Measuring the “woodwork effect” in medical insurance

Study: When adults gain access to Medicaid, they sign up their previously unenrolled kids, too — yet many more remain outside the system.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office • mit
Aug. 9, 2022 ~9 min

Design prevents buildup of scar tissue around medical implants

A new device, which doesn’t rely on immunosuppressing drugs, may assist efforts to develop an artificial pancreas to treat diabetes.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Aug. 5, 2022 ~8 min


MIT engineers develop stickers that can see inside the body

New stamp-sized ultrasound adhesives produce clear images of heart, lungs, and other internal organs.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
July 28, 2022 ~8 min

Sprint then stop? The brain is wired for the math to make it happen

To ensure a quick halt, brain circuit architecture avoids a slow process of integration in favor of quicker differentiation, study finds.

David Orenstein | Picower Institute for Learning and Memory • mit
July 28, 2022 ~6 min

New findings reveal how neurons build and maintain their capacity to communicate

Nerve cells regulate and routinely refresh the collection of calcium channels that enable them to send messages across circuit connections.

David Orenstein | Picower Institute for Learning and Memory • mit
July 21, 2022 ~8 min

Whether speaking Turkish or Norwegian, the brain’s language network looks the same

Studying speakers of 45 languages, neuroscientists found similar patterns of brain activation and language selectivity.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
July 18, 2022 ~8 min

How a shape-shifting receptor influences cell growth

Insight into the way the EGF receptor sends signals into cells could help researchers design new cancer drugs that target this protein.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
July 6, 2022 ~6 min

Tissue model reveals key players in liver regeneration

By tracing the steps of liver regrowth, MIT engineers hope to harness the liver’s regenerative abilities to help treat chronic disease.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
June 27, 2022 ~6 min


New model helps identify mutations that drive cancer

The system rapidly scans the genome of cancer cells, could help researchers find targets for new drugs.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
June 20, 2022 ~8 min

Nanoparticle sensor can distinguish between viral and bacterial pneumonia

Using this diagnostic, doctors could avoid prescribing antibiotics in cases where they won’t be effective.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
June 13, 2022 ~7 min

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