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DASH Diet — Ranked Best Overall Diet, Could Prevent Hypertension and Gout

By Brian Burns | January 10, 2018

Did you know that in addition to lowering blood pressure, the DASH diet may also reduce the risk of developing gout? In this article, originally published last year, researchers from Mass General describe how following the diet could prevent the intense pain and swelling associated with the disease.

Research Your Resolution: Reduce Your Risk of A Heart Attack

By Brian Burns | January 8, 2018

By studying genetic data from 55,000 individuals who are enrolled in four long-term research studies, we found that following a healthy lifestyle—defined as not smoking, exercising once a week, eating healthy and maintaining a body mass index of less than 30—can reduce your chances of having a heart attack by close to 50 percent.

Research Your Resolution: Use Food Placement to Set Yourself Up for Weight Loss Success

By Brian Burns | January 4, 2018

Do you have goals for improving your health in the New Year? This month, investigators from the Mass General Research Institute are discussing the science behind some common New Year’s resolutions, and offering tips and advice based on their research into exercise, diet, healthy aging, heart health, and much more.

12 Days of Research at Mass General: An On-the-Go Test For Food Allergies

By Brian Burns | December 22, 2017

In the 12 days leading up to our holiday hiatus, we are looking back on the past year and sharing some highlights in Massachusetts General Hospital research news from each month of 2017.

12 Days of Research at Mass General: Modeling Alzheimer’s Disease in 3D

By Brian Burns | December 21, 2017

In the 12 days leading up to our holiday hiatus, we are looking back on the past year and sharing some highlights in Massachusetts General Hospital research news from each month of 2017. October 2017: How a 3D Model of Alzheimer’s Disease is Providing New Hope in the Search for Treatments Reigning in Alzheimer’s disease…

12 Days of Research at Mass General: Lady Gaga News Highlights Fibromyalgia Research

By Brian Burns | December 20, 2017

In the 12 days leading up to our holiday hiatus, we are looking back on the past year and sharing some highlights in Massachusetts General Hospital research news from each month of 2017.

12 Days of Research at Mass General: Predicting Painful Migraine Attacks

By Brian Burns | December 19, 2017

In the 12 days leading up to our holiday hiatus, we are looking back on the past year and sharing some highlights in Massachusetts General Hospital research news from each month of 2017.

12 Days of Research at Mass General: A Strategy for Sneaking Drugs Into Tumor Cells

By Brian Burns | December 18, 2017

In the 12 days leading up to our holiday hiatus, we are looking back on the past year and sharing some highlights in Massachusetts General Hospital research news from each month of 2017.

12 Days of Research at Mass General: Why Autistic Individuals Avoid Eye Contact

By Brian Burns | December 17, 2017

In the 12 days leading up to our holiday hiatus, we are looking back on the past year and sharing some highlights in Massachusetts General Hospital research news from each month of 2017. June 2017: More Than Meets the Eye: Researchers Find Eye Contact Causes Stress and Overactivation in the Brains of Autistic Individuals They…

12 Days of Research at Mass General: Do Alzheimer’s Patients Suffer Silent Seizures?

By Brian Burns | December 16, 2017

In the 12 days leading up to our holiday hiatus, we are looking back on the past year and sharing some highlights in Massachusetts General Hospital research news from each month of 2017.