Medicine
A Newly Discovered Link Between Gut Bacteria and Cholera
Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital, Duke University and the International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research in Dhaka, Bangladesh, have used machine learning algorithms to find patterns within communities of bacteria living in the human gut. These patterns could indicate who among the approximately one billion people at risk of cholera infection around the globe will…
Read MoreResearch Finds Daily Exercise Can Make for Healthier, Younger Hearts
Researchers have identified a cellular level link between exercise and healthy hearts that strengthens the case for physical activity.
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 MoreLarge-Scale Study Provides New Insights Into the Genetic Contributors to Schizophrenia
Tarjinder Singh, PhD, is a postdoctoral fellow in the lab of Mark Daly, PhD, in the Analytic and Translational Genetics Unit at Massachusetts General Hospital. His poster, The meta-analysis of rare coding variants in the whole-exome sequences of 25,000 cases and 50,000 controls implicates individual risk genes for schizophrenia, was among the winners at this…
Read MoreGenetic Insights, New Research Models Help to Drive New Rare Disease Research
While it may not have been called rare disease research by name, Massachusetts General Hospital has been identifying and tracking rare diseases for more than a century, says Florian Eichler, MD, Director of the Center for Rare Neurological Diseases in the Department of Neurology. In recent years, advances made by the Human Genome Project and…
Read MoreNew Research Explores Link Between Mind-Body Techniques and Blood Pressure
A new study published in Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine from researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital, the Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine at Mass General, and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center has found a possible explanation for why performing activities such as yoga and meditation can help patients reduce their high blood pressure without medication.
Read MoreUpdated Recommendations Provide Guidance for Women Experiencing Unwanted Hair Growth
For the first time since 2008, the Endocrine Society Task Force — which includes representatives from Massachusetts General Hospital — has issued an update to its Clinical Practice Guideline on hirsutism, a condition in which women experience unwanted hair growth in areas men typically grow hair. Here are five things to know about this condition…
Read MoreCelebrating Women in Science and Medicine: Interview with Julie Levison
During the month of March, Massachusetts General Hospital is celebrating Women’s History Month by highlighting our outstanding women scientists, physicians and staff members. In the coming weeks we’ll be sharing a few of their profiles, and be sure to visit the women’s history month landing page to see the full series. Julie Levison, MD, MPH,…
Read MoreCelebrating Women in Science and Medicine: Interview with Erica Shenoy
During the month of March, Massachusetts General Hospital is celebrating Women’s History Month by highlighting our outstanding women scientists, physicians and staff members. In the coming weeks we’ll be sharing a few of their profiles, and be sure to visit the women’s history month landing page to see the full series. Erica Shenoy, MD, PhD…
Read MoreCould the Secret to a Good Night’s Sleep Be Found in Our Genes?
It’s the night before a big meeting at work—or a race you’ve been training months for—and you want to do everything you can to get the next day off to a great start. How much sleep do you need to be at your best? For years, the magic number for a good night’s sleep has…
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