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Study Looks at Risk Factors for Overdose in Adolescents
A team of investigators from the Addiction Recovery Management Service at Massachusetts General Hospital have identified factors that may increase the risk of drug overdose in adolescents and young adults. The results of their study were published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry last month. Here’s a short video summarizing their findings: “Very little…
Read MoreMartinos Center Researcher Receives Award to Explore Anesthesia and Sleep
The Society for Neuroscience recently named Mass General researcher Laura Lewis, PhD, a recipient of the Peter and Patricia Gruber International Research Award.
Read MoreResearch Your Resolution: Use Evidence Based Resources to Quit Smoking in 2018
Nancy Rigotti, MD, is the Director of the Tobacco Research and Treatment Center (TRTC) at Massachusetts General Hospital. The Center provides services to help inpatients, outpatients, employees, and community members quit smoking. The Center also conducts research to identify effective smoking cessation treatments for smokers who are seen in a variety of health care settings. …
Read MoreResearch Your Resolution: Consider Heart Health Before Going Gluten-Free
In a large study which tracked the dietary habits of more than 100,000 men and women over the last several decades, we did not find any evidence that a low gluten diet was associated with a lower risk of heart disease.
Read MoreResearch 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 More12 Days of Research at Mass General: A Strategy for Sneaking Drugs Into Tumor Cells
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 MoreFour Mass General Investigators Recognized with Endowed Chairs
Massachusetts General Hospital recently established four endowed chairs. Meet the investigators whose work and contributions have been recognized through their appointment to these roles and please join us in congratulating them!
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 MoreWireless Sleep Monitoring System Could Make Sleep Studies Much Easier
Researchers from MIT and Mass General recently unveiled a wireless, portable system for monitoring individuals during sleep that could provide new insights into sleep disorders and reduce the need for time and cost-intensive overnight sleep studies in a clinical sleep lab.
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