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Mass General Expert Explains How You Can Reduce Your Risk of a Stroke

By Brian Burns | May 24, 2022

The good news is that most strokes are preventable, treatable and beatable, says Natalia Rost, MD, MPH, Chief of the Stroke Division.

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LAB DAY 2021 Takes Participants on a Virtual Tour of Research at Mass General

By Brian Burns | September 27, 2021

LAB DAY offered friends and supporters of the Mass General Research Institute a behind-the-scenes look at the hospital’s research enterprise.

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Voices of Women in Science: Susan Slaugenhaupt, PhD

By Gloria Rosado | March 26, 2021

Susan Slaugenhaupt, PhD, is the Scientific Director of the Mass General Research Institute and an Investigator in the Center for Genomic Medicine.

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President-elect Joe Biden Appoints Mass General’s Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH, as New CDC Director

By Gloria Rosado | December 10, 2020

President-elect Joe Biden held a press conference to announce a team of health experts, including Dr. Rochelle Walensky, who was appointed to be the new Director for the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Colleagues Across the Nation Show Their Support for Dr. Rochelle Walensky

By Gloria Rosado | December 10, 2020

After news broke that Mass General’s Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH, was tapped for CDC director, friends and colleagues voiced their support on Twitter.

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Building an Effective Dual CAR T Cell Therapy to Target HIV

By Gloria Rosado | October 7, 2020

CAR T cell therapy is a promising form of treatment for cancer, and now Ragon Institute investigator Todd Allen, PhD, recently published findings suggesting dual CAR T cell therapy could be an option for HIV.

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How a Mass General Vaccine Accelerator Could Play a Crucial Role in the COVID-19 Response

By Gloria Rosado | May 8, 2020

A unique platform developed in anticipation of a rapidly spreading infectious disease like COVID-19 is now being put into action to develop a vaccine.

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Too Much of a Good Thing? How a Typically Healthy Cellular Process Turns Harmful

By Brian Burns | March 4, 2020
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Mass General researchers have made a key discovery about how the cellular process of autophagy can extend or shorten lifespan.

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LAB DAY 2019: A Behind the Scenes Look at Mass General Research

By Brian Burns | October 28, 2019

The second annual Mass General Research Institute LAB DAY gave friends and supporters of Mass General research an up-close look at science.

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How Mothers Help Build the Immune Systems of their Children During Pregnancy

By Gloria Rosado | October 1, 2019

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.

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