MIT research laid groundwork for promising Alzheimer’s-fighting drink | MIT News

Studies by Richard Wurtman have led to development of nutrient mix shown to slow cognitive impairment in early stages of the disease.

Rob Matheson | MIT News Office • mit
Oct. 30, 2017 ~9 min

Course helps girls in Botswana avoid HIV and “sugar daddies” | MIT News

Youth-to-youth program teaches girls about the increased odds of contracting HIV from older men.

Rob Matheson | MIT News Office • mit
Oct. 25, 2017 ~8 min


Elazer Edelman honored with Cardiovascular Research Foundation career achievement award | MIT News

The 2017 Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics Career Achievement Award honors a pioneering biomedical engineer, scientist, professor, and cardiologist.

Institute for Medical Engineering and Science • mit
Oct. 13, 2017 ~6 min

Flexible sensors can detect movement in GI tract | MIT News

Ingestible devices could diagnose gastrointestinal slowdown or monitor food intake.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Oct. 10, 2017 ~5 min

Biologists identify possible new strategy for halting brain tumors | MIT News

Cutting off a process that cancerous cells rely on can force them to stop growing.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Sept. 28, 2017 ~8 min

New test rapidly diagnoses Zika | MIT News

Paper-based diagnostic avoids false positives from Dengue fever and other related viruses.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Sept. 27, 2017 ~7 min

New faculty welcomed to Department of Biology | MIT News

Assistant professors Joey Davis and Rebecca Lamason will spearhead research initiatives into fundamental cellular processes.

Raleigh McElvery | Department of Biology • mit
Sept. 11, 2017 ~8 min

New way to test antibiotics could lead to better drugs | MIT News

Study finds bacterial response to drugs varies in different environments.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Aug. 31, 2017 ~5 min


Blocking a key enzyme may reverse memory loss | MIT News

MIT study suggests a new approach to developing treatments for Alzheimer’s disease.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Aug. 8, 2017 ~7 min

Fast, noninvasive technique for probing cells may reveal disease | MIT News

Researchers gauge a cell’s stiffness, which can reflect cancer or other conditions, simply by watching it.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
Aug. 3, 2017 ~7 min

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