MIT researchers combine deep learning and physics to fix motion-corrupted MRI scans

The challenge involves than just a blurry JPEG. Fixing motion artifacts in medical imaging requires a more sophisticated approach.

Alex Ouyang | Abdul Latif Jameel Clinic for Machine Learning in Health • mit
Aug. 17, 2023 ~5 min

New neurotechnology is blurring the lines around mental privacy – but are new human rights the answer?

More invasive devices have prompted new debates about privacy and freedom. But it’s important to keep in mind that other technologies already sense and shape our thoughts, a neuroethicist argues.

Laura Y. Cabrera, Associate Professor of Neuroethics, Penn State • conversation
Aug. 7, 2023 ~8 min


Brain imaging could lead to earlier schizophrenia diagnosis

New findings could improve early detection and intervention strategies for schizophrenia, researchers report.

Noelle Toumey Reetz-Georgia State • futurity
Aug. 3, 2023 ~7 min

What are the problems with deepfake porn?

"Deepfake porn" is on the rise. Here's how it harms the people it purports to depict.

Hailey Reissman - Penn • futurity
July 28, 2023 ~7 min

Latinx youth benefit from ethnic pride and culture

Cultural preservation can help Latinx youth cope with adverse life experiences and social threats such as racism and discrimination, a study finds.

Karen Nikos-UC Davis • futurity
July 25, 2023 ~5 min

Why more women are skipping the doctor’s scale

"The first step is getting the message out there that you can refuse being weighed. Most people don't know," says Virginia Ramseyer Winter.

Pate McCuien-U. Missouri • futurity
July 24, 2023 ~5 min

A new vision for ultrasound imaging

Ultrasound research specialist and 2023 MIT Excellence Award winner Nicole Henning adapts ultrasound technology for more sensitive, less invasive imaging for disease modeling.

Koch Institute • mit
July 24, 2023 ~8 min

A new dataset of Arctic images will spur artificial intelligence research

The dataset, being collected as part of a US Coast Guard science mission, will be released open source to help advance naval mission planning and climate change studies.

Kylie Foy | MIT Lincoln Laboratory • mit
July 24, 2023 ~7 min


‘Live reporters’ capture action in living cells

"Live reporter" technology can reveal the workings of networks of signaling proteins in living cells, researchers report.

Jade Boyd-Rice • futurity
July 18, 2023 ~6 min

Mounting research documents the harmful effects of social media use on mental health, including body image and development of eating disorders

Research shows that social media, with it endless promotion of unrealistic standards of beauty, has had a negative impact on millions of young people.

Emily Hemendinger, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus • conversation
June 7, 2023 ~10 min

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