Inside the hunt for an Alzheimer’s disease vaccine 12/16/22: Monoclonal antibodies are dominating the Alzheimer’s disease space. Can vaccines offer a safer and more cost-effective approach? Features research done by Dr. Steve Arnold.
Best Life: New treatment extends lives 12/6/22: A portion of the $115 million raised from the 2014 Ice Bucket Challenge went to research and contributed to the development of a new ALS drug. Dr. Sabrina Paganoni, MD, Ph.D., at Massachusetts General Hospital, was the lead investigator on the clinical trial that led to approval of this new therapy.
DNL343 to be Assessed in HEALEY ALS Platform Trial Following Positive Phase 1 Findings 12/6/22: After showing robust inhibition of biomarkers associated with integrated stress response, the eIF28 modulator will be assessed alongside several other potential agents in the HEALEY ALS Platform trial. Features Merit Cudkowicz, MD, MSc, principal investigator and sponsor of the HEALEY ALS Platform trial, director, Sean M. Healey & AMG Center for ALS, and chief of the Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital.
Massachusetts Doctors Race to Rescure Aid Worker After Medical Crisis in Africa 11/4/2022: A remarkable story of how Dr. Anne Louise Oaklander’s outreach efforts to improve healthcare in Africa helped an aid worker with a sudden brain hemorrhage in rural Africa get to MGH for neurosurgical care by Dr. Chris Stapleton.
The Fight Against Alzheimer's; Where Are We Now? 7/31/2022: Scientists around the world, including Rudy Tanzi, PhD, have continued to chip away at the genetic underpinning of this heartbreaking disease that steals the mind, leaving the body empty of its former self.
Could Getting Your Flu Shot Help Prevent Alzheimer's? 6/29/2022: Time spoke with Child Neurology Resident Avram Bukhbinder, MD about his research, which suggests that dementia prevention may be an additional benefit to geting vaccinated against the flu.
You Could Have Long COVID and Not Even Know It 6/28/2022: Time Magazine covers work from Leidys Gutierrez-Martinez , MD, MS, Zeina Chemali, MD, MPH and colleagues on the prevalence of post-COVID-19 complications. The research was also covered in Physician's Weekly.
How Exercise May Help Prevent Alzheimer's 6/22/2022: PBS discusses research into the hormone irisin, its relationship to exercise, and ways that regular exercise can prevent dementia in addition to its other known health benefits.
Brain Practices New Tasks While We Sleep 6/22/2022: The Harvard Gazette covers research by Daniel Rubin, MD, PhD and his colleagues at the Center for Neurotechnology and Neurorecovery (CNTR) that gives a glimpse into how our brains operate during sleep.
Signs You Have "Vascular Dementia" 5/26/2022: Anand Viswanathan, MD, PhD and other experts spoke with Eat This, Not That! about signs of vascular dementia and ways to prevent it.
ATA2022: What Does the Future Hold for Virtual Care? 5/4/2022: Lee Schwamm, MD spoke about opportunities and obstacles in the future of telemedicine platforms on a panel at the American Telemedicine Association's 2022 conference.
Hallmarks of Alzheimer’s Found Well Before Diagnosis 5/2/2022: A new study led by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital shows that early accumulation of amyloid-β and tau protein begins to disrupt the brain’s connections important for memory years before signs of cognitive impairment were observed. The research was also covered in the Boston Globe.
Merit Cudkowicz Wins Rebecca Luker Courage Award 4/28/2022: Target ALS and Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma America presented Merit Cudkowicz, MD, MSc with the award in honor of her courageous spirit and positive impact for the ALS community.
HEALEY ALS Platform Trial Wins Morris ALS Principles Award 4/25/2022: The Morris ALS Principles award honored the HEALEY ALS Platform Trial team for their work to include people with ALS in planning and development of the trial and for using Expanded Access Protocols to give more people access to potential therapies.
The Medical-Robotics Revolution 4/18/2022: Harvard Magazine covers advances in "soft robotics" for medicine and speaks with Sabrina Paganoni, MD, PhD about their potential for ALS treatment, especially in combination with developments from the BrainGate research led by Leich Hochberg, MD, PhD.
Long Covid Could Reveal Clues to Alzheimer’s, Lyme Disease 3/16/2022: The Washington Post covers research by Mass General Neurologist Mark Albers, MD, PhD into the neurological changes caused by COVID-19 and ways that they might advance our understanding of other neurological conditions, including Alzheimer's.
What Do ALS And War Have In Common? 3/8/2022: Forbes Magazine asks “What do ALS and War Have in Common?” and highlights a refugee assistance program called Cash for Refugees developed by Mass General Neurology intern Natasha Dukach.
The Big Pain of Small-fiber Neuropathy 3/1/2022: Harvard Health speaks with Khosro Farhad, MD about the small-fiber neuropathy, a painful and often misunderstood condition.
Rhode Island Man Living with Brain Mold Shares Story 2/28/2022: WHAR Channel 10 profiles a Rhode Island man with a rare fungal infection of the brain and speaks with his neurologist, James Hillis, MBBS, DPhil.
The End of Alzheimer's 2/16/2022: WebMD speaks with Rudy Tanzi, PhD in an article about new and forthcoming treatments for dementia.
London-based CERF Prizes Benefit U.S.-based Research 2/11/2022: ALS News Today covers the award of the CERF Medical Engineering Prize to scientists at Brown University, Harvard University, and Mass General who are creating “soft robotics” to improve arm and hand function in people with ALS.
Traumatic Brain Injury Warning Signs after Comedian Bob Saget’s Death 2/10/2022: Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit Director Eric Rosenthal, MD spoke with Boston 25 News about the importance of emergency treatment for head injuries, especially if symptoms include loss of consciousness, confusion, headache, nausea or vomiting.
Loneliness May Triple Dementia Risk 2/9/2022: MedPage Today covers a study on dementia risk factors funded by the McCance Center for Brain Health at Mass General.
Here’s How Running and Exercise Can Help Manage Multiple Sclerosis 2/4/2022: Runner's World spoke with Eric Klawiter, MD, MSc and Marcelo Matiello, MD about exercise and multiple sclerosis, and profiled an athlete living – and running the Boston Marathon – with the disease.
Duluth-based Essentia Health, state Sen. David Tomassoni join national ALS trial 1/27/2022: The Minneapolis Star-Tribune covers the newest HEALEY ALS Platform Trial location, and the fact that state Senator David Tomassoni is taking part. Significant funding for the new trial location comes from local ALS advocacy Group Never Surrender, which is conducting a three-day snowmobile tour this weekend. The senator's participation at the new trial location and the funding event were also covered by NBC affiliate KBJR and ABC affiliate WDIO.
Exploring Why Some Remain Sharp Even as Decades Roll By 1/21/2022: The Harvard Gazette interviews Assistant Professor of Neurology Alexandra Touroutoglou, PhD, about her work studying the brains of those who avoid cognitive decline as they age.
Shield your brain from decline 2/1/2022: The SHIELD acronym, developed by neuroscientist Rudolph Tanzi, co-director of the McCance Center for Brain Health, helps people with lifestyle habits that help protect memory and thinking skills.
Pridopidine Arm of HEALEY ALS Platform Trial Fully Enrolled 1/10/2022: A fourth arm of the HEALEY ALS Platform Trial is now fully enrolled, moving the trial one step closer to delivering results about another experimental ALS treatment.
How I Use Segmented Sleep to Live with Insomnia 12/13/2021: An insomniac journalist consults Mass General Investigator Elizabeth Klerman, MD, PhD and other experts about sleep patterns and learns that although "you can eat when you're not hungry, there is no evidence that you could oversleep."
Tau Protein in Alzheimer’s Linked to ALS Mitochondrial Dysfunction 11/23/2021: An abnormal version of tau, a protein associated with Alzheimer’s disease, may contribute to the progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) by damaging mitochondria in neurons, according to a new study from Mass General Investigator Gahaleh Sadri-Vakili, PhD.
Researchers Boost Human Mental Function with Brain Stimulation 11/1/2021: A collaboration between the University of Minnesota and researchers at Mass General and McLean Hospital demonstrated improvement in specific human brain functions related to self-control and mental flexibility by merging artificial intelligence with targeted electrical brain stimulation. The study was also covered in Futurism magazine.
Life After Brain Injury 10/14/2021: Carolyn Gold contracted West Nile Encephalitis and spent more than a week in a coma; after she recovered, she wrote a memoir and guide to recovery for brain injury patients, with contributions from her neurologist, James Hillis, MBBS, PhD.
MJFF Details Need for Diversity in Parkinson’s Research, Care 10/13/2021: Parkinson's News Today highlights work by Mass General Neuroscientist Jonathan Jackson, PhD to recruit more diverse research participants to help find effective treatments for neurological disease.
Superfoods to Help You Sleep 10/5/2021: AARP spoke with Mass General Sleep Physician Josna Adusumili, MD and several nutritionists about what and when to eat to help you get a restful night's sleep.
Early Access to CNM-Au8 Given to Patients Ineligible for HEALEY Trial 9/28/2021: ALS News Today covers efforts to enroll additional people with ALS in expanded access programs for an experimental ALS treatment, even when they do not qualify for participation in a clinical trial.
Stuck in a Brain Fog? Look in Your Medicine Cabinet October, 2021: Harvard Health Publishing speaks with Mark Albers, MD, PhD about how some medications — both prescription and over-the-counter — can cause memory problems.
Health Care Today: Headaches (Podcast) 9/10/2021: WDEV Radio's Dr. Louis Meyers spoke with Hsinlin Thomas Cheng, MD, PhD, the Director of the MGH Headache and Neuropathic Pain Unit, about headache severity and treatments.
Having a Good Listener Improves Your Brain Health 8/16/2021: A new study, the result of a collaboration between numerous research centers including the McCance Center for Brain Health, reveals the ways in which positive social interactions build brain health and resilience.
Meet the Retirees With the Memory of a 25-year Old 8/7/2021: MarketWatch reports on advances in aging research at Mass General, where investigators have identified key regions of the brain associated with well-preserved cognitive function
Former Competitive Swimmer Races Against the Clock for a Cure for ALS 7/2/2021: WTVQ profiles Sandra Marlowe, an award-winning swimmer now facing down a new opponent: ALS. Sandra is also a participant in the HEALEY ALS Platform Trial, and hopes that her experience can help others
Convert Mental Handwriting Into On-screen Text 8/2/2021: Illinois News Today covers research into brain-computer interfaces by Leigh Hochberg, MD, PhD and collaborators in the BrainGate consortium
Highly Respected, Beloved Pediatric Neurologist Dies 7/9/2021: Several members of the Mass General Neurology community, including Natalia Rost, MD and Melissa Walker, MD, PhD, shared tributes to the late Professor of Neurology Emeritus Verne Caviness, MD in this Medscape remembeance of his outstanding career
Official Lou Gehrig NFT Auction to Benefit ALS Charities 7/4/2021: Major League Baseball and digital collectible company Candy Digital unveiled baseball's first officially licensed NFT, commemorating Lou Gehrig’s “Luckiest Man” speech. Proceeds from the auction will benefit ALS charities including the Healey Center
What to Know About Alzheimer's Disease 6/17/2021: Rudy Tanzi, PhD contributed to an AARP article on about the early symptoms, warning signs and stages of Alzheimer's disease, and what the latest drug news means
Genetics of Dementia June 2021: Practical Neurology interviewed Rudy Tanzi, PhD, on how “genetic discovery informs our understanding of disease mechanisms and potential drug targets”
AAN: Ban Chokeholds, Strangleholds in Law Enforcement 6/10/2021: The American Academy of Neurology formally endorses public safety policy recommendations developed by Altaf Saadi, MD, MSc and collaborators, recommending a ban on these techniques by police forces
Early Alzheimer's Trajectories May Vary Widely 6/4/2021: It's hard to predict the course of Alzheimer's Disease, and that can make it hard to tell if a potential new therapy is effective, writes MedPage Today, covering an editorial by Rachel Buckley, PhD and collaborators
A Conversation Around ALS – Lou Gehrig Day 6/2/2021: Oakland A’s Outfielder Stephen Piscotty and ESPN broadcaster Jon “Boog” Sciambi talk about ALS and Lou Gehrig Day with Healey Center Director Merit Cudkowicz, MD, MSc
As M.L.B. Honors Lou Gehrig, It Shines a Spotlight on A.L.S. 6/1/2021: The New York Times spoke with Merit Cudkowicz, MD, MSc and patient advocate Gwen Petersen about Major League Baseball's fundraising and awareness efforts surrounding Lou Gehrig Day
Get Well With Dr. Shel – Advances in ALS Treatment 5/26/2021: As part of ALS Awareness Month, Merit Cudkowicz, MD, MSc appeared as a special guest on the Get Well With Dr. Shel podcast to discuss recent developments in ALS care and research
Why Dementia Can Be Different for Latinos 5/25/2021: AARP.org covers research from Mass General and the Harvard Aging Brain Study, among others, that attempts to address disparities in Alzheimer's diagnosis and treatment
MedRhythms Launches Trial of Rhythmic Sound Therapy to Aid Walking 5/21/2021: Multiple Sclerosis News Today News Today writes about a trial co-led by Eric Klawiter, MD, to determine if pulsed rhythmic or musical stimulation can improve walking ability in patients with MS
High-performance Brain-to-text Communication via Handwriting 5/12/2021: The cover article in Nature highlights a mechanism developed by Leigh Hochberg, MD, PhD and the BrainGate research group that allows a patient with tetraplegia to write again. The work has also been covered by NPR, c|net, and more
Keep Your Brain Healthy at Every Age 5/12/2021: Rudy Tanzi, PhD is quoted in this articule about key ways to preserve brain health, and how to tell the difference between normal forgetfulness and warning signs of cognitive decline
Tyler Decker, Working to #WipeOutALS April 2021: Carlsbad Magazine covers local surfer Tyler Decker, diagnosed with ALS at just 26 years old, and his efforts to raise money for research and treatment
A Mentoring Program Is a Draw for Underrepresented Students 4/19/2021: Neurology Today covers the ways that outreach and mentorship programs developed by Nicte Mejia, MD, MPH, FAAN are encouring young people of color to pursue careers in neuroscience
Novel ALS Drug Continues to Show Survival Benefit 4/19/2021: Updated research presented at the American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting shows ongoing benefits of the experimental drug AMX0035 for both function and survival in ALS patients
2021 Clinical Research Forum: The CENTAUR Trial for ALS 3/24/2021: Sabrina Paganoni, MD, PhD explains the exciting results from the CENTAUR trial for ALS, a finalist in the Top 10 Clinical Research Awards from the Clinical Research Forum
AMX0035 Lowers Risk for Adverse Events, Death in Patients with ALS 3/22/2021: Healio covers ongoing results from the CENTAUR trial and its extension study, which are providing a growing pool of evidence that the experiemental ALS treatment may be safe and effective. Dr. Paganoni's presentation of the data at the annual MDA conference was also covered in ALS News Today
Loop Recorder Proves Mettle in Broader Stroke Population 3/18/2021: Lee Schwamm, MD, presented results from a clincial trial of post-stroke monitoring for atrial fibrillation; their work could help doctors reduce the risk of repeat strokes. The study was also covered in Medscape
AI Helps ID Alzheimer's Treatments 3/12/2021: AI could help apply current drugs to Alzheimer's disease, as well as find new treatment targets, according to research from Steve Rodriguez, PhD, Mark Albers, MD, PhD and their collaborators. That could dramatically accelerate the search for cures. This research was also covered by Science Daily, the Times of India, and dozens of other outlets
Could Taking a Swing at Golf Help Parkinson's Patients? 3/3/2021: Research from Anne-Marie Wills, MD, MPH, suggests while all forms of exercise are helpful at alleviating symptoms of Parkinson's disease, golf may be especially good. One possible reason: patients enjoy it and are more likely to do it consistently. The research was also covered in La Razón (Madrid) and Medscape
Telemedicine for Stroke Improves Patient Outcomes, Saves Lives 3/2/2021: Harvard Medical School reports on research by Lee Schwamm, MD and others providing the first national analysis of telestroke patient outcomes and clearly demonstrating its lifesaving advantages
Altaf Saadi, MD, MSc, Honored with Sylvia Ferrell-Jones Award 2/25/2021: YW Boston has selected Altaf Saadi, MD, MSc for the Syvia Ferrell-Jones Award, given annually to an up-and-coming young professional woman of color who is a leader in her field
Can AI Machine Learning and Genomics Find Alzheimer’s Drugs? 2/24/2021: Mark Albers, MD, PhD and other Mass General researchers have developed a framework that may allow machine learning to identify existing drugs that could be repurposed to treat Alzheimer's disease, potentially accelerating the search for better treatments
Clinical Trials Are Moving Out of the Lab and Into People’s Homes 2/18/2021: The New York Times profiles clinical trials that have reduced in-person visits during the COVID-19 pandemic, including a study by Steven Arnold, MD which has moved to an entirely virtual format
Mass General To Conduct Research on How Psychedelics Affect the Brain 1/27/2021: The Boston Globe discusses a new research project on this once-controversial topic co-led by Jerrold Rosenbaum, MD of the Department of Psychiatry and Stephen Haggarty, PhD, of the Department of Neurology, in partnership with Atai Life Sciences
COVID-19’s Effects on the Brain 1/20/2021: The Scientist magazine spoke with Shibani Mukerji, MD, PhD and other experts about current research on the neurological consequences of COVID-19 infection
The Research and Work of NAM Inductee Merit Cudkowicz 1/5/2021: The Neurology.org podcast interviews Healey Center Director Merit Cudkowicz, MD, MSc about her career, recent breakthroughs and her induction into the National Academy of Medicine
Target ALS Awards 4 Grants for Work Into Biomarker Discovery 12/21/2020: ALS News Today coverage of grants to support a collaboration between NeuroDex, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Johns Hopkins University that will investigate extracellular vesicles (EVs) as potential ALS biomarkers
COVID-19 Pandemic Creates New Roles for Advanced Practice Providers 12/17/2020: Mass General Advanced Practice Providers including APP Director and ALS Nurse Practitioner Darlene Sawicki, MSN, NP-BC write about how the APP team built their multidisciplinary COVID-19 response team in the first months of the pandemic
In Life, She Defied Alzheimer’s. In Death, Her Brain May Show How 12/11/2020: Continuing New York Times coverage of a unique patient whose brain may hold clues to preventing Alzheimer's disease, and a long-running collaboration on familial Alzheimer's between University of Antioquia and Mass General researchers led by Yakeel Quiroz, PhD
Frates Run Goes Virtual for 2020 12/10/2020: The Salem News covers the annual Frates Memorial 5k run to benefit the Healey Center, conducted virtually this year
Recommendations To Reduce Disparities in Dementia Care Due in 2021 12/9/2020: McKnight's Senior Living speaks with Katie Brandt from the Mass General Frontotemporal Disorders Unit about forthcoming recommendations to reduce disparities and financial burdens in dementia care
Don’t Place Too Many Restrictions on Telehealth 12/5/2020: Lee Schwamm, MD co-authors an editorial in Commonwealth Magazine about the importance of telehealth to care during and after the COVID-19 pandemic
Clinical Challenges: New Therapies in Neuromyelitis Optica 11/30/2020: MedPage Today speaks with Michael Levy, MD, PhD about three new approved therapies for NMO patients, who previously had few options to treat the rare autoimmune disease
NurOwn Fails to Slow Disease Progression in ALS Patients, Top-line Data Show 11/18/2020: Despite disappointing results from the largest group of patients, the NurOwn trial did show promise for some early-stage patients, and Merit Cudkowciz, MD, MSc says that “it is important to fully explore this finding"
Telemedicine for Stroke Care and Rehabilitation 11/17/2020: The COVID-19 pandemic increased the use of telemedicine, but it's been relatively common in stroke care for decades. Lee Schwamm, MD, speaks with Everyday Health about how telestroke brings stroke experts to hospitals everywhere
Newborn's Rare Diagnosis Amid Coronavirus a Double Whammy for Massachusetts Family 11/12/2020: Fox News speaks with Kathryn Swoboda, MD about a family whose newborn was tested and treated for the rare genetic disorder Spinal Muscular Atrophy. With early detection and treatment, "SMA children are now indistinguishable from their peers as they grow into a healthy, happy toddler,” says Dr. Swoboda
New Data Shows Extended Survival for ALS Patients 11/9/2020: Ohio's Spectrum News 1 profiles a local ALS patient and his experience in the recent CENTAUR ALS clinical trial, and speaks with Principal Investigator Sabrina Paganoni, MD, PhD about further research
Are Infections Seeding Some Cases of Alzheimer’s Disease? 11/4/2020: Nature magazine covers research conducted by investigators including Rudy Tanzi, PhD into a possible explanation for the development of amyloid plaques in the brains of people suffering from Alzheimer's
English Study Shows Potential Link Between Cognitive Decline and COVID-19 10/28/2020: Boston 25 News consults Shibani Mukerji, MD, PhD, about the possibility that COVID-19 infection is linked to cognitive decline. Dr. Mukerji cautions that further study will be required before we can be certain
A DNA mystery: A woman was supposed to get Alzheimer’s by 50. Why didn’t she? 10/28/2020: The Boston Globe profiles Yakeel Quiroz, PhD and her investigation into a woman who remained healthy well into her seventies despite carrying a gene that normally causes early-onset dementia. Her research could provide clues about how to prevent Alzheimer's Disease
Feel Woozy? Do This First 10/26/2020: The Harvard Health Letter consults Natalia Rost, MD, chief of the Mass General Stroke Service, on what to do if you feel lightheaded, confused and unsteady
COVID-19’s Impact on the Brain From a Neurologist Working the Frontlines 10/19/2020: The Women's Alzheimer's Movement interviews Marie Pasinski, MD about her experience with COVID-19 patients at the Chelsea Respiratory Infection Clinic and the McCance Center for Brain Health's COVID-19 Survivors Clinic
This Portable Bedside MRI Device Has Received FDA Clearance 10/6/2020: Forbes covers the approval of a portable MRI, developed with research from Taylor Kimberly, MD, Chief of the Division of Neurocritical Care at Mass General. The new system costs less than traditional MRI devices, and doesn't require moving critically ill patients to a dedicated MRI room
The Mysterious, Multifaceted Cerebellum 9/29/2020: Knowable Magazine discussed long-running research by Jeremy Schmahmann, MD into the cerebellum's influence on emotion and cognitive function
Diagnosing Tuberous Sclerosis Complex for Dermatologists 9/11/2020: The Dermatologist interviews Elizabeth Thiele, MD, PhD, director of the Carol and James Herscot Center for Tuberous Sclerosis Complex, about how dermatologists can identify this neurological condition
100 People Transforming Business 9/10/2020: Mass General Chief of Neurology and Director of the Healey Center for ALS Merit Cudkowicz, MD, MSc is recognized by Business Insider as one of 10 people transforming health care
MGH Nurses Send Meals to Fellow Nurses in Arizona, Florida 8/3/2020: The Boston Globe highlights efforts led by Neuroscience ICU nurses Lee Bodock, RN and Kim Herron, RN to show appreciation and send meals to fellow nurses working long hours in hospitals hard-hit by COVID-19
Bio-IT World Announces 2020 Innovative Practices Award Winners 7/6/2020: Bio-IT World recognized the Center for Innovation and Bioinformatics at Mass General's Neurological Clinical Research Institute for its development of the SigNET Platform, which enables scientific collaboration, integration, analyses, and distribution of research data across studies and repositories
Upstarts 6/2/2020: Medicine @ Brown profiles the Brown University alumni who founded Amylyx, and how encouragement from and collaboration with Rudy Tanzi, PhD and Merit Cudkowicz, MD, MSc helped bring the pharmaceutical startup's first ALS drug to a successful clinical trial
Alzheimer’s Tau Tracer Wins Landmark Approval 5/29/2020: MedPage Today discusses the approval of a new technology to diagnose Alzheimer's Disease using neuroimaging, with commentary from Reisa Sperling, MD, director of the Center for Alzheimer Research and Treatment at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital
Longtime AMG chief Sean Healey dies at 59 after suffering from ALS 5/28/2020: The Boston Globe reports on the passing of Sean Healey, and quotes Merit Cudkowicz, MD, MSc, about him: “He became a good friend and a partner in this fight against ALS. He’s a remarkable man. It wasn’t just about giving money. It was his intellect, it was his business acumen.”
The Future of ALS Clinical Trials 5/21/2020: The Connecting ALS podcast hosts Merit Cudkowicz, MD, MSc, to discuss COVID-19 and the Healey ALS Platform Trial
12 Emerging Technologies that Could Revolutionize Medicine 5/20/2020: MDLinx reports on the World Medical Innovation forum's Disruptive Dozen. This year's honorees include Patricia Musolino, MD, PhD, for her work on gene therapy for rare neurological diseases
Review: COVID-19 and Neuromuscular Disorders 5/1/2020: Amanda Guidon, MD, of the Mass General Myasthenia Gravis Clinic, reviews the neuromuscular impacts of COVID-19 in Advances in Motion
Inside Nanci Ryder’s Battle with ALS 4/13/2020: Brain & Life magazine follows the legendary Hollywood publicist, her friends Renée Zellweger and Courteney Cox, and Merit Cudkowicz, MD, MSc, as they battle ALS
iPads Are Crucial Health Care Tools in Combating Covid-19 4/8/2020: Wired Magazine covers the efforts of Lee Schwamm, MD and other Mass General doctors to use telemedicine technology inside the hospital, reducing caregiver exposure to COVID-19 infections while also slowing the rate at which PPE is used up
Haunted by a Gene 3/10/2020: The New York Times covers the groundbreaking Huntington's Disease research of Nancy Wexler, PhD, with extensive commentary from her colleague Anne Young, MD, PhD, the former Mass General Chief of Neurology and current Julieanne Dorn Distinguished Professor of Neurology
Tau Receptor Identified on Cell Surface 3/7/2020: A technique developed in the laboratory of Brad Hyman, MD, PhD is leading to new understanding of how tau proteins spread in the brain, according to Alzforum reports on the Tau2020 conference
Stroke: Not your grandfather’s disease anymore 1/24/2020: The Bay State Banner continues its stroke reporting, this time discussing stroke in younger people with Andrea Harriot, MD, PhD
Stroke: A Medical Emergency 1/24/2020: Thabele Leslie-Mazwi, MD, helps readers of the Bay State Banner understand and prevent stroke - and know how to recognize it if it happens
Arousal Syndrome No Cause for Shame, Doctors Say 1/10/2020: WebMD covers research by Anne Louise Oaklander, MD, PhD into causes and treatment of Persistent Genital Arousal Syndrome, a condition that often causes both pain and embarrassment
NLP Tool Combs EHRs, Predicts Onset of Dementia 12/18/2019: Health Data Management reports on a study using natural language processing to predict dementia risk. Neurology Vice-Chair Rudy Tanzi, PhD joined Mass General Center for Quantitative Health Research Director Thomas McCoy, Jr., MD and other researchers on the project, which is was also covered by MD Magazine and Beckers Hospital Review
ALS Drug Works in Study, Researchers Say 12/17/2019: The Wall Street Journal quotes Merit Cudkowicz, MD, and Sabrina Paganoni, MD, PhD, who are leading a study of a new ALS treatment showing strong results in phase 2 trials. This research is also covered by Reuters and NeurologyLive
Healthy Blood Vessels, Healthy Brain 12/9/2019: Being Patient covers Mass General research into whether healthy blood vessels in the brain can prevent or delay Alzheimer's
In Alzheimer’s, Women May be Under-diagnosed 11/6/2019: USA Today/Chicago Sun Times reporting consults Steven Arnold, MD about a new report about the possible under-diagnosis of women and over-diagnosis of men with Alzheimer's
Researchers Identify New Therapeutic Target for ALS - Advances in Motion coverage of Clotilde Lagier-Tourenne, MD, PhD, who is using stem cell models of human motor neurons to explore a potential new therapeutic target for ALS