Teaching AI to ask clinical questions

Researchers have made strides toward machine-learning models that can help doctors more efficiently find information in a patient’s health record.

Adam Zewe | MIT News Office • mit
July 14, 2022 ~8 min

Tissue model reveals key players in liver regeneration

By tracing the steps of liver regrowth, MIT engineers hope to harness the liver’s regenerative abilities to help treat chronic disease.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
June 27, 2022 ~6 min


Nanoparticle sensor can distinguish between viral and bacterial pneumonia

Using this diagnostic, doctors could avoid prescribing antibiotics in cases where they won’t be effective.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
June 13, 2022 ~7 min

Artificial intelligence predicts patients’ race from their medical images

Study shows AI can identify self-reported race from medical images that contain no indications of race detectable by human experts.

Rachel Gordon | MIT CSAIL • mit
May 20, 2022 ~9 min

A single memory is stored across many connected brain regions

Innovative brain-wide mapping study shows that an “engram,” the ensemble of neurons encoding a memory, is widely distributed and includes regions not previously realized.

David Orenstein | Picower Institute for Learning and Memory • mit
May 2, 2022 ~9 min

Structures considered key to gene expression are surprisingly fleeting

Study finds genome loops don’t last long in cells; theories of how loops control gene expression may need to be revised.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
April 14, 2022 ~7 min

MIT.nano Immersion Lab Gaming Program awards third annual seed grants

The NCSOFT-sponsored program will advance cutting-edge technologies for gaming and data visualization.

MIT.nano • mit
April 12, 2022 ~6 min

Study reveals the dynamics of human milk production

A new analysis shows how milk-producing cells change over time in nursing mothers.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
April 5, 2022 ~8 min


Research advances technology of AI assistance for anesthesiologists

A new deep-learning algorithm trained to optimize doses of propofol to maintain unconsciousness during general anesthesia could augment patient monitoring.

David Orenstein | Picower Institute for Learning and Memory • mit
Feb. 14, 2022 ~7 min

Measuring cancer cell state can reveal drug susceptibility

Study results also show that pancreatic tumor cells can be forced into a more susceptible state by changing their environment.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Dec. 9, 2021 ~8 min

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