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June 11, 2013 – CNN Health
Gene hunter by day, Aerosmith organist by night – feature on MGH investigator Rudolph Tanzi
May 28, 2013 – The Inquisitr
Alzheimer’s Drug Was Too Good To Be True – coverage of report from group including MGH investigator Rudolph Tanzi
May 23, 2013 – Marketwatch
10 things the sleep-aid industry won’t tell you – quotes MGH physician Matt Bianchi
May 16 - Web MD
Alternative Treatments for Chronic Pain - quotes MGH physician Anne Louise Oaklander
May 15 - WBUR Commonhealth Journal
Specialist: My Prime Take-Home Points From ‘Dot Earth’ Reporter’s Stroke
April 29 - WBUR Commonhealth Journal
Lockdown Lesson: When Life Gets In The Way Of Medical Care - quotes MGH physician Lee Schwamm
April 26 - Coverage of study led by MGH investigator Rudolph Tanzi
Alzheimer’s Advance: Gene Could Help to Clear Brain Plaques Responsible for the Disease – Healthland/Time Magazine Online
Gene Studies Could Point to New Alzheimer's Treatments – HealthDay News
Blocking protein in brain may halt Alzheimer's process – Asia News International
New Strategy to Halt Alzheimer's Progress: Housecleaning the Brain – Medical Daily
Alzheimer's: The Costliest Killer – Bloomberg/Business Week
quotes former MGH investigator Jang-Ho Cha
April 24 - Bioscience Technology
Novel Therapy Safe for ALS – Coverage of study co-led by MGH investigator Merit Cudkowicz
April 8, 2013 – Seacoast Online
A journey through Alzheimer's – Article by patient's husband mentions Mass General physician John Growdon
April 8, 2013 – HealthTech Zone
Six-Month Telehealth Pilot Program at Massachusetts General Hospital
April 8, 2013 – Healthcare IT News
Mass General launches telehealth pilot – Quotes Mass General physician Lee H. Schwamm
April 8, 2013 – Boston Globe
High-tech imagery helps surgeons combat epilepsy – quotes MGHfC physicians Elizabeth Thiel and Ann-Christine Duhaime, parent of MGHfC patient
April 1, 2013 – NPR.org
As Stroke Risk Rises Among Younger Adults, So Does Early Death – quotes MGH physician Lee Schwamm
March 28, 2013 – Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch
Alzheimer’s needs more research – Mentions MGH research study
March 26 – Vitals/NBC News.com
Cold sores may be tied to memory loss, study suggests – quotes MGH physician Alireza Atri
March 25 – American Academy of Neurology
Boston Researcher Receives $240,000 Award for ALS Research - American Academy of Neurology Award presented to James D. Berry, MD, MPH, during the AAN's 65th Annual Meeting.
March 22 – WWFXT-TV, Ch. 25
Doctor comments on prevalence of Alzheimer's, dementia at death – video segment featuring MGH physican Alireza Atri
March 18, 2013 - WebMD
Alternative Treatments for Chronic Pain – quotes MGH physician Anne Louise Oaklander
March 13, 2013 - Radio Boston/WBUR
Gender Bias In Medicine – interview with MGH physician Merit Cudkowicz
March 12, 2013 - Articles cover study led by MGH investigator Anne Louise Oaklander
Explaining Childhood Chronic Pain – BioscienceTechnology.com
Nerve Damage May Explain Chronic Pain in Children – AmericanNewsReport.com
Unexplained Chronic Pain in Children Linked to Nerve Damage – Child Health News
February 26, 2013 – Huffington Post
Time to Get Real: The Riddle of Perception – article co-authored by MGH investigator Rudolph Tanzi
February 21, 2013 – Medscape News
Female Sex May Protect Against Autism – coverage of study led by MGH investigators Elise Robinson and Andrew Zimmerman
February 20, 2013 – Science in Mind/Boston.com
Girls may be protected against autism, new study finds - coverage of study led by MGH investigators Elise Robinson and Andrew Zimmerman
February 20, 2013 – HealthDay News
Researchers Detect an Anti-Autism Advantage in Females – quotes MGH physician Andrew Zimmerman
February 20, 2013 – Ottawa Citizen – coverage quoting MGH physician Martha Herbert
Special Series: Autism's new frontiers
Trial treatments: The goal is not only to reduce symptoms, but reverse autism’s course
Dr. Martha Herbert’s six tips for helping people with autism
February 13, 2013 – Med India
One in Three Brain Injury Patients Would Have Regained Some Functionality If Life Support Had Been Sustained – quotes MGH physician Steven Greenberg
February 12, 2013 – Huffington Post
Feel Like a Butterfly, See Like a Bee? The Mystery of Perception – article co-authored by MGH investigator Rudolph Tanzi
February 8, 2013 – Everyday Health.com
Bad News for Pot Smokers: Double the Stroke Risk – quotes MGH physician Lee Schwamm
February 6, 2013 – MedPage Today
ISC: Sun, Sand Add to Science at Stroke Meeting – quotes MGH physician Steven Greenberg
February 2, 2013 – Medscape News
What's Hot at International Stroke Conference 2013? – quotes MGH physician Steven Greenberg
February 1, 2013 – Nature News
RNA fragments may yield rapid, accurate cancer diagnosis – mentions MGH research study and quotes physician Fred Hochberg
January 31, 2013 – Shots/NPR.org
Should Medicare Pay For Alzheimer's Scans? – coverage quoting Steven Pearson of MGH-based Institute for Technology Assessment
January 30, 2013 – Scientific American
RNA Fragments May Yield Rapid, Accurate Cancer Diagnosis – mentions MGH research study and quotes physician Fred Hochberg
January 30, 2013 – The Chart/CNN Online
Obese girls at risk of multiple sclerosis, study finds – quotes MGH physician Tanuja Chitnis
January 29, 2013 – MedPage Today
Amyloid Imaging Guideline Issued – coverage of report from committee co-chaired by MGH investigator Keith Johnson
January 23, 2013 – MedWire News
Amyloid clue to Parkinson’s dementia – coverage of study led by MGH physician John Growdon
January 16, 2013 – Seacoast Online (Portsmouth, N.H.)
Battling Alzheimer's - quotes MGH physician Kimiko Domoto-Reilly
January 16, 2013 – HealthDay News
Autism Researchers Surprised by Impaired Brain Connections – coverage of study led by MGH investigator Tal Kenet
January 16, 2013 – Examiner.com
Three new autism research surprises in a season of surprises
January 7, 2013 – TED Weekends/Huffington Post
Nurture the Miracle of Neuroplasticity – article written by MGH physician Marie Pasinski
January 1, 2013 – Health & Family/Time Magazine Online
Hillary Clinton Hospitalized for Blood Clot: How Concussions and Clots Connect – quotes MGH physician Lee Schwamm
December 31, 2012 – The Wall Street Journal
Hillary Clinton in Hospital After Blood Clot Found – quotes MGH physician Lee Schwamm
December 20, 2012 – MedIndia
Genetic Manipulation of Urate may Protect Against Parkinson's Disease – coverage of study led by MGH investigator Michael Schwarzschild
December 20, 2012 – Asia News International
Resistance to cocaine addiction may be passed down from father to son – coverage of study co-authored by MGH investigator Ghazaleh Sadri-Vakili
December 18, 2012 – The Independent (U.K.)
Waste substance found in blood can protect against effects of Parkinson’s disease - coverage of study led by MGH investigator Michael Schwarzschild
December 18, 2012 – Business Weekly (U.K.)
US players may finance sclerosis drug programme – mentions MGH among possible partners with company hoping to develop ALS drug
How to Inspire Your Brain (Part II) - article co-authored by MGH investigator Rudolph Tanzi
December 4, 2012 – Huffington Post
How to Inspire Your Brain (Part I) - article co-authored by MGH investigator Rudolph Tanzi
December 3, 2012 – Med India
Animal Study: Enzyme Inhibition Protects Against Huntington's Disease Damage - coverage of study led by MGH investigator Aleksey Kazantsev
November 26, 2012 – Boston Globe
Medicare payment changes draw fire – quotes MGH physician Lee Schwamm
November 26, 2012 – Boston Globe/Boston.com
Dr. Rudy Tanzi, rock star of science - profile of MGH investigator
November 14, 2012 – Associated Press
New gene triples risk for Alzheimer's disease - quotes MGH investigator Rudolph Tanzi
November 2, 2012 – Wellesley Townsman
Wellesley charity funds new Alzheimer's research - quotes MGH investigator Rudy Tanzi, photo includes MGH president Peter Slavin and physician Merit Cudkowicz
November 1, 2012 – Boston Globe
Boston could be vulnerable to more severe storms - mentions measures MGH has taken to maintain power during weather emergencies
October 28, 2012 – Boston Globe Magazine
5 biggest medical breakthroughs of the year - Braingate project co-led by MGH investigator Leigh Hochberg among five top advances
October 25, 2012 – Medscape Medical News
Many Fibromyalgia Patients Have Small-Fiber Polyneuropathy - report on meeting presentation by MGH physician Anne Louise Oaklander
October 18, 2012 - Coverage of project led by MGH investigator Rudolph Tanzi
- Harvard, MGH to study genomes of 1,500 Alzheimer's patients - Morning Buzz/Boston Business Journal Online
- Harvard Researchers Seek Alzheimer's Causes in Study of Genomes - Bloomberg News
- MGH Wins $5.4M Grant Toward Sequencing for Alzheimer's Risk - Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News
September 11, 2012 – U.S. News and World Report "Best Hospitals"
An All-Out Assault on Autism – Quotes MGHfC physicians Martha Herbert and Margaret Bauman and mentions MGH-affiliated Lurie Center.
September 11, 2012 – Boston Herald
Progress difficult in ‘complicated’ illness (ALS) – Quotes MGH physician Merit Cudkowicz
September 7, 2012 – The Boston Globe
Pete Frates fights Lou Gehrig’s disease with the help of friends – Quotes MGH physician Merit Cudkowicz
September 5, 2012 – The Brown Daily Herald
BrainGate seeks to empower disabled – covers study by MGH investigator Leigh Hochberg
August 24, 2012 – Daily Dose/Boston.com
Do men have biological clocks as new autism finding suggests? – quotes MGH physician Martha Herbert
August 17, 2012 – Harvard Health Blog
Migraines: Stop them before they start – quotes MGH physician Lee Schwamm
Is Coconut Oil a Treatment for Alzheimer's Disease? - Rudy Tanzi, Cure Alzheimer’s Fund Research Consortium chairman comments on risks and benefits.
A sluggish, unsteady walk might signal memory problems - quotes Mass General physician John Stakes
July 12, 2012 – Nature News
Gene mutation defends against Alzheimer’s disease - quotes Mass General research investigator Rudolph Tanzi
July 12, 2012 – Reuters
Gene that fights Alzheimer's may inspire new treatments - quotes Mass General neurodegenerative disease research investigator Rudolph Tanzi
July 5, 2012 – Alzheimer's Reading Room blogWhat's the Relationship Between the Brain and the Soul? - (video and transcript) featuring Mass General investigator Rudolph Tanzi
May 22, 2012 – Mass HighTech
MGH, Brown help test mind-controlled robotic arms - coverage of study led by Mass General investigator Leigh Hochberg
May 21, 2012 – MedPage Today
Child's Epilepsy Keeps Household Up All Night - coverage of study led by MGHfC physician Elizabeth Thiele
May 18, 2012 - HealthDay News
Parents Often Lose Sleep Over Child's Epilepsy, Study Finds – coverage of study led by MGHfC physician Elizabeth Thiele
Epilepsy in children 'affects sleep patterns' – Epilepsy Research UK
May 18, 2012 - Nature News, WFXT-TV, Ch. 25
Mind-controlled robot arms show promise – coverage of study led by Mass General investigator Leigh Hochberg - Nature News
Mass. General study gives quadriplegics mind-controlled limbs – WFXT-TV, Ch. 25
May 17, 2012
Stroke victims control robotic arm with brain activity - News articles on research study with Brown University, the Department of Veterans Affairs, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH physician Leigh Hochberg), Harvard Medical School, and the German Aerospace Center.
May 1, 2012 – Boston Globe
Dr. C. Miller Fisher; neurologist advanced study of strokes – obituary on retired MGH physician, quotes MGH physician Robert Ackerman
April 17, 2012 – HealthBlog/Wall Street Journal Online
A Different Route to Finding a Treatment for Lou Gehrig’s Disease – quotes Mass General physician Merit Cudkowicz
April 9, 2012 – WFXT-TV, Ch. 25
The Autism Revolution: Is Autism Reversible? – video interview with Mass General physician Martha Herbert
April 4, 2012 – Bloomberg News
Biogen Idec seeks $1b payoff from solving Lou Gehrig puzzle – quotes Mass General physician Merit Cudkowicz
April 2, 2012 – PsychCentral.com
Stress Management Can Be Taught Online – coverage of study led by Mass General investigator Daniel Hoch
April 2, 2012 –The Atlantic
Almost Losing My Mother: From Doctor to Patient and Back Again – article written by Mass General physician Anne Louise Oaklander
March 26, 2012 – San Francisco Chronicle
Good News: You Are Not Your Brain – article co-authored by Mass General investigator Rudolph Tanzi
March 1, 2012 - ABC News
Encephalitis Survivors: Lonely Battles to Reclaim Lives – mentions patient’s care by MGH physician Guy A. Rordorf
February 29, 2012 - NECN
BMJ study says sleeping pills linked to increase in cancer, death – quotes Mass General physician Matt Bianchi
February 15, 2012 – State House News Service
Mass. turbine critics invoke AIDS epidemic - mentions participation of Mass General physician Jeffrey Ellenbogen in state panel
February 15, 2012 - Mass HighTech
ALS Therapy nonprofit launches first Phase 2 drug trial – quotes Mass General physician Merit Cudkowicz
February 14, 2012- Wall Street Journal
Dilemma: When 1 Drug Treats 2 Diseases – quotes Mass General physician Merit Cudkowicz
February 9, 2012 - AARP Bulletin
Exercising the Body, Using the Brain May Ward Off Alzheimer’s Disease – quotes Mass General investigator Rudy Tanzi
February 6, 2012 - HealthBlog/Wall Street Journal Online
Two Studies Hint at How Alzheimer’s Might Spread – coverage of study led by Mass General physician Bradley Hyman
February 2, 2012 - New York Times
Path Is Found for the Spread of Alzheimer’s – quotes Mass General investigator Brad Hyman
February 2, 2012 - MedPage Today
Sleep Apnea Common in Stroke – quotes Mass General physician Lee Schwamm
February 2, 2012 – Family Practice News
Memory Declines Years Before Stroke Strikes – quotes Mass General physician Steven Greenberg
January 30, 2012 – New York Times
Narrowing the Definition of Autism – includes letter to editor from Mass General physician Martha Herbert
January 26, 2012 – ABC News Online
Morgellons: Mysterious Skin Disease Under Microscope target="_blank" – quotes Mass General physician Anne Louise Oaklander
January 19, 2012 – MedPage Today
Rules Updated for Postmortem Dx of Alzheimer's – coverage of guidelines issued by team co-led by Mass General investigator Bradley Hyman
January 18, 2012
Coverage of report from state panel including MGH physician Jeffrey Ellenbogen
State finds no ill health effects for residents [wind turbines] – Newburyport Daily News
State: Wind turbines not harmful – Cape Cod Times
January 13, 2012 – Palm Beach Post
Sigh ... 45 is the new 60 for memory loss - quotes MGH physician Marie Pasinski
December 23, 2011
Coverage of study led by MGH investigator Brad Dickerson
Does Brain Size Matter in Clues to Alzheimer's? – ABC News (blog)
Thinner brains could signal Alzheimer's – USA Today
Thinner brains may be more susceptible to Alzheimer's disease – LA Times/Booster Shots (Blog)
December 22, 2011
Coverage of study led by MGH investigator Brad Dickerson
Brain Scans Help Predict Alzheimer's Disease Early – Time
New method for detecting earliest signs of Alzheimer's may aid research – Boston Globe
Brain Size And Alzheimer's: What's The Connection? – Huffington Post
Cortical Thickness Linked to Risk of Dementia – MedPage Today
Brain Scans Spot Alzheimer's Changes Years Before Symptoms – WebMD
Early Alzheimer's Disease - Brain's Cortex Size May Predict Risk – Medical News Today
December 12, 2011 - Kennebec Journal (Augusta, Maine)
Community rallies around woman with rare illness – quotes MGH fellow Henrikas Vaitkevicius
December 9, 2011 - U.S. News & World Report
The Latest Brain Discoveries From Alzheimer's to Autism to Stroke – mentions the work of MGH investigators Bradley Hyman and Rudolph Tanzi
November 29, 2011 - Medscape News
Dexpramipexole Showing Promise in ALS - study led by Mass General investigator Merit Cudkowicz
November 21, 2011 - Chemical & Engineering News
Solvent May Boost Parkinson's Risk - quotes Mass General physician Michael A. Schwarzschild
November 21, 2011 - Well/New York Times Online
So You Think You Can Be a Morning Person? - quotes Mass General physician Jeffrey Ellenbogen
November 21, 2011 - Cambridge Chronicle
ALS drug trial yields positive data: US study - coverage of study led by Mass General investigator Merit Cudkowicz
November 21, 2011 - Asia News International
Novel drug slows progression of Lou Gehrig’s disease - coverage of study led by Mass General investigator Merit Cudkowicz
November 16, 2011 - Cambridge Chronicle
Cambridge resident honored for stroke research Cambridge Chronicle - coverage of award to Mass General physician Steven Greenberg
November 14, 2011 – Commonhealth/WBUR.org
First Human Gene Therapy Trial Planned For Deadly Tay-Sachs Disease- quotes Mass General investigator Florian Eichler
November 7, 2011 – Auburn Citizen (NY)
Younger, healthier woman aim of book – article profiling Mass General physician Marie Pasinski
October 5, 2011 - Science News
Biomarker for Huntington’s disease identified – coverage of study co-led by Mass General physician Steven Hersch
August 26, 2011 - HMS Focus
Itch and the Brain – quotes Mass General investigator Anne Louise Oaklander
August 22, 2011 – Boston Globe
On the cutting edge - in the arms of Morpheus - quotes Mass General physician Matt Bianchi
August 15, 2011 – Boston Globe
New find may change how Parkinson’s is treated - quotes Mass General investigator Dimitri Krainc
August 15, 2011 – The Scientist
New Shape of Parkinson’s Protein – quotes Mass General research fellow Joseph Mazzulli
August 1, 2011 - USA Today Online
DNA from African Americans broadens new genetic map - quotes Mass General investigator Rudy Tanzi
August 1, 2011 - Medscape News
New Data on Long-Term Safety With Bapineuzumab in AD - coverage of study led by Mass General investigator Reisa Sperling
July 18, 2011 - Mass HighTech
MGH & UMass Medical form ALS clinical trial deal with BrainStorm - coverage of research collaboration involving Mass General investigator Merit Cudkowicz
July 12, 2011 - Associated Press
FDA eases rules for Alzheimer’s experiments, hoping to speed new treatments for dementia- Quotes Mass General /BWH physician Reisa Sperling
June 30, 2011 - LA Times
Transplant drug rapamycin may help kids with rare premature aging disease progeria - co-author Dimitri Krainc
June 30, 2011 - United Press International/Science News
Drug could help youngsters who die 'old'
June 30, 2011 - International Business Times (Australia)
“Forever Young” drug discovered on Easter Island
May 11, 2011 - GEN
Collaborating Through Social Networking - Timothy W. Clark, MSc - PI of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Discovery Forum project
May 23, 2011 - MIT Technology Review
A Night Shirt to Monitor Sleep - Quotes Matt Bianchi, MD
May 13, 2011 - MedPage Today
BMI Tied to Survival in ALS Patients - Study led by Anne-Marie Wills, MD
April 28, 2011 - Network World
Mass. General Hospital revamps video gear; bolsters telemedicine program -
Vidyo equipment promises to support expansion of telemedicine servicesCoverage of Partners "telestroke" program, quoting MGH physician Lee Schwamm or Shawn Farrell of MGH Neurology
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