For 80 years the Department of Psychiatry has provided the highest quality care to adults, children and adolescents, along with pioneering research and education.
By using specialized in vivo brain scans of older individuals, researchers showed that changes in the locus coeruleus precede tau increases in other brain regions and together, were associated with future cognitive decline.
For years, MGH Volunteer Services Pet Therapy dogs have played an important role within the hospital offering comfort and connection to patients and staff.
“More than 1,100 volunteers come through the doors of Mass General annually,” says Jackie Nolan, director of MGH Volunteer Services. “They’ve been part of the fabric of this hospital since 1821. They become an extension of the staff.” Learn more about MGH's Volunteer Services.
Mass General Brigham has the unique ability to make significant economic and social impacts in greater Boston. One way it does so is through the Anchor Program, aimed at breaking down barriers to systemic change by creating more opportunities and promoting racial, gender and economic equality.
Researchers from the Krantz Center for Cancer Research wanted to see if they could increase the number of new cancer drivers that could be targeted by uncovering what proteins were druggable across cancer.
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Innovation in Psychiatry
Neuroscience Advances in Motion is an update for health care professionals from specialists at Massachusetts General Hospital on research and clinical advances in psychiatry, neurology and neurosurgery.