Mass General Brigham Researchers Find Too Much Sitting Hurts the Heart
New study shows that being sedentary increases the risk of the most common types of heart disease, even among those who get enough exercise
Hospital-Wide Research Programs
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
Clinical and Translational Research
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