A snapshot of cancer vaccine development

The Koch Institute’s Annual Symposium highlights emerging successes and challenges in the advancement of vaccines to prevent and treat cancer.

Bendta Schroeder | Koch Institute • mit
Aug. 15, 2023 ~11 min

Probe expands understanding of oral cavity homeostasis

A new approach opens the door to a greater understanding of protein-microbe interactions.

Lillian Eden | Department of Biology • mit
July 18, 2023 ~5 min


Scientists pinpoint where thousands of individual proteins are made in intact tissue and single cells

A new technology called RIBOmap can give researchers valuable insight into how protein production in animal and human tissue is altered in disease.

Sarah C.P. Williams | Broad Institute • mit
July 14, 2023 ~6 min

A novel combination therapy counters antibiotic-resistant Mycobacterium abscessus infections

SMART researchers combine rifaximin and clarithromycin to effectively restore the latter drug's efficacy.

Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology • mit
June 26, 2023 ~6 min

Atlas of human brain blood vessels highlights changes in Alzheimer’s disease

MIT researchers characterize gene expression patterns for 22,500 brain vascular cells across 428 donors, revealing insights for Alzheimer’s onset and potential treatments.

Rachel Gordon | MIT CSAIL • mit
June 21, 2023 ~17 min

40 Hz vibrations reduce Alzheimer’s pathology, symptoms in mouse models

Tactile stimulation improved motor performance, reduced phosphorylated tau, preserved neurons and synapses, and reduced DNA damage, a new study shows.

David Orenstein | The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory • mit
June 5, 2023 ~7 min

3 Questions: Mriganka Sur on researching the first approved drug to treat Rett syndrome

On March 10 the FDA approved Trofinetide, a drug based on the protein IGF-1. The MIT professor's original research showing that IGF-1 could treat Rett was published in 2009.

David Orenstein | Picower Institute for Learning and Memory • mit
March 13, 2023 ~9 min

How Huntington’s disease affects different neurons

A new study identifies cells that are the most vulnerable within a brain structure involved in mood and movement.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Jan. 20, 2023 ~7 min


Molecules found in mucus could prevent cholera infection

Harnessing these protective molecules may offer a new way to treat the disease, which spreads through contaminated water.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Dec. 12, 2022 ~7 min

Large language models help decipher clinical notes

Researchers used a powerful deep-learning model to extract important data from electronic health records that could assist with personalized medicine.

Rachel Gordon | MIT CSAIL • mit
Dec. 1, 2022 ~9 min

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