Dozens of US adolescents are dying from drug overdoses every month − an expert on substance use unpacks the grim numbers with 3 charts

Among adolescents, boys are more likely to die of an overdose than girls, and using combinations of drugs substantially raises the risk of an overdose.

Ty Schepis, Professor of Psychology, Texas State University • conversation
Nov. 27, 2023 ~7 min

Drug discovery paves way for pancreatic cancer clinical trial

Laboratory findings have set the stage for a clinical trial investigating a drug for pancreatic cancer that has spread to the liver.

Leslie Orr-Rochester • futurity
Nov. 17, 2023 ~6 min


FDA's latest warnings about eye drop contamination put consumers on edge − a team of infectious disease experts explain the risks

A bacterial contamination of the work environment at facilities that produce eye drops can lead to severe infections and even death, as was the case earlier in 2023.

Daria Van Tyne, Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh • conversation
Nov. 16, 2023 ~10 min

Insulin injections could one day be replaced with rock music − new research in mice

Researchers successfully treated diabetes in mice by engineering cells to make insulin in response to the music of Queen.

Bill Sullivan, Professor of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Indiana University • conversation
Nov. 14, 2023 ~8 min

Vampire viruses prey on other viruses to replicate themselves − and may hold the key to new antiviral therapies

Researchers discovered a satellite virus latching onto the neck of another virus called MindFlayer. Studying the viral arms race between similar viruses could lead to new ways to fight infections.

Ivan Erill, Professor of Biological Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore County • conversation
Nov. 3, 2023 ~7 min

2023-24 Takeda Fellows: Advancing research at the intersection of AI and health

Thirteen new graduate student fellows will pursue exciting new paths of knowledge and discovery.

School of Engineering • mit
Nov. 2, 2023 ~18 min

Antibody discovery could lead to universal dengue vaccine

The discovery of a particular subgroup of antibodies could lead to the development of a universal dengue vaccine, say researchers.

Katherine Fenz-Rockefeller • futurity
Oct. 31, 2023 ~6 min

To better understand addiction, students in this course take a close look at liquor in literature

This course beckons students to examine how alcoholic beverages are portrayed in books by American authors.

Debra J. Rosenthal, Professor of English, John Carroll University • conversation
Oct. 26, 2023 ~5 min


Soft optical fibers block pain while moving and stretching with the body

The fibers could help with testing treatments for nerve-related pain.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
Oct. 19, 2023 ~7 min

Philadelphia bans supervised injection sites – evidence suggests keeping drug users on the street could do more harm than good

A group of academics look at the global evidence to examine the potential impact of safe injection sites in Philadelphia and the US.

Tony Joakim Ananiassen Sandset, Researcher Fellow at the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare Education, University of Oslo • conversation
Oct. 12, 2023 ~10 min

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