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Research Finds Daily Exercise Can Make for Healthier, Younger Hearts

By mghresearch | Cardiology, Five Things to Know | 0 comment | 14 May, 2018 | 0

Researchers have identified a cellular level link between exercise and healthy hearts that strengthens the case for physical activity.

Study Looks at Risk Factors for Overdose in Adolescents

By mghresearch | Addiction & Substance Use Disorder, Five Things to Know, Psychiatry | 0 comment | 2 May, 2018 | 0

A team of investigators from the Addiction Recovery Management Service at Massachusetts General Hospital have identified factors that may increase the risk of drug overdose in adolescents and young adults. The results of their study were published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry last month. Here’s a short video summarizing their findings:   “Very littleRead more

12 Days of Research at Mass General: A Strategy for Sneaking Drugs Into Tumor Cells

By mghresearch | Cancer, Events, Five Things to Know | 0 comment | 18 December, 2017 | 0

In the 12 days leading up to our holiday hiatus, we are looking back on the past year and sharing some highlights in Massachusetts General Hospital research news from each month of 2017.

12 Days of Research at Mass General: Autism and the Blood-Brain Barrier

By mghresearch | Autism Spectrum Disorders, Events, Five Things to Know, Gastroenterology | 0 comment | 13 December, 2017 | 0

In the 12 days leading up to our holiday hiatus, we are looking back on the past year and sharing some highlights in Massachusetts General Hospital research news from each month of 2017.

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.

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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.

Sniffing Out the Root Cause of Malnutrition in Patients with Kidney Disease

By mghresearch | Endocrinology, Five Things to Know, Medicine | 0 comment | 16 August, 2017 | 0

n a recent study published in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, Massachusetts General Hospital researchers share new findings about the link between loss of appetite and loss of smell in these patients.

Could a Technique Echoing an Ancient Greek Military Strategy Point the Way to More Effective Cancer Treatments?

By mghresearch | Cancer, Five Things to Know, Series | 1 comment | 10 July, 2017 | 0

At Massachusetts General Hospital, a real-life Trojan horse scenario that takes place on the nanoscale level could provide a way to sneak cancer drugs into fortified tumor cells so the drugs can attack from within.

More Than Meets the Eye: Researchers Find Eye Contact Causes Stress and Overactivation in the Brains of Autistic Individuals

By mghresearch | Five Things to Know, Neurology | 1 comment | 23 June, 2017 | 0

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 Biomedical Imaging at Massachusetts General Hospital has shed light on why those with autism often avoid looking others in the eyes.

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