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Showcasing the Crucial Role of Clinical Research at Mass General
This work was showcased earlier Mass General’s vast clinical research program was showcased recently during the 17th Annual Clinical Research Day.
Five Things to Know About the Center for Systems Biology
The Center for Systems Biology investigates how the human body’s biological and physiological functions work together to impact health and disease.
Study Links Eating Disorders to Childhood Infections
New data from a Mass General researcher highlights a link between the immune system and the onset of eating disorders.
Flexible Funding Helps Ragon Investigators Identify Key Vulnerability in HIV Virus
Investigators at the Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard have identified a key weakness in the HIV virus thanks in part to flexible funding provided by philanthropy.
SciComm Saturday: Tips for Sharing Your Science with the World
A compilation of helpful links and resources for communicating your science to a wider audience.
Alzheimer’s Disease Expert Says Future Treatment Success Will Require a Shift in Strategy and Timing
Rudy Tanzi, PhD, believes the key to treating Alzheimer’s disease will be earlier detection and treatment guided by individual risk factors and family history.
How Mothers Help Build the Immune Systems of their Children During Pregnancy
To understand more about infant immunity and how to enhance it, a research team led by Galit Alter, PhD investigated how certain antibodies are transferred from mother to child during pregnancy.
Researchers Develop “Supercool” Organ Preservation Technique to Give Clinicians and Recipients More Time for Transplants
For the first time, researchers successfully “supercooled” a human liver and returned it back to normal body temperatures without any ice injury. Using this supercooling preservation method, the research team, led by Reinier de Vries, MD, were able to triple the shelf-life of human livers from about nine hours to 27 hours.
How a Medical Mystery Launched a New Avenue of Osteoporosis Research
Bone health specialists typically spend their time trying to figure how to slow or stop the bone loss that leads to osteoporosis. What if they could find a new way to stimulate the growth of new bone tissue instead?
Postdoc Profile: Bragi Sveinsson, PhD
Bragi Sveinsson, PhD is a postdoctoral fellow working in the Low-Field MRI and Hyperpolarized Media Laboratory, led by Matthew Rosen, PhD, at the Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging.