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How a Dedicated Mass General Team Became the First to Discover Circulating Brain Tumor Cells in the Blood

By Gloria Rosado | February 25, 2019

Two researchers have teamed up to find a new way to diagnose and treat one of the most aggressive types of cancer: glioblastoma.

Cardiac Psychiatry: Exploring Connections Between the Head and the Heart

By Gloria Rosado | February 21, 2019

Cardiac psychiatry, also called behavioral cardiology, explores the connections between mental health, behavior and medical health.

Heart Health Month 2019: Spotlighting Mass General’s Heart Researchers (Part 3)

By Gloria Rosado | February 19, 2019

Part 3 marks the last of our Heart Month researcher spotlight series, and we hope you’ve enjoyed learning about the work being in the name of heart health.

Mass General Researcher Uses PET Imaging to Shed Light on the Inner Workings of the Brain

By Brian Burns | February 14, 2019

Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital are using advanced brain imaging techniques to learn more about how brain disorders function at a molecular and genetic level.

Heart Health Month 2019: Spotlighting Mass General’s Heart Researchers (Part 2)

By Gloria Rosado | February 12, 2019

Learn more about the latest research in cardiology from some of Mass General’s leading heart health specialists.

Helping Mothers Recover When the Psychological Trauma of Giving Birth Lingers

By Brian Burns | February 7, 2019

Although childbirth is often viewed as a uniformly happy event, it can also be a physically and psychologically stressful experience.

Heart Health Month 2019: Spotlighting Mass General’s Heart Researchers (Part 1)

By Gloria Rosado | February 5, 2019

Since every February is dedicated to heart health awareness, we reached out to some of our cardiology researchers to learn more about what they’re working on.

These Three Happiness Exercises Could Help Promote Recovery From Substance Use Disorder

By Gloria Rosado | January 31, 2019

A team of researchers from the Massachusetts General Hospital Recovery Research Institute conducted a study published in The Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment that found positive psychology exercises could boost the happiness levels of those recovering from substance abuse.

Do Lifestyle Factors Such as Stress Affect the Onset and Progression of Alzheimer’s Disease?

By Brian Burns | January 29, 2019

A team of researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital are exploring the role of lifestyle factors such as stress in the onset and progression of Alzheimer’s disease.

How the Cocoanut Grove Fire Survivors Gave a Mass General Psychiatrist Insights into Acute Grief

By Brian Burns | January 24, 2019

A recent article in the Harvard Crimson took an in-depth look at how treating the victims of the Cocoanut Grove Fire in Boston contributed to a Massachusetts General Hospital psychiatrist’s research and clinical work into how people experience and process losses due to death or injury.