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Mass General’s Research Awards and Honors: November 2017

By mghresearch | Awards & Honors, Endocrinology, Genetics & Genomics, Neurology | 0 comment | 29 November, 2017 | 0

Massachusetts General Hospital’s talented and dedicated researchers are working to push the boundaries of science and medicine every day. In this series we highlight a few individuals who have recently received awards or honors for their achievements

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New Screening Technique Makes Waves in Quest for Earlier Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease

By mghresearch | Alzheimer's Disease, Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Neurology | 0 comment | 27 November, 2017 | 0

How could the study of patients under anesthesia lead to a new way to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease? It could all come down to brainwaves.

Study Identifies New Targets for Huntington’s Disease Research

By mghresearch | Five Things to Know, Genetics & Genomics, Neurology | 0 comment | 22 November, 2017 | 0

Huntington’s disease (HD) is a fatal genetic disorder that causes the progressive breakdown of nerve cells in the brain.

Kamryn Eddy Finds Hope for Patients with Eating Disorders

By mghresearch | Gastroenterology, Neurology, Population Health & Outcomes, Psychiatry | 0 comment | 3 November, 2017 | 0

The people we encounter early in life can often have a profound impact on our future. For Massachusetts General Hospital psychologist Dr. Kamryn Eddy, a childhood friend influenced her career trajectory.

How a 3D Model of Alzheimer’s Disease is Providing New Hope in the Search for Treatments

By mghresearch | Alzheimer's Disease, Neurology | 1 comment | 30 October, 2017 | 0

Reigning in Alzheimer’s disease continues to be a challenge — more than 10 million families are affected by this degenerative neurological disease, and the number of patients dying from the disease has increased 68 percent since 2010. In the past decade, attempts at developing drugs to slow or halt the progression of Alzheimer’s disease haveRead more

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Wireless Sleep Monitoring System Could Make Sleep Studies Much Easier

By mghresearch | Five Things to Know, Sleep Disorders | 0 comment | 23 October, 2017 | 0

Researchers from MIT and Mass General recently unveiled a wireless, portable system for monitoring individuals during sleep that could provide new insights into sleep disorders and reduce the need for time and cost-intensive overnight sleep studies in a clinical sleep lab.

Four Massachusetts General Hospital Researchers Receive Prestigious NIH Director’s Awards

By mghresearch | Neurology, Population Health & Outcomes | 0 comment | 12 October, 2017 | 0

Please join us in congratulating the four Mass General investigators who recently received director’s awards from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)!

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Brain Imaging Studies Provide New Insights into Biological Basis of Behaviors in Schizophrenia and Autism

By mghresearch | Autism Spectrum Disorders, Neurology, Psychiatry, Schizophrenia | 0 comment | 10 October, 2017 | 0

Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital are using brain imaging technology to learn more about how individuals with autism and schizophrenia view the world through different lenses.

Lady Gaga’s Fibromyalgia Diagnosis Helps Shed Light on a Perplexing Chronic Pain Disorder

By mghresearch | Neurology, Population Health & Outcomes, Technology | 0 comment | 29 September, 2017 | 0

Lady Gaga recently discussed her struggles with fibromyalgia. Here’s what Mass General researchers are doing to learn more about this disorder.

Mass General’s Research Awards and Honors: September 2017

By mghresearch | Awards & Honors, Cancer, HIV & AIDS, Neurology, Obesity | 0 comment | 27 September, 2017 | 0

Massachusetts General Hospital’s talented and dedicated researchers are working to push the boundaries of science and medicine every day. In this series we highlight a few individuals who have recently received awards or honors for their achievements

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