Research Spotlight: Stroke-Related Visceral Alterations
Hakan Ay, MD, a stroke physician and an investigator in the department of Radiology, discusses a study recently reported in Annals of Neurology.
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Researchers Develop Technology to Tabulate and Characterize Every Cell in the Human Brain
The Martinos Center’s Bruce Fischl and colleagues report a comprehensive cellular atlas of Broca’s area. Ultimately, the methods developed for the study could help create 3D models of an entire human brain.
How A New Grant Will Support the Quest for a More Complete Map of the Brain
The Martinos Center’s Anastasia Yendiki, PhD, is the lead PI of the new Center for Large-scale Imaging of Neural Circuits (LINC), which will map the highways & byways of the brain at unprecedented scales.
Daily Statin Medication Reduces Risk of Major Cardiovascular Events by More Than One-Third in People Living with HIV
The finding, by the department’s Michael T. Lu, MD, MPH, and colleagues, was reported in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Mass General Researchers Find Targeting Immune Cells May Help Treat Atrial Fibrillation
In a new study, Center for Systems Biology researcher Matthias Nahrendorf, MD, PhD, and colleagues showed that targeting these cells may therefore represent a promising strategy to treat and prevent AFib.
Can AI Detect Alzheimer’s Disease from Routine Brain Scans?
Center for Systems Biology researcher Matthew Leming, PhD and colleagues have reported a deep learning method for detection of Alzheimer’s disease based on routinely collected clinical brain images. The tool may help clinicians identify patients who would benefit from treatment.
Trends in Oncological Imaging During the COVID-19 Pandemic Through the Vaccination Era
Marc Succi, MD, a physician-investigator in the Department of Radiology and Director of the MESH Incubator at Massachusetts General Hospital, discusses a recent study, “Trends in oncological imaging during the COVID-19 pandemic through the vaccination era.”