A better world, starting close to home MIT faculty and alumni have helped to shape Cambridge, Boston, and the surrounding region. September 27, 2017 Read full story →
Lauren Uhr: a brain researcher motivated by personal experience MIT senior studies cognitive science and medicine from the vantage point of a person with dyslexia. November 21, 2016 Read full story →
Study suggests approach to waking patients after surgery Activating certain brain neurons may spur recovery from general anesthesia. October 24, 2016 Read full story →
Needles that hit the right mark New sensor could help anesthesiologists place needles for epidurals and other medical procedures. August 11, 2016 Read full story →
Sepsis-curing device wins new health care prize Device that filters blood to prevent organ failure wins MIT Sloan Healthcare Innovations Prize. February 26, 2016 Read full story →
Four MIT faculty named 2015 fellows of the National Academy of Inventors Belcher, Bhatia, Brown, and Horvitz recognized for demonstrating a prolific spirit of innovation and invention resulting in a tangible impact on society. December 18, 2015 Read full story →
How the brain controls sleep Brain structure generates pockets of sleep within the brain. October 13, 2015 Read full story →
Uncovering the mechanism of our oldest anesthetic MIT researchers reveal brainwave changes in patients receiving nitrous oxide, or “laughing gas.” July 6, 2015 Read full story →
Hugh Hampton Young Fellowship celebrates 50 years New cohort of fellows to carry on humanitarian tradition at MIT. May 29, 2015 Read full story →
New strategies for anesthesia Emery Brown says anesthesia drugs have been used in the U.S. for more than 160 years, but were largely misunderstood — until now. February 23, 2015 Read full story →
Eight from MIT elected to National Academy of Engineering New members include the Institute’s president and the director of Lincoln Laboratory. February 5, 2015 Read full story →
Big step in battling bladder disease Novel device that stays in the bladder and slowly releases drugs sells to pharmaceutical giant. October 16, 2014 Read full story →
Four professors elected to the National Academy of Sciences Acemoglu, Brown, Grossman, and Grove bring to 77 the number of MIT faculty who are NAS members. April 30, 2014 Read full story →
A new way to monitor induced comas Automated system could offer better control of patients’ brain states. October 31, 2013 Read full story →
How the brain loses and regains consciousness Study reveals brain patterns produced by a general anesthesia drug; work could help doctors better monitor patients. March 4, 2013 Read full story →