MIT chemists develop a wireless electronic lateral flow assay test for biosensing
Design from the Swager Lab uses electronic polymers, rather than colored lines, to indicate a positive response, enabling quantitative monitoring of biomarkers.
Danielle Randall Doughty | Department of Chemistry •
mit
Aug. 24, 2022 • ~3 min
Aug. 24, 2022 • ~3 min
Fake research can be harmful to your health – a new study offers a tool for rooting it out
A new screening tool to help study reviewers identify what’s fake or shoddy in research may be on the horizon. And everyday people can apply some of the same critical analysis tools.
Lisa Bero, Research Professor Public Health and Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus •
conversation
Aug. 18, 2022 • ~8 min
Aug. 18, 2022 • ~8 min
When COVID-19 or flu viruses kill, they often have an accomplice – bacterial infections
Coinfections with bacteria can make viral infections even deadlier. Researchers have identified a protein in immune cells that may play a role in fighting both types of pathogens.
Hayley Muendlein, Research Assistant Professor of Immunology, Tufts University •
conversation
Aug. 17, 2022 • ~8 min
Aug. 17, 2022 • ~8 min
3 Questions: Amar Gupta on an integrated approach to enhanced health-care delivery
The MIT researcher and former professor discusses how Covid-19 and the influx of virtual technologies created a new medical ecosystem that needs more synchronized oversight.
Rachel Gordon | MIT CSAIL •
mit
Aug. 10, 2022 • ~12 min
Aug. 10, 2022 • ~12 min
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