Medicine
Research Your Resolution: Reduce Your Risk of A Heart Attack
By studying genetic data from 55,000 individuals who are enrolled in four long-term research studies, we found that following a healthy lifestyle—defined as not smoking, exercising once a week, eating healthy and maintaining a body mass index of less than 30—can reduce your chances of having a heart attack by close to 50 percent.
Read MoreResearch Your Resolution: Use Food Placement to Set Yourself Up for Weight Loss Success
Do you have goals for improving your health in the New Year? This month, investigators from the Mass General Research Institute are discussing the science behind some common New Year’s resolutions, and offering tips and advice based on their research into exercise, diet, healthy aging, heart health, and much more.
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 More12 Days of Research at Mass General: Autism and the Blood-Brain Barrier
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 MoreWorld AIDS Day 2017
World AIDS Day takes place on the 1st of December each year. It’s an opportunity to highlight the success of worldwide efforts to combat HIV/AIDS, as well as the importance of continued support for these efforts.
Read MoreStudy Identifies New Targets for Huntington’s Disease Research
Huntington’s disease (HD) is a fatal genetic disorder that causes the progressive breakdown of nerve cells in the brain.
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.
Read MoreInvestigators Add New Insights to Lyme Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
With the number of reported Lyme disease infections on the rise, Massachusetts General Hospital researchers are helping to meet the need for new diagnostic tools and treatments.
Read MoreWorld Diabetes Day 2017: Recent Diabetes Research from Massachusetts General Hospital
Diabetes impacts an estimated 425 million people around the world, and that number is projected to rise to 693 million by 2045, according to the annual diabetes atlas released today by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF).
Read MorePocket-Sized Device Provides Food Allergy Sufferers with Life-Saving Tableside Lab Results
Researchers have developed a new device small enough to fit on a keyring that can quickly and accurately test for food allergens.
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