Health stock photos skew too young, light-skinned, rich

It's tough to find health stock photos, particularly free ones, showing darker-skinned people, research finds.

Matt Shipman-NC State • futurity
Feb. 2, 2023 ~7 min

Portable cap can measure cognition with pulsed laser light

The cap will help researchers gain new insight into how the brain functions.

Anne McGovern | MIT Lincoln Laboratory • mit
Jan. 24, 2023 ~6 min


Putting clear bounds on uncertainty

Computer scientists want to know the exact limits in our ability to clean up, and reconstruct, partly blurred images.

Steve Nadis | MIT CSAIL • mit
Jan. 23, 2023 ~8 min

Kicking off the new year by cleansing your body with a detox diet? A dietitian unpacks the science behind these fads

Detox diets and cleanses supposedly clear the body of allegedly toxic substances. But the evidence suggests otherwise.

Taylor Grasso, Registered Dietitian, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus • conversation
Jan. 18, 2023 ~9 min

Satellite images could make fossil hunting easier

Satellite data can reveal large individual fossils from the air, allowing researchers to embark on more targeted searches on the ground.

U. Oregon • futurity
Jan. 12, 2023 ~5 min

Neuroimaging can’t yet locate PTSD

An attempt to replicate past findings indicates that neuroimaging has a way to go before accurately predicting PTSD.

Bill Hathaway-Yale • futurity
Jan. 12, 2023 ~4 min

Giving students everywhere up-close access to a world of art

The International Image Interoperability Framework makes online access as good as, or better than, physical interaction with library collections.

Anna Burgess • harvard
Jan. 9, 2023 ~7 min

3D imaging tracks cancer radiation in real time

A technique that tracks radiation in real time promises safer, more effective cancer therapy with less collateral damage, researchers say.

Jim Lynch-Michigan • futurity
Jan. 6, 2023 ~5 min


New sensor uses MRI to detect light deep in the brain

Using this approach, researchers can map how light spreads in opaque environments.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Dec. 22, 2022 ~7 min

This is your brain. This is your brain on code

MIT researchers are discovering which parts of the brain are engaged when a person evaluates a computer program.

Steve Nadis | MIT CSAIL • mit
Dec. 21, 2022 ~9 min

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