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

New CRISPR-based tool inserts large DNA sequences at desired sites in cells

Known as PASTE, the technique holds potential for treating a variety of diseases caused by faulty genes.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Nov. 24, 2022 ~8 min


Nanosensors target enzymes to monitor and study cancer

By analyzing enzyme activity at the organism, tissue, and cellular scales, new sensors could provide new tools to clinicians and cancer researchers.

Bendta Schroeder | Erika Reinfeld | Koch Institute • mit
Nov. 2, 2022 ~8 min

Celebrating 20 years of discovery, Picower Institute looks ahead to continuing impact

At an exhibition marking two decades since a transformative gift from the Picower Foundation, current and alumni members described research at the forefront of neuroscience and beyond.

David Orenstein | Picower Institute for Learning and Memory • mit
Oct. 12, 2022 ~15 min

Neurodegenerative disease can progress in newly identified patterns

A machine-learning method finds patterns of health decline in ALS, informing future clinical trial designs and mechanism discovery. The technique also extends to Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.

Lauren Hinkel | MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab • mit
Sept. 27, 2022 ~10 min

In-home wireless device tracks disease progression in Parkinson’s patients

By continuously monitoring a patient’s gait speed, the system can assess the condition’s severity between visits to the doctor’s office.

Adam Zewe | MIT News Office • mit
Sept. 21, 2022 ~9 min

Using machine learning to identify undiagnosable cancers

A new model that maps developmental pathways to tumor cells may unlock the identity of cancers of unknown primary.

Bendta Schroeder | Koch Institute • mit
Sept. 1, 2022 ~8 min

Assay determines the percentage of Omicron, other variants in Covid wastewater

Developed by the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology, the assay can provide new details about the type of SARS-CoV-2 circulating in a community.

Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology • mit
Aug. 25, 2022 ~11 min


New test may predict Covid-19 immunity

The paper test measures the level of neutralizing antibodies in a blood sample and could help people decide what protections they should take against infection.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Aug. 9, 2022 ~8 min

Microparticles could be used to deliver “self-boosting” vaccines

With particles that release their payloads at different times, one injection could provide multiple vaccine doses.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
July 13, 2022 ~8 min

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