Posts Tagged ‘brain health’
It’s Brain Awareness Week! Here are three Super-Cool Studies Involving Brain Imaging
As part of Brain Awareness Week, we are highlighting three innovative Mass General brain imaging studies.
Read MoreAlzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month 2021: Spotlighting Mass General Alzheimer’s Researchers (Part 2)
In the second installment, we highlight two more approaches to Alzheimer’s research with Drs. Susanne Janneke Van Veluw and Mehdi Jorfi.
Read MoreAlzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month 2021: Spotlighting Mass General Alzheimer’s Researchers
Learn how Mass General researchers are working to develop new treatments and diagnostic tools for Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.
Read MoreThe IBHCRP: Breaking Down the Walls that Separate Physical and Mental Health
What if there was a simple way to help individuals prioritize their emotional health just as much as their physical health?
Read MoreResearch Shows that Memory Function in Adolescents Improves After 30 Days of Cannabis Abstinence
Teens and young adults who abstained from cannabis use for a month improved performance on memory and cognitive function tests.
Read More5 Health Benefits of Meditation Backed by Scientists at Mass General
Meditation is an ancient practice that has been used for centuries to achieve a state of calmness and clarity. While it was commonly associated with certain religious practices, it has made its way into everyday Western culture, with increasing amounts of research showing it has several positive health benefits. Herbert Benson, MD, is an internationally…
Read MoreCould Folic Acid Help Reduce the Rates of Autism and Schizophrenia?
Folate levels have, once again, become an area of interest for a Massachusetts General Hospital -based research team after finding that increased in utero folic acid exposure is associated with changes in brain development later in life that could reduce the risk of psychosis and schizophrenia.
Read MoreResearch Your Resolution: Reduce Your Stress and Anxiety with Meditation
If you want to reduce your level of stress and anxiety in 2018, our imaging studies have shown that the regular practice of meditation can change how the brain works.
Read MoreResearchers and Clinicians Revolutionize Prevention Efforts for Brain Disease
The Institute for Brain Health at Mass General is revolutionizing the way we treat brain disease by developing new strategies for prevention, risk reduction and early treatment.
Read MoreMore Than Just a Pastime: How Video Games Change Your Brain
Video games can change how you pay attention, improving sustained and selective attentions. It also means that the areas in the brain responsible for attention need less stimuli to activate.
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