How to get conductive gels to stick when wet
A new way of making polymers adhere to surfaces may enable better biomedical sensors and implants.
David L. Chandler | MIT News OfficeMarch 20, 2020 | mit
~6 mins
Tags: research mechanical-engineering institute-for-medical-engineering-and-science-imes school-of-engineering bioinspiration national-science-foundation-nsf civil-and-environmental-engineering
Covid-19 diagnostic based on MIT technology might be tested on patient samples soon
A variety of MIT research projects could aid efforts to detect and prevent the spread of coronavirus.
Anne Trafton | Jennifer Chu | David L. Chandler | MIT News OfficeMarch 12, 2020 | mit
~11 mins
Tags: research bacteria public-health microbes medicine chemical-engineering civil-and-environmental-engineering disease transportation influenza institute-for-medical-engineering-and-science-imes school-of-engineering
Artificial intelligence yields new antibiotic
A deep-learning model identifies a powerful new drug that can kill many species of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
Anne Trafton | MIT News OfficeFeb. 20, 2020 | mit
~9 mins
Tags: research biological-engineering electrical-engineering-computer-science-eecs institute-for-medical-engineering-and-science-imes computer-science-and-artificial-intelligence-laboratory-csail broad-institute school-of-engineering bacteria microbes medicine health machine-learning artificial-intelligence algorithms j-clinic national-institutes-of-health-nih national-science-foundation-nsf
Engineers design bionic “heart” for testing prosthetic valves, other cardiac devices
Device made of heart tissue and a robotic pumping system beats like the real thing.
Jennifer Chu | MIT News OfficeJan. 29, 2020 | mit
~10 mins
Tags: bioengineering-and-biotechnology medicine health-sciences-and-technology civil-and-environmental-engineering institute-for-medical-engineering-and-science-imes mechanical-engineering research robotics school-of-engineering school-of-science national-science-foundation-nsf
Technique reveals whether models of patient risk are accurate
Computer scientists’ new method could help doctors avoid ineffective or unnecessarily risky treatments.
Anne Trafton | MIT News OfficeJan. 23, 2020 | mit
~6 mins
Tags: research health-care medicine machine-learning artificial-intelligence electrical-engineering-computer-science-eecs health-sciences-and-technology research-laboratory-for-electronics computer-science-and-artificial-intelligence-laboratory-csail institute-for-medical-engineering-and-science-imes school-of-engineering
How well can computers connect symptoms to diseases?
Models that map these relationships based on patient data require fine-tuning for certain conditions, study shows.
Rob Matheson | MIT News OfficeJan. 9, 2020 | mit
~9 mins
Tags: research computer-science-and-technology algorithms machine-learning health health-care disease medicine institute-for-medical-engineering-and-science-imes computer-science-and-artificial-intelligence-laboratory-csail electrical-engineering-computer-science-eecs school-of-engineering
Researchers produce first laser ultrasound images of humans
Technique may help remotely image and assess health of infants, burn victims, and accident survivors in hard-to-reach places.
Jennifer Chu | MIT News OfficeDec. 19, 2019 | mit
~8 mins
Tags: institute-for-medical-engineering-and-science-imes lincoln-laboratory mechanical-engineering research school-of-engineering health-sciences-and-technology imaging medical-devices
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 OfficeDec. 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
Technique identifies T cells primed for certain allergies or infections
Researchers develop a method to isolate and sequence the RNA of T cells that react to a specific target.
Anne Trafton | MIT News OfficeNov. 19, 2019 | mit
~8 mins
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Nanoparticle orientation offers a way to enhance drug delivery
Coating particles with “right-handed” molecules could help them penetrate cancer cells more easily.
Anne Trafton | MIT News OfficeNov. 5, 2019 | mit
~6 mins
Tags: research drug-delivery nanoscience-and-nanotechnology chemical-engineering koch-institute institute-for-medical-engineering-and-science-imes school-of-engineering national-institutes-of-health-nih
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