Neuroscientist Brian Edlow, MD, is part of a Mass General team that has used powerful MRI technology to generate the most detailed three-dimensional images of the human brain ever produced.

New MRI Brain Scans Provide Unprecedented Detail...

Published 2 weeks ago by Paul Goldsmith in Medical Research, Neurology

New MRI images developed by scientists at Mass General are helping us see the structure of the human brain in extraordinary, three-dimensional detail.

Mass General brain disease researchers (from the left) Stephen Haggarty, PhD, Roy Perlis, MD, and Rakesh Karmacharya, MD, PhD, confer about a cell model.

Brain Disease: Taking a Model Approach...

Published 2 months ago by Paul Goldsmith in Mass General Magazine, Medical Research, Neurology

Mass General researchers are using models created from human cells to make bold breakthroughs in the understanding and treatment of brain disease.

From left, technologies specialist Carl Blesius, MD, and James Gordon, MD, MPA, chief learning officer, demonstrate intubation using a silicone dummy in the Learning Lab.

Health Care Education: Pursuing the New Frontier ...

Published 2 months ago by Paul Goldsmith in Education, Mass General Magazine, Patient Care

With technology, teamwork and a visionary plan, Mass General is reinventing health care education to produce revolutionary results for the future.

Harry W. Orf, PhD, senior vice president for research, says Mass General is always looking for new areas for its thematic research centers to explore.

Thematic Research Centers Drive Innovation...

Published 2 months ago by Paul Goldsmith in Medical Research

Harry W. Orf, PhD, senior vice president for research, explains how thematic research centers help keep Mass General at the forefront of medicine.

Award Program Supports Novel ADHD Research...

Published 2 months ago by Paul Goldsmith in Donor Recognition, Medical Research

With help from the Gerstner Family Foundation, early-career clinician-scientists are working to improve the lives of people living with ADHD.

Medical Education: Keeping the Focus on Patients...

Published 2 months ago by Paul Goldsmith in Education

Alberto Puig, MD, PhD, director of the Core Educator Faculty Service at Mass General, is bringing medical education back to the bedside.

In spring of 2019, Paul Chilwesa, MD, an oncologist from Zambia, took part in innovative training program offered by the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center.

Cancer Training Program Impacts Care in Africa...

Published 4 months ago by Paul Goldsmith in Cancer Center, Education, Global Health

A fellowship exchange program, run by the Mass General Cancer Center, is helping train clinical oncologists from sub-Saharan Africa.

According to a new study, our responses to food are highly individual, suggesting that a personalized diet is better for long-term health than strict adherence to standard nutritional guidelines.

Personalized Diet May Help Prevent Chronic Disease...

Published 4 months ago by Paul Goldsmith in Health & Wellness, Medical Research

Andrew Chan, MD, MPH, a Stuart and Suzanne Steele MGH Research Scholar, discusses why a personalized diet may have long-term advantages over standard nutritional guidelines.

Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH, chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases, says MGH Research Scholar funding has provided her with flexible time for healthcare policy advocacy.

MGH Research Scholar Is Determined Policy Advocate...

Published 5 months ago by Paul Goldsmith in Health Policy, Medical Research

Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH, chief of the Division of Infectious Disease and an MGH Research Scholar, discusses her congressional testimony, public health advocacy and the shifting challenges of infectious disease.

"Now, I can use my experience to help others,” says Judy Johanson, pictured with her late husband, Steve, who had early onset Alzheimer's disease. She now works with the Mass General Caregiver Support Program.

Program Aims to Support Alzheimer’s Caregivers...

Published 5 months ago by Paul Goldsmith in Patient Care

Mass General’s Dementia Caregiver Support Program seeks to reduce the burden of Alzheimer’s disease by providing family-oriented care.

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