ALS Chaplain Offers Spiritual Support and More...
Support from Joe Meekins, Mass General ALS chaplain, helps patients, families and staff cope.
Uncovering the Impact of COVID-19 on the Brain...
Leadership gift from the Severino family, launches study on the effect of COVID-19 on the brain health of patients and families.
Parkinson’s Disease: New Gift Seeks to Advance Treatment...
With a transformational gift of $18.5 million to the Department of Neurosurgery, philanthropist George “Doc” Lopez hopes to bring personalized cell therapy to patients living with Parkinson’s disease.
Alzheimer’s Finding May Hold Key to Disease Resistance...
Mass General brain imaging researcher Yakeel T. Quiroz, PhD, identified a rare gene that may provide protection from Alzheimer’s disease.
New MRI Brain Scans Provide Unprecedented Detail...
New MRI images developed by scientists at Mass General are helping us see the structure of the human brain in extraordinary, three-dimensional detail.
Brain Disease: Taking a Model Approach...
Mass General researchers are using models created from human cells to make bold breakthroughs in the understanding and treatment of brain disease.
Healey Center’s Bold Trial Accelerates ALS Research...
The Sean M. Healey & AMG Center is launching an innovative ALS research effort that will involve testing several promising therapies at once.
Physical Activity May Help Prevent Dementia, Study Says...
A Mass General memory disorders expert explains how physical activity can increase our chances of aging without dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.
Stroke Care Team Inked in Patient’s Heart...
After a Massachusetts tattoo artist suffered two strokes in quick succession, a Mass General stroke care team stepped in to save his life.
Researchers Target a Protein that Causes Dementia...
A new technology developed by Mass General and Dana-Farber shows potential for treating Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia.