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$100 million gift establishes The Gene Lay Institute of Immunology and Inflammation

The largest gift in the Brigham’s history is furthering investigations of immune-mediated diseases, immune system aging, and cancers that are unresponsive to cancer immunotherapies.

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Gene Lay, MS, DVM (center), cuts the ribbon to dedicate The Gene Lay Institute with (left to right) Brigham President Robert S.D. Higgins, MD, MSHA, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, Vijay Kuchroo, DVM, PhD, Arlene Sharpe, MD, PhD, and Ramnik Xavier, MD, PhD

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Early Detection for Parkinson’s Disease

Changes in the brain that point to Parkinson’s disease can start long before symptoms show. A novel test shows promise for early detection.

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Health and Wellness

Exercise for Healthy Arteries

Your arteries can lose function over time. Regular exercise can help keep them younger and healthier, lowering risk of heart disease, stroke, heart attacks, and more.

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Health and Wellness

What Is Atrial Fibrillation?

What is atrial fibrillation or AFib? Dr. Paul Zei, a cardiac electrophysiologist, explains atrial fibrillation treatments and how research is looking to improve those treatment options.

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Brigham to expand hosting of student trainees through a new Mass General Brigham, Bloomberg Philanthropies, and Boston Public Schools partnership

Bloomberg Philanthropies committed $37.8 million to Mass General Brigham to create a new healthcare career preparatory curriculum at the Edward M. Kennedy Academy of Health Careers School

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Announcing our new presidents

David F.M. Brown, MD, formerly the president of Massachusetts General Hospital, will now serve in an expanded role as president, Academic Medical Centers, Mass General Brigham.

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Slifkas propel MS research and care with $1.5 million gift

The couple is helping deepen progress for patients and families through research in the Brigham’s Ann Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases.

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$2 million gift advances precision medicine in radiation oncology

Funding for the Brigham’s Cancer Precision Trials Initiative is pushing science closer to personalized therapies for patients with a wide range of cancers.

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$1 million gift from the Hales amplifies women's health research

The couple’s generosity is helping close gaps in knowledge and advance research in women’s health.

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Patient Story

Stroke Patient Makes Full Recovery Thanks to the Brigham

Bonnie Slater-Demont shares her gratitude for making a full recovery. "Thank God for the Brigham."

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Research

TIMI Study Finds New Class of Anti-Clotting Drug Reduced Bleeding Events

About 1 in 3 people will develop atrial fibrillation, making it one of the most common cardiovascular conditions, but a study found a new class of anti-clotting drug reduced bleeding events compared with standard of care in patients with atrial fibrillation.

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