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Break It Down For Me: Jodi Gilman, PhD
In this episode, we challenge Dr. Gilman to break down the title of her recent paper about identifying functional brain impairment in marijuana users.
An Uncomfortable Truth: How Stigma and a Lack of Funding Has Set Back Research and Treatments for Vulvovaginal Disorders
Mass General Researcher Caroline Mitchell, MD, MPH, discusses the barriers to studying women’s health topics.
Humans of MGRI – Mengyao Xu, MD, PhD
Meet Mengyao Xu, a postdoctoral fellow whose work focuses on improving the efficacy of novel immunotherapeutic approaches for the management of gynecologic malignancies.
World Mental Health Day: How Mass General Researchers are Working to Help
Today is World Mental Health Day, and we want to highlight some of our recent stories about mental health research happening at Mass General.
Snapshot of Science: Mass General’s High Impact Research Publications for September 2023
Exercise-induced hormone may reduce Alzheimer’s tangles in the brain, the role of brain endothelial cells in psychotic disorders and much more
In New Role as Chair of Medicine, Florez Hopes to Empower Mass General’s Best Asset: The People
Florez will support the hospital’s culture of collaboration and compassion while staying true to its four-part mission.
How A New Grant Will Support the Quest for a More Complete Map of the Brain
A more detailed understanding of the connections between brain networks could improve treatments for neurological and psychiatric disorders.
Remembering Norton Folsom, MD, a Civil War Veteran, Compassionate Clinician and Early Mass General Leader
Norton Folsom, MD, superintendent of Massachusetts General Hospital from 1872 to 1877, is remembered as a man of “good temper and invariable kindness.”
Symposium Highlights the Legacy of Warren M. Zapol, MD, Mass General’s “Dr. Adventure”
Zapol pioneered the use of nitric oxide for patients in respiratory distress, a discovery that saved countless lives worldwide.
Benchmarks: Mass General Research News and Notes for Sept. 8, 2023
The future of cardiac care at Mass General, promising news about a potential Alzheimer’s treatment and much more.