Medicine
Could the Microbiome be the Key to Ending Chemotherapy-Induced Pain?
Unfortunately, a third of cancer patients who receive chemotherapy encounter this as a side effect, a condition known as chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN). This neuropathy is a result of nerve damage or impairment of the nervous system and often is chronic.
Read MoreKamryn Eddy Finds Hope for Patients with Eating Disorders
The people we encounter early in life can often have a profound impact on our future. For Massachusetts General Hospital psychologist Dr. Kamryn Eddy, a childhood friend influenced her career trajectory.
Read MoreCould A Smartphone App for Heart Failure Improve Patient Care?
A new smartphone app for heart failure from Jana Care, called Heart Habits, was created in the hopes of streamlining cardiac care management. Now a team at Massachusetts General Hospital wants to test out the app with patients.
Read MoreMeet a Mass General Postdoc: Amy Tsurumi
In honor of National Postdoc Appreciation Week, we’ll be sharing profiles of just a few of our amazing Mass General postdocs to highlight their research and what inspires them.
Read MoreMeet a Mass General Postdoc: Xavier Fernando Vela Parada
In honor of National Postdoc Appreciation Week, all this week we’ll be sharing profiles of just a few of our amazing Mass General postdocs to highlight their research and what inspires them.
Read MoreMeet a Mass General Postdoc: Robert Lochhead
This week is National Postdoc Appreciation Week, a time to recognize the significant contributions that postdoctoral scholars make to the research community.
Read MoreObesity Prevention Researchers Make Strides with First 1,000 Days Program
How early should we start taking steps to prevent childhood obesity? It could be before the baby is even born.
Read MoreEvaluating the Impact of Cutbacks to HIV Programs in Resource-Limited Nations
Proposed reductions in U.S. foreign aid would have a devastating impact on HIV treatment and prevention programs in countries receiving such aid, an international team of investigators reports. In their paper published online in Annals of Internal Medicine, the team led by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital and the Yale School of Public Health describes…
Read MoreCuts to NIH Program Could Disrupt Infectious Disease Research at Mass General and Around the World
Mass General researchers working to stop the spread of infectious disease are worried that proposed cuts to the NIH budget would eliminate a key resource for global health efforts.
Read MoreSniffing Out the Root Cause of Malnutrition in Patients with Kidney Disease
n a recent study published in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, Massachusetts General Hospital researchers share new findings about the link between loss of appetite and loss of smell in these patients.
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