A noninvasive test to detect cancer cells and pinpoint their location

Diagnostic nanoparticles could be used to monitor tumor recurrence after treatment or to perform routine cancer screenings.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
July 15, 2021 ~7 min

Metabolic mutations help bacteria resist drug treatment

Study suggests forcing bacteria to burn more energy could make them more susceptible to antibiotics.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Feb. 18, 2021 ~7 min


Mapping the brain, cell by cell

Technique for preserving tissue allows researchers to create maps of neural circuits with single-cell resolution.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Dec. 17, 2018 ~7 min

Putting the brain at the center of anesthesiology | MIT News

Emery N. Brown explains how statistics and neuroscience improve anesthesiology at the American Association for the Advancement of Science's annual meeting.

David Orenstein | Picower Institute for Learning and Memory • mit
Feb. 16, 2018 ~6 min

New material temporarily tightens skin | MIT News

“Second skin” polymer could also be used to protect dry skin and deliver drugs.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
May 9, 2016 ~7 min

Tracing a cellular family tree | MIT News

New technique allows tracking of gene expression over generations of cells as they specialize.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Jan. 6, 2016 ~7 min

A new way to deliver microRNAs for cancer treatment | MIT News

Scientists exploit gene therapy to shrink tumors in mice with an aggressive form of breast cancer.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Dec. 7, 2015 ~6 min

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