Paper describing BBRAIN, a resource for the Gulf War Illness scientific community, is out now!

August 31, 2021

This paper describes the Boston biorepository, recruitment and integrative network (BBRAIN), a collaborative effort aimed at identifying objective diagnostic and pathobiological markers of Gulf War Illness. Check it out here! Read more about Paper describing BBRAIN, a resource for the Gulf War Illness scientific community, is out now!

POZ Magazine features our work on HIV and neuropathic pain!

August 16, 2021

Check out the article, featuring our research on HIV and chronic neuropathic pain, here!

Marco joins the Department of Anesthesia at MGH!

August 16, 2021

In addition to retaining his appointment in the Department of Radiology, as of August 2021 Marco will also join the Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care & Pain Medicine at MGH. We look forward to strengthening the collaboration between these two great departments!

Our paper showing that that [11C]PBR28 kinetics are not driven by alterations in blood flow is out in JCBFM!

June 23, 2021

Our paper, now published in the Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism, uses both human and nonhuman primate data to show that changes in cerebral blood flow do not affect [¹¹C]PBR28 PET signal. This observation has important implications for the interpretation of studies of neuroinflammation. Read more... Read more about Our paper showing that that [11C]PBR28 kinetics are not driven by alterations in blood flow is out in JCBFM!

Read the article that Mass General published about our recent Pain paper!

June 11, 2021

MGH “Advances in Motion” published a story on a paper recently published in Pain by our lab. Read the article...

New paper on the use of 3D magnetic resonance spectroscopy in fibromyalgia, in collaboration with the Napadow lab, is out!

June 8, 2021

This paper by Lee et al. links various clinical measures (clinical pain, pain catastrophizing, evoked pain sensitivity) to concentrations of various metabolites in the brain, measured using 3D magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging. Click here to read more! Read more about New paper on the use of 3D magnetic resonance spectroscopy in fibromyalgia, in collaboration with the Napadow lab, is out!

Marco named to the 2021 Council of Distinguished Investigators by the Academy for Radiology & Biomedical Imaging Research!

June 2, 2021

Marco has been named to the 2021 Council of Distinguished Investigators by the Academy for Radiology & Biomedical Imaging Research. The Academy established this honor to acknowledge and celebrate high levels of achievement in the field of academic imaging research. Read more about the organization and this award ...

Marco and Dr. Jodi Gilman receive an R01 award to study the effects of cannabidiol in chronic low back pain patients!

June 1, 2021

This project will allow us to better understand whether cannabidiol (CBD) reduces neuroinflammation in patients with chronic lower back pain.

Boston 25 News segment features our research on neuroinflammation in Gulf War Illness!

March 2, 2021

Read the article and watch the clip featuring our BU colleague Kim Sullivan talking about our study on neuroinflammation in veterans with Gulf War Illness ...

Welcome to our new Research Technician, Hope Housman!

February 1, 2021

The Loggia Lab welcomes Hope Housman, our new Research Technician and the newest addition to the Loggia Lab family! You can find out more about Hope here. Read more about Welcome to our new Research Technician, Hope Housman!