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New Treatment for Bone Disorder Has Roots in Research From MassGeneral Hospital for Children
Advances in medical care often take a long and winding path from a new laboratory discovery to the patient bedside. So it is particularly gratifying as a physician-scientist when you have the opportunity to offer your patients a new treatment that came about in part from research in your own laboratory. For MassGeneral for Children’s…
A Closer Look at the Bacteria Behind the Recent Food Poisoning Outbreak
Clostridium perfringens is a common foodborne illness that causes nearly 1 million infections each year. The bacterium has many environmental sources, but is typically found on raw meat and poultry.
Postdoc Profile: Yangyundou Wang, PhD
In recognition of National Postdoc Appreciation Week, we’re profiling some of the postdoctoral researchers who make invaluable contributions to scientific research at Massachusetts General Hospital every day. Yangyundou Wang, PhD, is a postdoctoral fellow working in the Vakoc Lab at the Wellman Center for Photomedicine. My work at Mass General is very interdisciplinary. It combines…
Postdoc Profile: Michael VanElzakker, PhD
Michael VanElzakker, PhD, is a neuroscientist at Mass General who is using brain scans to learn more about chronic fatigue syndrome.
Postdoc Profile: Anna Khimchenko, PhD
Scientific research is complex and often not straightforward. Thus, one needs to be smart, well-organized and hardworking to be successful. So, work hard, learn new things each minute, try to become better each day, and you will be acknowledged.
Mass General Researcher Finds That Earlier Palliative Care Improves Patient Quality of Life in Serious Illnesses
Mass General clinician-researcher Jennifer Temel, MD, a Hostetter MGH Research Scholar, is studying the effects of palliative care on quality of life for patients with serious illnesses.
Congrats to the 2018 KL2/CMeRIT Awardees from Mass General
A spotlight on the Massachusetts General Hospital researchers who were named 2018 KL2/CMerit Awardees by Harvard Catalyst.
Can Beauty Salons Connect South African Women to Life Saving Health Services?
If you’ve ever spent time in a beauty salon, you know that hair stylists give their clients more than just a new cut, color or style. They often serve as friends and confidants, dispensing advice on relationships, family and work challenges. But could they also help to prevent unwanted pregnancies and stop the spread of a deadly disease?
Mass General Researcher Explores Links Between Sleep and Disease
Even though we sleep so much of our life, we don’t know exactly what goes on in our brain when we sleep. But genetic studies can point a clear path for further investigation into the role of sleep.
Bringing a 70-Year-Old Surgical Technique Into the 21st Century
Imagine your surprise if you needed heart surgery and were told your cardiac surgeon would be using the same technique their predecessors used in the 1940s.