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More Than Just a Pastime: How Video Games Change Your Brain

By Brian Burns | Neurology, Population Health & Outcomes, Psychiatry, Technology | 1 comment | 2 August, 2017 | 0

Video games can change how you pay attention, improving sustained and selective attentions. It also means that the areas in the brain responsible for attention need less stimuli to activate.

New Study Demonstrates the Benefits of Tai Chi in Chinese Americans Suffering From Depression

By Brian Burns | Depression, Population Health & Outcomes, Psychiatry | 0 comment | 5 July, 2017 | 1

Mental illnesses such as depression are often associated with negative attitudes and beliefs. Previous research has found that these feelings of shame and discrimination are especially severe in the Chinese American community. Given the higher level of stigma, there’s a need to find culturally accepted treatment options for this traditionally under-treated population.

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Research Teams at Mass General Explore Ways to Limit Alcohol-Induced Damage to the Liver and Better Understand Alcoholism’s Effect on the Brain

By Brian Burns | Addiction & Substance Use Disorder | 0 comment | 1 June, 2017 | 0

Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital are investigating the long-term effects of excessive drinking on liver and brain function to find ways to reduce its impact on our health.

Women’s Health Week 2017

By Brian Burns | Addiction & Substance Use Disorder, Cancer, Neurology, Obstetrics & Gynecology | 0 comment | 15 May, 2017 | 0

In honor of National Women’s Health Week this week, we put together a few highlights of the many Massachusetts General Hospital researchers who are investigating important topics pertaining to women’s health: Eve Valera, PhD, a researcher at the Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, is working to learn more about the traumatic brain injuries suffered byRead more

A New Strategy for Assessing Sleep Apnea Risk in Individuals with Down Syndrome

By Brian Burns | Pediatrics, Population Health & Outcomes, Psychiatry | 0 comment | 8 May, 2017 | 0

Investigators at the MassGeneral Hospital for Children have developed a promising new method for assessing the risk of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in children with Down syndrome.

Identifying Risky Behaviors for Mental Health Month

By Brian Burns | Depression, Psychiatry | 0 comment | 3 May, 2017 | 0

Suicide is the tenth highest cause of death in the United States, and the rate remained roughly steady across the population for the last century, before rising somewhat during the last few decades.

Re-Thinking Mental Health Treatment: World Health Day 2017

By Brian Burns | Depression, Events, Global Health, Population Health & Outcomes, Psychiatry | 0 comment | 7 April, 2017 | 0

Did you know that more than 300 million people worldwide live with depression? That number has increased 18% between 2005 and 2015, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). With such staggering numbers, it’s no surprise that WHO has chosen depression as its theme for this year’s World Health Day, which is celebrated today, April 7th.

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