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How Telehealth Is Helping to Connect Individuals Experiencing Homelessness to Crucial Health Services
Despite early concerns, pivoting to telehealth during the COVID-190 pandemic was effective for physicians and patients alike.
How a Scientist Followed Curiosity (and Love) to Build an Innovative Tool to Track Changes in the Gut Microbiome
Developed by scientists at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, ChronoStrain is a cutting-edge tool that tracks changes in bacterial populations over time.
Why Do Symptoms Linger in Some People After an Infection? A Conversation on Post-Acute Infection Syndromes
Long COVID and ME/CFS are part of a growing group of post-infection illnesses affecting millions worldwide.
Changing the Tune: Four MGB Research Projects at the Intersection of Music and Medicine
Among other benefits, music can reduce anxiety in patients undergoing breast exams and Caesarean sections and improve pain tolerance.
Why Do We Get Allergies? Mass General Brigham Scientist Explains the Surprising Science Behind the Itch
Despite how common they are, we still don’t fully understand why some people develop allergies while others don’t.
Five Things to Know: How a Shift From Treatment to Prevention Could Reduce the Impact of Neurological Diseases
An new approach approach that prioritizes maintaining lifelong brain health could prevent the onset of stroke, dementia and other diseases.
Image Shows How Nasal Foralumab Reduces Brain Inflammation in Patient with Alzheimer’s Disease
Visualizing brain inflammation is a groundbreaking technique that researchers can use to accelerate drug development for neurological diseases.
Researchers Unlock a Possible Non-Surgical Treatment Pathway for Degenerative Spinal Disease
Using a custom bioreactor to mimic spinal compression, researchers identified a potential pathway to prevent the stiffening and thickening of spinal ligaments.
Five Things to Know: What’s Next in Research and Treatment for Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
While ADHD is increasingly recognized and diagnosed in childhood, it is a lifelong condition that can present different challenges in adults.
Claflin Distinguished Honor Awards Help Mass General Researchers at a Crucial Juncture of Career and Family
The awards provide investigators with $60,000 for two years to assist in maintaining their research efforts while caring for a young family.