Investigators at Mass General found significantly depleting levels of riboflavin in C. Elegens worms provided unexpected health benefits.
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Despite being a treatable disease, osteoporosis remains underdiagnosed and undertreated, with Black women experiencing the most disparities.
Mass General researchers have made a key discovery about how the cellular process of autophagy can extend or shorten lifespan.
Although dementia is on the rise, it is not an inevitable part of getting older, says Mass General researcher Jennifer Gatchel, MD, PhD.
Studying over 3,000 members of the Framingham, MA, community since 1948, and across multiple generations, we found that people who are the most socially isolated have lower blood levels of a molecule known as brain-derived neurotrophic factor (or BDNF) which is critical for keeping brain cells healthy and forming new connections between cells.
Mass General geriatric psychiatrist Jennifer Gatchel MD, PhD, is working to unravel the connections between mental illness and the onset of Alzheimer’s disease.
Known as the “Alzheimer’s of the eye,” AMD affects nearly five million people across the world. How a new blood-based test could help.