MIT scientists use a new type of nanoparticle to make vaccines more powerful

Study shows metal-organic particles can both deliver vaccines and act as an adjuvant to generate a strong immune response at a lower dose.

Anne Trafton | MIT News • mit
March 6, 2024 ~6 min

Cheaper method removes harmful ‘forever chemicals’ from water

A new electrochemical approach can clean up pollution from "forever chemicals" found in clothing, food packaging, and more.

Luke Auburn-Rochester • futurity
March 6, 2024 ~5 min


Could a couple of Thai otters have helped the UK’s otter population recover? Our study provides a hint

Research has revealed how British otters may have been able to recover from species loss in the 1950s with the help of otters from Asia.

Sarah du Plessis, PhD Candidate, Cardiff University • conversation
Feb. 27, 2024 ~6 min

Forever chemicals in ski wax are being spread on snowy slopes

Synthetic chemicals found in ski wax have been found in the snow and soil on ski slopes and could pose a toxic threat to the environment.

Daniel Drage, Lecturer in Environmental Health, University of Birmingham • conversation
Feb. 12, 2024 ~7 min

MIT-led team receives funding to pursue new treatments for metabolic disease

Awarded $65.67 million from ARPA-H, the researchers will work to develop ingestible capsules that deliver mRNA and electric stimuli to treat metabolic disorders such as diabetes.

Anne Trafton | MIT News • mit
Feb. 5, 2024 ~6 min

Toxicant exposures show health effects across generations

"...if multiple generations get different exposures, then eventually there's an amplification or compounded effect on some diseases."

Washington State • futurity
Jan. 29, 2024 ~5 min

Silent fields: a cocktail of pesticides is stunting bumblebee colonies across Europe, study shows

Studies have struggled to capture how pesticides affect bees outside of a lab.

Maj Rundlöf, Researcher in Ecology, Lund University • conversation
Jan. 29, 2024 ~9 min

Researchers improve blood tests’ ability to detect and monitor cancer

The advance makes it easier to detect circulating tumor DNA in blood samples, which could enable earlier cancer diagnosis and help guide treatment.

Anne Trafton | MIT News • mit
Jan. 18, 2024 ~9 min


Accelerating how new drugs are made with machine learning

Researchers have developed a platform that combines automated experiments with AI to predict how chemicals will react with one another, which could accelerate

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Jan. 15, 2024 ~5 min

Laundry is a top source of microplastic pollution – here's how to clean your clothes more sustainably

Your washing machine is polluting the ocean.

Judith Weis, Professor Emerita of Biological Sciences, Rutgers University - Newark • conversation
Jan. 12, 2024 ~8 min

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