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From the Gut to the Brain: Exploring a New Pathway for the Onset of Alzheimer’s Disease

By mghresearch | Alzheimer's Disease, Neurology | 1 comment | 14 March, 2019 | 0

A research project led by Massachusetts General Hospital’s Deepak Vijaya Kumar, PhD, will seek to untangle the connections between microbes in the gut and the onset of Alzheimer’s disease.

Mass General Researchers Create Program to Ease Emotional Stress in Stroke Patients and Caregivers

By mghresearch | Neurology, Psychiatry | 0 comment | 5 March, 2019 | 0

Mental health issues can often affect both patients and their caregivers following a stroke.

Rare Disease Day 2019: Neuromyelitis Optica

By gir0 | Events, Neurology | 0 comment | 28 February, 2019 | 0

Rare diseases can be very complex to treat due to lack of understanding, little to no options for treatment and limited funding.

Rare Disease Day 2019: Neuromyelitis Optica

By mghresearch | Events, Neurology | 0 comment | 28 February, 2019 | 0

Rare diseases can be very complex to treat due to lack of understanding, little to no options for treatment and limited funding.

How a Dedicated Mass General Team Became the First to Discover Circulating Brain Tumor Cells in the Blood

By gir0 | Cancer, Neurology | 0 comment | 25 February, 2019 | 0

Two researchers have teamed up to find a new way to diagnose and treat one of the most aggressive types of cancer: glioblastoma.

Mass General Researcher Uses PET Imaging to Shed Light on the Inner Workings of the Brain

By mghresearch | Imaging & Radiology, MGH Research Scholars, Neurology, Psychiatry, Schizophrenia | 0 comment | 14 February, 2019 | 0

Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital are using advanced brain imaging techniques to learn more about how brain disorders function at a molecular and genetic level.

Do Lifestyle Factors Such as Stress Affect the Onset and Progression of Alzheimer’s Disease?

By mghresearch | Alzheimer's Disease, MGH Research Scholars, Neurology | 0 comment | 29 January, 2019 | 0

A team of researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital are exploring the role of lifestyle factors such as stress in the onset and progression of Alzheimer’s disease.

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Mass General Researchers Identify Pattern of Brain Inflammation in Fibromyalgia Patients

By MGH Research Institute | Imaging & Radiology, Neurology | 2 comments | 4 December, 2018 | 0

A team of researchers at Mass General, in collaboration with a team form the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, recently identified a pattern of brain inflammation in the brains of fibromyalgia patients that could be the key to diagnosing this elusive disorder.

Regulating Microglia’s Three Roles May Be the Key to Managing Inflammation in the Brain

By gir0 | Alzheimer's Disease, Neurology | 0 comment | 20 November, 2018 | 0

To help describe their various functions in the brain, scientists have classified microglia into three different roles: sentinels, warriors and nurturers.

Research Shows that Memory Function in Adolescents Improves After 30 Days of Cannabis Abstinence

By gir0 | Neurology | 0 comment | 8 November, 2018 | 0

Teens and young adults who abstained from cannabis use for a month improved performance on memory and cognitive function tests.

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