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Researchers Unpack the Health Impacts of Ultraprocessed Foods

By Ryan Jaslow | Medicine, Neurology | 0 comment | 14 May, 2025 | 0

MGB researchers are identifying new connections between ultraprocessed foods and disease and developing new tools to help consumers make better food choices.

2025 Celebration of Science Poster of Distinction Winners: Meet Shota Shibata, PhD

By Brian Burns | Events, Neurology | 0 comment | 24 April, 2025 | 0

Shota is a postdoctoral research fellow in the Center for Genomic Medicine studying repeat expansion diseases such as Huntington’s disease.

2025 Celebration of Science Poster of Distinction Winners: Meet Alex Dyson, PhD

By Brian Burns | Events, Neurology | 0 comment | 23 April, 2025 | 0

Alex is researcher in the Department of Neurology at Massachusetts General Hospital studying new treatment strategies for neurofibromatosis.

Mass General’s Jay Iyer: Turning Personal Loss into a Mission to Transform PSP Care

By Brian Burns | Neurology, Rare Disease | 1 comment | 11 October, 2024 | 1

Jay promised his grandfather he would find a cure for PSP, the rare neurological disease that took memories away from them.

Rare Diseases Day: Q&A with a Mass General Investigator

By Brian Burns | Neurology | 0 comment | 29 February, 2024 | 0

Vanessa Merker,PhD, has spent her 14-year career at Mass General working to improve care for patients with schwannomatosis and NF2.

Neurosurgery Researcher Working to Identify New Treatments for Children with Traumatic Brain Injuries

By Kyle Banker | Neurology, Surgery | 0 comment | 15 June, 2023 | 0

There are currently no therapeutics to treat children with traumatic brain injuries. How one Mass General researcher is working to change that.

La Amplia Mayoría: El Viaje Hacia La Neurona

By Nicoletta Valenzano, MPH | Contenido en español, Neurology, Neuroscience | 0 comment | 20 February, 2023 | 0

A guest blog post by Manuel Rico Fernández San Silvestre, a summer intern in the Sahay Lab at Massachusetts General Research Institute.

The Vast Majority: The Journey Towards the Neuron

By Brian Burns | Neurology, Neuroscience | 0 comment | 20 February, 2023 | 0

A guest blog post by Manuel Rico Fernández San Silvestre, a summer intern in the Sahay Lab at Massachusetts General Research Institute.

Heart Health Month: How Cardiovascular Exercise Can Improve Your Overall Health More Than You Think

By Kyle Banker | Cardiology, Heart Health Month 2023, Medicine, Neurology | 0 comment | 8 February, 2023 | 0

For our first heart health month blog, Christiane Wrann, PhD, DVM, from the Wrann Lab investigates how aerobic exercise and heart health contribute to our cognition.

Growing Up Without Growing Old: How Meditation can Improve Resiliency and Brain Health at Any Age

By Nicoletta Valenzano, MPH | Alzheimer's Disease, Conversations on Mental Health, Meditation & Mind-Body, Neurology, Psychiatry | 0 comment | 10 November, 2022 | 0

Mass General researchers explore how meditation can improve resiliency and prevent a decline in cognitive health, no matter what age you are.

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