Study suggests why some US football players have higher cardiovascular risk
Linemen's rapid weight gain can lead to hardening of heart, arteries, but problems may be offset with increased aerobic training
Research at Massachusetts General Hospital includes multitude of hospital-wide centers, institutes and programs as well as collaborations with other institutions.
Multi-Departmental Centers
Thematic Centers
Multi-Institutional Centers
- Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging
- Center for the Integration of Medicine and Innovative Technology (CIMIT)
- Center for Genomics, Vulnerable Populations and Health Disparities
- Center for Molecular Imaging Research (CMIR)
- Gordon Center for Medical Imaging
- Home Base Program
- MGH and BWH Center for Clinical Data Science
- Ragon Institute of MGH, Harvard and MIT
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