Avoiding shortcut solutions in artificial intelligence

A new method forces a machine learning model to focus on more data when learning a task, which leads to more reliable predictions.

Adam Zewe | MIT News Office • mit
Nov. 2, 2021 ~8 min

Study finds the SARS-CoV-2 virus can infect the inner ear

The prevalence of auditory symptoms in Covid-19 patients is unknown, but infection of the inner ears may be responsible for hearing and balance problems.

Kathy Wren | MIT News Office • mit
Oct. 29, 2021 ~8 min


Engineers devise a way to selectively turn on RNA therapies in human cells

A new RNA-based control switch could be used to trigger production of therapeutic proteins to treat cancer or other diseases.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Oct. 28, 2021 ~7 min

Carbon nanotube-based sensor can detect SARS-CoV-2 proteins

The technology could be developed as a rapid diagnostic for Covid-19 or other emerging pathogens.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Oct. 26, 2021 ~6 min

Artificial intelligence sheds light on how the brain processes language

Neuroscientists find the internal workings of next-word prediction models resemble those of language-processing centers in the brain.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Oct. 25, 2021 ~9 min

Solid, liquid, or gas? Technique quickly identifies physical state of tissues and tumors

The method could be a route to quicker, less invasive cancer diagnoses.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
Oct. 25, 2021 ~7 min

How diet affects tumors

A new study finds cutting off cells’ supplies of lipids can slow the growth of tumors in mice.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Oct. 20, 2021 ~8 min

Study shows fragile X treatment can incur resistance, suggests ways around it

While the brain acquires resistance to continuous treatment with mGluR5 inhibitor drugs, lasting effects may still arise if dosing occurs intermittently and during a developmental-critical period.

David Orenstein | Picower Institute for Learning and Memory • mit
Oct. 15, 2021 ~10 min


Counting cells may shed light on how cancer spreads

MIT engineers devised a way to count elusive circulating tumor cells in mice, allowing them to study the dynamics of metastasis.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Sept. 28, 2021 ~6 min

Behind the scenes, brain circuit ensures vision remains reliable

A study of mice watching movies shows our brain cells rely on a circuit of inhibitory neurons to help ensure that the same images are represented consistently.

David Orenstein | Picower Institute for Learning and Memory • mit
Sept. 27, 2021 ~7 min

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