Rheumatology & Immunology
Fact or Fiction? Massachusetts General Researchers Set the Record Straight on Common Food & Nutrition Misconceptions
Researchers debunk widespread misconceptions about nutrition and provide science-backed insights based on their research.
Read MoreResearch Roundup for March: New Insights into Sepsis and Autism Spectrum Disorder
Research Roundup is a monthly column summarizing some recent research advances from Massachusetts General Hospital.
Read MoreThree Mass General Investigators Named NIH New Innovators
The NIH New Innovator Award supports exceptionally creative early career investigators who propose innovative, high-impact projects.
Read MoreHow Mothers Help Build the Immune Systems of their Children During Pregnancy
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.
Read MoreHow Miniguts Could Help Solve the Cellular Mysteries of Celiac Disease
Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital have developed an effective new way to study celiac disease using 3D organ models known as miniguts.
Read MoreLab Day Provides Exclusive Look Behind the Scientific Curtain
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?
Read MoreMass General Researcher Maps the Connections Between Allergies and the Microbiome
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.
Read MoreCould Controlling Inflammation Improve Cystic Fibrosis Therapies?
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 needed…
Read More12 Days of Research at Mass General: An On-the-Go Test For Food Allergies
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.
Read MoreCelebrity Patients Bring Lupus into The Headlines, But Much Remains Unknown
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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