Method for earlier detection of leukemia wins $300,000 grant | MIT News
Team takes home grand prize from Koch Institute’s unique research-grant pitch competition.
April 11, 2016 • ~8 min
New study shows rich, poor have huge mortality gap in U.S. | MIT News
In unprecedented detail, lifespan gap shown to be large and growing rapidly.
April 11, 2016 • ~8 min
Taking on melanoma, one cell at a time | MIT News
In step toward personalized medicine, researchers are using single-cell analysis to unravel cancer’s secrets.
April 7, 2016 • ~10 min
Reprogramming gut bacteria as “living therapeutics” | MIT News
Daily doses of synthetic biotics developed by startup Synologic may sense, treat metabolic diseases.
April 5, 2016 • ~8 min
Confronting Zika | MIT News
MIT's Institute of Medical Engineering and Science is on the front lines of efforts to diagnose and develop a vaccine against the emerging Zika virus.
Feb. 23, 2016 • ~10 min
3Q: Elfatih Eltahir on what malaria and Dengue can tell us about Zika | MIT News
Environmental management approaches may be key in combating mosquito-borne infectious diseases.
Feb. 23, 2016 • ~6 min
Sneezing produces complex fluid cascade, not a simple spray | MIT News
High-speed imaging shows how fluid breaks apart in air, may help identify super-spreaders.
Feb. 10, 2016 • ~6 min
Protein found to play a key role in blocking pathogen survival | MIT News
Calprotectin fends off microbial invaders by limiting access to iron, an important nutrient.
Aug. 24, 2015 • ~7 min
3 Questions: Carlo Ratti on big data and health predictions | MIT News
MIT researcher discusses a new study on correlations among medical problems.
July 7, 2015 • ~4 min
Major step for implantable drug-delivery device | MIT News
MIT spinout signs deal to commercialize microchips that release therapeutics inside the body.
June 29, 2015 • ~7 min
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