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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Aug. 3, 2017 • ~7 min
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