Medicine
Partners Healthcare Biobank Hits Major Milestone
Partners Healthcare created the Partners Biobank to build a library of diverse genetic information that researchers could use to learn and develop more effective treatments to some of life’s most challenging diseases, such as Alzheimer’s disease and depression.
Read MoreMass General Researchers Find Genes that Shed Light on the Breakfast Skipping Conundrum
Could there be a genetic component that explains why some people skip breakfast? Does missing the so-called “most important meal of the day” impact overall health?
Read MoreFive Things To Know: How Where You Live Can Affect Your Heart Health
Does living in a low-income or high-crime neighborhood have a measurable effect on your heart health?
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 MoreNutritional Psychiatry: Mental Health from a Nutrition and Lifestyle Perspective
Most people have heard the expression “you are what you eat” and think about how what they eat affects their physical health, but could food be affecting mental health too?
Read MoreHow We Could Slow the Spread of Candida Auris and Other Drug-Resistant Superbugs
While Candida auris may be getting all the headlines recently, the deadly fungus is one of many drug-resistant superbugs that infectious disease specialists have been fighting for years.
Read MoreStudy Finds A Connection Between What You Buy for Lunch at Work and Your Health
Sometimes making your lunch seems like a hassle, so buying a lunch at work can be an easy solution. But those purchases can add up after a while and take a toll on your health.
Read MoreWhy We Need More Diversity in Genetics Research
A team of Mass General researchers recently published a perspective piece that shed light on the fact that majority of publicly available genetic data belongs to people of European ancestry, meaning the medical advances made using European genetic data are less informative to non-Europeans.
Read MoreHow a Global Partnership Could Save the Lives of Women and Children in Africa
Young women and expecting mothers are one of the most-affected groups, and research has shown that HIV/AIDS can significantly increase the chances of both maternal deaths and still births. One Massachusetts General Hospital Discovery Foundation Fellow has witnessed the disease’s impact first-hand and is determined to help and give back to her community.
Read MoreScientists Find Physical Activity Could Prevent Depression
Researchers from the Psychiatric & Neurodevelopmental Genetics Unit at Mass General recently published a study in JAMA Psychiatry that set out to gain a deeper understanding of the relationship between exercise and depression.
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