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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.

Research Roundup for March: New Insights into Sepsis and Autism Spectrum Disorder

By Brian Burns | Infectious Disease, Medicine, Research Roundup, Rheumatology & Immunology | 0 comment | 12 March, 2020 | 0

Research Roundup is a monthly column summarizing some recent research advances from Massachusetts General Hospital.

Three Mass General Investigators Named NIH New Innovators

By Gloria Rosado | Genetics & Genomics, Nephrology, Neurology, Rheumatology & Immunology | 0 comment | 24 October, 2019 | 0

The NIH New Innovator Award supports exceptionally creative early career investigators who propose innovative, high-impact projects.

How Mothers Help Build the Immune Systems of their Children During Pregnancy

By Gloria Rosado | HIV & AIDS, Infectious Disease, MGH Research Scholars, Pediatrics, Rheumatology & Immunology | 0 comment | 1 October, 2019 | 0

To understand more about infant immunity and how to enhance it, a research team led by Galit Alter, PhD investigated how certain antibodies are transferred from mother to child during pregnancy.

How Miniguts Could Help Solve the Cellular Mysteries of Celiac Disease

By Brian Burns | Gastroenterology, Rheumatology & Immunology | 0 comment | 25 June, 2019 | 0

Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital have developed an effective new way to study celiac disease using 3D organ models known as miniguts.

Lab Day Provides Exclusive Look Behind the Scientific Curtain

By Brian Burns | Dermatology, Events, Imaging & Radiology, Rheumatology & Immunology | 0 comment | 25 June, 2018 | 0

When you love music, you go to a concert. When you love art, you go to a gallery. But when you love science you can’t just go to a laboratory — or can you?

Mass General Researcher Maps the Connections Between Allergies and the Microbiome

By Brian Burns | Gastroenterology, Rheumatology & Immunology | 1 comment | 4 May, 2018 | 0

Nitya Jain, PhD, a researcher at the MassGeneral Hospital for Children’s Mucosal Immunology and Biology Research Center, is studying how changes in the bacterial population in the gut influence T cell development and how signals between the two systems drive this process.

Could Controlling Inflammation Improve Cystic Fibrosis Therapies?

By Brian Burns | Neurology, Rheumatology & Immunology | 0 comment | 28 February, 2018 | 0

 Fifty years ago, a cystic fibrosis (CF) diagnosis was like receiving a death sentence. Most children with CF did not live past the age of 10. Thanks to heavy investment and advancements in medical research, children diagnosed with CF after the year 2000 are expected to live into their 50s. However, more research is neededRead more

12 Days of Research at Mass General: An On-the-Go Test For Food Allergies

By Brian Burns | Events, Gastroenterology, Rheumatology & Immunology, Technology | 0 comment | 22 December, 2017 | 0

In the 12 days leading up to our holiday hiatus, we are looking back on the past year and sharing some highlights in Massachusetts General Hospital research news from each month of 2017.

Celebrity Patients Bring Lupus into The Headlines, But Much Remains Unknown

By Brian Burns | Rheumatology & Immunology | 1 comment | 20 November, 2017 | 0

This September, actress and singer Selena Gomez announced on Instagram that she underwent a kidney transplant as part of her treatment for lupus, an autoimmune disease in which a body’s immune system begins to attack its own tissues and organs.

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