Topic
Health
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To produce biopharmaceuticals on demand, just add water
Freeze-dried cellular components can be rehydrated to churn out useful proteins.
September 22, 2016 -
Detecting emotions with wireless signals
Measuring your heartbeat and breath, CSAIL device can tell if you’re excited, happy, angry, or sad.
September 20, 2016 -
Gene therapy technique may help prevent cancer metastasis
Gene-regulating RNA molecules could help treat early-stage breast cancer tumors before they spread.
September 19, 2016 -
Solve at HUBweek offers local showcase, global springboard for solutions to society’s challenges
Innovators from many sectors to tackle issues involving the digital economy, education, and more.
September 16, 2016 -
Benefiting human health through engineering
PhD student Anasuya Mandal’s microneedle device could painlessly monitor the immune system.
September 12, 2016 -
Genomes, good news, and you
Personal genomic data makes a bigger impact when it portends well, a new study finds.
September 8, 2016 -
Microchip enables fast, precise measurement of single-cell growth
Device that measures growth of many individual cells simultaneously could lead to rapid tests for antibiotics.
September 5, 2016 -
How machine learning can help with voice disorders
By detecting signs of vocal misuse, system from CSAIL and Mass General could eventually be used to help diagnose voice disorders.
August 29, 2016 -
Unfriendly skies: Piston engine aircraft pose a significant health threat
Study shows long-lasting health, economic impacts of lead emissions from U.S. general aviation flights.
August 26, 2016 -
Good Samaritan Amnesty Policy will now apply to prohibited substances
Dean for Student Life Suzy Nelson says new policy is designed to reduce barriers to help-seeking, ensure student safety; changes respond to students’ concerns.
August 25, 2016 -
A new eye on the middle ear
Shortwave infrared instrument from MIT could see deeper, help improve diagnosis of ear infections.
August 22, 2016 -
Inaugural J-PAL Health Care Delivery Innovation Competition winners announced
Four organizations will partner with J-PAL North America to evaluate substance abuse treatment, care integration, social-service delivery, and patient-engagement programs.
August 18, 2016 -
When to get your head out of the game
Wearable sensor for athletes detects potential head injuries, gathers data on hard hits.
August 11, 2016 -
In Stata Center phone booths, "light-therapy" aims to brighten moods
Graduate student who suffered from seasonal affective disorder (SAD) develops MindHandHeart Innovation Fund project.
July 29, 2016 -
Portable device produces biopharmaceuticals on demand
System would use microbes for manufacturing small amounts of vaccines and other therapies.
July 29, 2016 -
Assessing health impacts of policies and plans
New class offers urban planners tools to explore the intersection of city planning and public health.
July 26, 2016 -
Patch that delivers drug, gene, and light-based therapy to tumor sites shows promising results
In mice, device destroyed colorectal tumors and prevented remission after surgery.
July 25, 2016 -
Reducing wait times at the doctor’s office
MIT spinout helps health-care providers schedule patients more efficiently.
July 21, 2016 -
Microbiome genes on the move
Largest metagenomic view of the developing world uncovers “mobile genes” that reveal how culture shapes the human microbiome.
July 14, 2016 -
How political science can help us solve global health care issues
MIT political scientist Andrea Campbell discusses the impact of equity on health care innovation and outcomes.
July 12, 2016