Brain pathways that control dopamine release may influence motor control

The newly identified pathways appear to relay emotional information that helps to shape the motivation to take action.

Anne Trafton | MIT News • mit
Oct. 23, 2024 ~7 min

A new framework to efficiently screen drugs

Novel method to scale phenotypic drug screening drastically reduces the number of input samples, costs, and labor required to execute a screen.

Celina Zhao | Institute for Medical Engineering and Science • mit
Oct. 17, 2024 ~8 min


A new method makes high-resolution imaging more accessible

Labs that can’t afford expensive super-resolution microscopes could use a new expansion technique to image nanoscale structures inside cells.

Anne Trafton | MIT News • mit
Oct. 11, 2024 ~7 min

The way sensory prediction changes under anesthesia tells us how conscious cognition works

A new study adds evidence that consciousness requires communication between sensory and cognitive regions of the brain’s cortex.

David Orenstein | The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory • mit
Oct. 10, 2024 ~8 min

Cancer biologists discover a new mechanism for an old drug

Study reveals the drug, 5-fluorouracil, acts differently in different types of cancer — a finding that could help researchers design better drug combinations.

Anne Trafton | MIT News • mit
Oct. 7, 2024 ~9 min

A fast and flexible approach to help doctors annotate medical scans

“ScribblePrompt” is an interactive AI framework that can efficiently highlight anatomical structures across different medical scans, assisting medical workers to delineate regions of interest and abnormalities.

Alex Shipps | MIT CSAIL • mit
Sept. 9, 2024 ~8 min

New open-source tool helps to detangle the brain

The software tool NeuroTrALE is designed to quickly and efficiently process large amounts of brain imaging data semi-automatically.

Anne McGovern | MIT Lincoln Laboratory • mit
Aug. 14, 2024 ~8 min

New method enables fast, accurate estimates of cardiovascular state to inform blood pressure management

A mathematical method, validated with experimental data, provides a fast, reliable, and minimally invasive way of determining how to treat critical blood pressure changes during surgery or intensive care.

David Orenstein | The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory • mit
July 30, 2024 ~7 min


Study across multiple brain regions discerns Alzheimer’s vulnerability and resilience factors

Genomics and lab studies reveal numerous findings, including a key role for Reelin amid neuronal vulnerability, and for choline and antioxidants in sustaining cognition.

David Orenstein | The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory • mit
July 24, 2024 ~11 min

AI model identifies certain breast tumor stages likely to progress to invasive cancer

The model could help clinicians assess breast cancer stage and ultimately help in reducing overtreatment.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
July 22, 2024 ~6 min

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