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Study: Obesity May Promote Breast and Pancreatic Cancer
More than half of patients with breast or pancreatic cancer are overweight, and a new study out of Massachusetts General Hospital may explain why. A […]
Mass General Study Finds a New Way to Use Poop Pills
Poop pills are back, everybody. Last month, we reported on an upcoming Massachusetts General Hospital study that’s trying to determine whether freeze-dried poop pills can help obese […]
Study Says Prenatal Antidepressant Use Likely Does Not Raise Autism, ADHD Risk
Less than a month after a major study suggested that prenatal antidepressant use may be tied to a higher risk of autism in children, Massachusetts General […]
Study: Optimism May Help You Survive a Heart Attack
While it may be hard to find the silver lining in a heart attack, a new study from Massachusetts General Hospital suggests that looking on the […]
Screening Inmates for Hepatitis C May Improve Public Health
Screening and treating local inmates for hepatitis C could greatly reduce transmission in the general population, according to recent projections by Massachusetts General Hospital and […]
Medication Errors Occur in Up to Half of Surgeries, Study Says
Had surgery recently? A new study from Massachusetts General Hospital suggests there’s about a 50 percent chance your procedure involved some sort of medication error. […]
One-Third of Children Only See Primary Care Providers for Mental Health, Study Says
One in three children who suffer from common conditions like ADHD and depression only receive help from a primary care provider, according to a study […]
Research Says the Relaxation Response Could Keep You Out of the Hospital
The relaxation response—a state of deep rest brought on by activities like yoga, meditation, and prayer first described by Harvard Medical School’s Herbert Benson—won’t only […]
Facial Preference Study Says Beauty Really Is in the Eye of the Beholder
Saying beauty is in the eye of the beholder isn’t just a cliché—it’s science. So says a new study by researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital […]
Study Says Genetics May Contribute to Racial Disparities in Breast Cancer
A new study from Massachusetts General Hospital’s Cancer Center has identified genomic differences between the breast cancer tumors of white and African American women, a […]
Mass General Is Part of The Largest-Ever Research Project Dedicated to ALS
Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital, Johns Hopkins University, and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center announced Wednesday that they will collaborate on the largest-ever research project devoted to […]
Mass General and MIT Are Working to Make Ingesting Medical Devices Safer
Massachusetts General Hospital and MIT’s Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research are working on a polymer gel that could allow swallowed medical devices or capsules to […]
A New Study Tested Integrated Health Programs in Boston Public High Schools
When you were in high school, health education was likely limited to awkward sex-ed talks and climbing a rope in gym class. Soon, it may […]
Harvard Scientists Have Discovered Why Some People Look Like They Don’t Age
Photographed in 1999 and then again in 2015, Julianna Margulies (above), is timeless. So is Halle Berry, Jennifer Aniston, and certain members of New […]
Mass General Researchers Are Building Functional Artificial Limbs for Rats
Massachusetts General Hospital has announced that a team there has made significant progress in engineering bioartificial limbs for transplantation, the latest in Boston’s string of […]