers Share the Science of Sleep Health

By Marcela Quintanilla-Dieck | Communicating Science, Medicine, Sleep Medicine | 0 comment | 12 March, 2024 | 1

Mass General researchers and clinicians share science-backed findings about the importance of sleep health.

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