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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.

Studying the Connection Between Sleep and Anxiety

By mghresearch | Anxiety, Neurology, Psychiatry, Sleep Disorders | 1 comment | 3 July, 2018 | 0

Anxious people often don’t sleep well and poor sleep is a symptom of many psychiatric disorders, including anxiety.

A Snapshot of Science: Detection of Alzheimer’s Disease, Development of Type 1 Diabetes, and Much More

By mghresearch | Alzheimer's Disease, Cancer, Diabetes, Neurology, Snapshot of Science | 1 comment | 11 September, 2017 | 0

We wanted to share some recent Mass General research that has been published in high impact, top-tier journals. This is just a small snapshot of the incredible research that takes place at Mass General each day.

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