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Researchers from Broad Institute and colleagues performed a genomic study to improve prediction of type 2 diabetes, in a @nature study. doi.org/10.1038/s41586…

A must read summary of what we know and where things stand for Long COVID.

Importantly- this article acknowledges that kids, too, can suffer from viral persistence and #LongCOVID .

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Paige's son Theo was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of cancer on Marathon Monday in 2023. A year later, Theo is completing his initial treatment protocol, and Paige is running the Boston Marathon in support of MassGeneralChildren's cancer care and research.

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Important trial for kids with #LongCOVID - read about it and YonkerLab in Science Magazine

.Dr Marcela Maus & Gad Getz Laboratory found that even small increases in CAR regulatory T cells contributed to relapse after treatment of refractory large B-cell lymphoma. This & other findings may optimize the design of CAR T-cell therapies. #CART spklr.io/6014oTZm

Researchers from Ragon Institute and colleagues find promising results suggesting that the human immune system can be programmed to engage and target residual HIV-infected cells, in a Cell study. doi.org/10.1016/j.cell…

Researchers from Mass General Research Institute and collaborators conducted the first-ever international survey measuring quality of life for people with Down syndrome, finding that the U.S. ranked 13th out of 45 countries in advocating for and supporting individuals’ wellbeing. spklr.io/6019oMRR

Rates of #depression and #anxiety are at an all time high. We don't have enough mental health providers. Wait lists are a mile long.

What would happen if antidepressants were available over the counter? See what Roy Perlis thinks:
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Researchers from MassGeneral Medicine and colleagues discovered a gene significantly associated with decreased lung cancer risk among smokers, in a AACR study. doi.org/10.1158/0008-5…

Researchers from @mghimaging and colleagues find that greater social activity can provide resilience against Alzheimer’s disease pathology and cognitive decline, in a @MolPsychiatry study. doi.org/10.1038/s41380…

Researchers from MassGeneral Medicine and colleagues innovate the development of alternative therapeutic to high dose IVIG, in a Journal of Clinical Investigation study. doi.org/10.1172/jci172…

Researchers from @massgeneralnews and colleagues find that post–COVID-19 condition is associated with depressive symptoms and functional impairment, in a JAMA Network Open study. doi.org/10.1001/jamane…

On Monday, April 8th Mass General employees took part in a solar #eclipse viewing party on the rooftop deck of the Mass General Russell Museum. Attendees were randomly chosen after they completed an eclipse pop culture trivia contest. Winners got to bring a colleague to the solar…

This week’s #MGRIimageoftheweek is A Living Puzzle by Daniel Ruiz, MD from Mass General Cancer Center!

This image shows a tumor biopsy from a patient diagnosed with head and neck cancer.

Read more: mgriblog.org/2023/11/13/vot… Shannon Stott

In a recent SHEA publication, researchers from MGH Division of Infectious Diseases MassGeneral Medicine and colleagues found that an electronic medical record tool helps clinicians diagnose #mpox .

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Erica S. Shenoy, MD, PhD Jake Lazarus

In a recent JAMA study, researchers from Mass General Cancer Center and colleagues found that aspirin reduces liver fat in a clinical trial of the most common cause of chronic liver disease.

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Researchers from Dept. of Molecular Biology, MGH and colleagues find new insights into cysteine metabolism and hypoxia, in a eLife - the journal study. doi.org/10.7554/elife.…

Now online JACC Journals, primary results of the #ARISE -HF clinical trial of aldose reductase inhibitor treatment with AT-001 for patients with #DiabeticCardiomyopathy

#ACC24 #ACC2024 American College of Cardiology

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Researchers from MGH Psychiatry and colleagues find the hippocampus is essential for offline motor learning, in a SfN Journals study. doi.org/10.1523/jneuro…