A noninvasive treatment for “chemo brain”

Stimulating gamma brain waves may protect cancer patients from memory impairment and other cognitive effects of chemotherapy.

Anne Trafton | MIT News • mit
March 6, 2024 ~7 min

Accelerating how new drugs are made with machine learning

Researchers have developed a platform that combines automated experiments with AI to predict how chemicals will react with one another, which could accelerate

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Jan. 15, 2024 ~5 min


CRISPR and other new technologies open doors for drug development, but which diseases get prioritized? It comes down to money and science

Drug development takes a great deal of time, money and effort. While future profits play a big factor in which diseases gets prioritized, advocacy and research incentives can also tilt the scale.

C. Michael White, Distinguished Professor of Pharmacy Practice, University of Connecticut • conversation
Dec. 14, 2023 ~10 min

A new way to deliver drugs more efficiently

Core-shell structures made of hydrogel could enable more efficient uptake in the body.

Department of Chemical Engineering • mit
Nov. 28, 2023 ~6 min

2023-24 Takeda Fellows: Advancing research at the intersection of AI and health

Thirteen new graduate student fellows will pursue exciting new paths of knowledge and discovery.

School of Engineering • mit
Nov. 2, 2023 ~18 min

Horseshoe crab blood is vital for testing intravenous drugs, but new synthetic alternatives could mean pharma won't bleed this unique species dry

Horseshoe crabs play a unique role in medicine, but they’re also ecologically important in their home waters along the Atlantic coast. Can regulators balance the needs of humans and nature?

Jolie Crunelle, Master's Degree Student in Science, Technology, and Public Policy, Rochester Institute of Technology • conversation
Oct. 12, 2023 ~10 min

How new model boosts supply and lowers prices for generic drugs

First empirical evidence for Civica Rx, a health care utility, finds increased supply security and reduced costs for health systems, says study in NEJM

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Sept. 21, 2023 ~6 min

Blame capitalism? Why hundreds of decades-old yet vital drugs are nearly impossible to find

The shortages, which have been going on for years, have typically affected only low-cost generics rather than profitable brand-name drugs.

Geoffrey Joyce, Director of Health Policy, USC Schaeffer Center, and Associate Professor, University of Southern California • conversation
July 20, 2023 ~9 min


Generative AI imagines new protein structures

MIT researchers develop "FrameDiff," a computational tool that uses generative AI to craft new protein structures, with the aim of accelerating drug development and improving gene therapy.

Rachel Gordon | MIT CSAIL • mit
July 12, 2023 ~8 min

'From Magic Mushrooms to Big Pharma' – a college course explores nature's medicine cabinet and different ways of healing

An anthropology course explores how peoples and cultures around the world use nature-based medicines to heal.

Heather McIlvaine-Newsad, Professor of Anthropology, Western Illinois University • conversation
June 9, 2023 ~6 min

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