The new front against antibiotic resistance
Deborah Hung shares research strategies to combat tuberculosis as part of the Department of Biology's IAP seminar series on microbes in health and disease.
Lucy Jakub | Department of Biology | Jan. 23, 2020 | mit~6 mins
Tags: biology broad-institute independent-activities-period school-of-science bacteria data microbes research antibiotics drug-development disease special-events-and-guest-speakers
Building a platform to image membrane proteins
Biologists devise an efficient method to prepare fluorescently tagged proteins and simulate their native environment.
Raleigh McElvery | Department of Biology | Dec. 18, 2019 | mit~6 mins
Tags: biology chemistry school-of-science bacteria disease research drug-development cells
Screen could offer better safety tests for new chemicals
Using specialized liver cells, a new test can quickly detect potentially cancer-causing DNA damage.
Anne Trafton | MIT News Office | Dec. 17, 2019 | mit~7 mins
Tags: research cancer biological-engineering school-of-engineering national-institutes-of-health-nih drug-development dna health-sciences-and-technology environment
Monthly birth control pill could replace daily doses
Long-lasting capsule can remain in the stomach and release contraceptive drugs over several weeks.
Anne Trafton | MIT News Office | Dec. 4, 2019 | mit~7 mins
Tags: research drug-delivery chemical-engineering mechanical-engineering koch-institute institute-for-medical-engineering-and-science-imes school-of-engineering health medicine developing-countries women drug-development
New pathway for lung cancer treatment
MIT researchers identify pyrimidine biosynthesis as a target for the treatment of small cell lung cancer.
Bendta Schroeder | Koch Institute | Nov. 6, 2019 | mit~6 mins
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Biological engineer Paul Blainey creates new tools to advance biomedical research
His technology platforms have benefited genomics, diagnostics, and drug screening.
Anne Trafton | MIT News Office | Oct. 19, 2019 | mit~8 mins
Tags: research biological-engineering faculty broad-institute school-of-engineering profile imaging microfluidics genetics drug-development
Detecting patients’ pain levels via their brain signals
System could help with diagnosing and treating noncommunicative patients.
Rob Matheson | MIT News Office | Sept. 12, 2019 | mit~9 mins
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Guided by AI, robotic platform automates molecule manufacture
New system could free bench chemists from time-consuming tasks, may help inspire new molecules.
Becky Ham | MIT News correspondent | Aug. 8, 2019 | mit~7 mins
Tags: research chemistry chemical-engineering school-of-science school-of-engineering drug-development artificial-intelligence pharmaceuticals defense-advanced-research-projects-agency-darpa
Model predicts cognitive decline due to Alzheimer’s, up to two years out
Researchers hope the system can zero in on the right patients to enroll in clinical trials, to speed discovery of drug treatments.
Rob Matheson | MIT News Office | Aug. 1, 2019 | mit~8 mins
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Speeding up drug discovery for brain diseases
Whitehead Institute team finds drugs that activate a key brain gene; initial tests in cells and mice show promise for rare, untreatable neurodevelopmental disorder.
Nicole Davis | July 31, 2019 | mit~6 mins
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