Phages could soon test and treat urinary tract infections

Growing resistance to antibiotics is renewing interest in phage therapy for conditions like urinary tract infections.

Vanessa Bleich-ETH Zurich • futurity
July 21, 2023 ~6 min

Brady Weissbourd named Klingenstein-Simons Fellow

Three-year fellowship will support Weissbourd’s research on how the C. hemisphaerica jellyfish survives and thrives by constantly making new neurons.

David Orenstein | The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory • mit
July 20, 2023 ~3 min


How having five friends boosts the adolescent brain – and educational performance

Too few friends or too many friends can hamper children’s learning and cognition.

Jianfeng Feng, Professor of Science and Technology for Brain-Inspired Intelligence, Fudan University • conversation
July 19, 2023 ~7 min

Using green banks to solve America’s affordable housing crisis – and climate change at the same time

Massachusetts is establishing the first US green bank dedicated to sustainable affordable housing. Three experts in climate finance explain why better housing can help rein in global warming.

Seth Owusu-Mante, Research Fellow in International Development, Tufts University • conversation
July 18, 2023 ~10 min

Generative AI imagines new protein structures

MIT researchers develop "FrameDiff," a computational tool that uses generative AI to craft new protein structures, with the aim of accelerating drug development and improving gene therapy.

Rachel Gordon | MIT CSAIL • mit
July 12, 2023 ~8 min

Poverty is linked to poorer brain development – but reading can help counteract it

Early childhood poverty is in fact a risk factor for lower educational attainment, poorer cognition and worse mental health.

Yun-Jun Sun, Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute of Science and Technology for Brain-Inspired Intelligence (ISTBI), Fudan University • conversation
July 5, 2023 ~9 min

Lab-grown meat techniques aren't new – cell cultures are common tools in science, but bringing them up to scale to meet society's demand for meat will require further development

Cell cultures are common tools in biology and drug development. Bringing them up to scale to meet the meat needs of societies will require further development.

André O. Hudson, Dean of the College of Science, Professor of Biochemistry, Rochester Institute of Technology • conversation
June 27, 2023 ~6 min

A novel combination therapy counters antibiotic-resistant Mycobacterium abscessus infections

SMART researchers combine rifaximin and clarithromycin to effectively restore the latter drug's efficacy.

Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology • mit
June 26, 2023 ~6 min


Can parents give their children too much attention?

There is a link between huge amounts of parental attention and the development of narcissistic traits in children.

Amy Brown, Professor of Child Public Health, Swansea University • conversation
June 23, 2023 ~8 min

Traditional medicine plant extracts may treat ataxia

Plant extracts used by indigenous people hold promise in treatment of ataxia, researchers report.

Anne Warde-UC Irvine • futurity
June 21, 2023 ~4 min

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