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Research Awards and Honors: August 2017

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In this series we highlight a few individuals who have recently received awards or honors for their achievements.
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Making Migraines Less of a Headache: Researchers Test a New Method for Migraine Prediction

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Mass General researchers have developed a new forecasting model that has the potential to pinpoint when a migraine will strike by tracking an individual’s stress levels over time.
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Shining a Light on Multiple Sclerosis-Related Fatigue

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Mass General researcher are investigating the impact of light therapy on fatigue related to multiple sclerosis (MS).
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More Than Just a Pastime: How Video Games Change Your Brain

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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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The Science Behind my Compulsion to Shop – and How to Become a Smarter Spender

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Editor’s Note: This summer we have two communications interns working with us to write stories about research at the hospital and their experiences being part of the hospital community. This is a post
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Team Effort Finds First Definitive Answers to Complex Genetic Basis of Tourette Syndrome

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A large scale analysis of genetic information from individuals with Tourette syndrome led by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital and UCLA has identified alterations in two genes that signifi
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Both Patients and Researchers Have a Role to Play in Preserving Brain Function

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Brain health is key to living a long and happy life. Here are some tips for improving brain health.
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More Than Meets the Eye: Researchers Find Eye Contact Causes Stress and Overactivation in the Brains of Autistic Individuals

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They say that eyes are the windows to the soul, but for individuals with autism, a lack of eye contact can reveal much more. A team of investigators based at the Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biome
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For Alzheimer’s Patients, Every Day is the Longest Day

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June 21st is not only the longest day of the calendar year, but it is also a special day focused on Alzheimer’s disease (AD), an irreversible progressive form of dementia that slowly destroys memory a
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Researchers Detect “Silent” Seizures in Alzheimer’s Patients

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New research from Massachusetts General Hospital suggests a potential new connection between the devastating memory loss associated with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and “silent” seizures in the memory ce
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Women’s Health Week 2017

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In honor of National Women’s Health Week this week, we put together a few highlights of the many Massachusetts General Hospital researchers who are investigating important topics pertaining to women’s
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Probe of Alzheimer’s Follows Paths of Infection

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Mass General researchers Rudy Tanzi and Robert Moir are investigating amyloid beta’s role in the body. Their findings could possibly open new fronts for treating or preventing Alzheimer's disease by a
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