Topic
Medicine
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Measuring blood flow to monitor sickle cell disease
New technology may help doctors predict when patients are at risk for serious complications.
March 1, 2012 -
MIT to launch Institute for Medical Engineering and Science
Based in School of Engineering but spanning all of MIT, IMES will be led by Arup K. Chakraborty.
February 2, 2012 -
Idea draws on engineering and business to help diabetics
January 20, 2012 -
'Hacking Medicine' holds inaugural conference to create health care solutions
Total of $6,000 in prizes awarded to medical entrepreneurship projects
October 24, 2011 -
Two MIT scientists elected to the Institute of Medicine
Sur, Tsai among the 65 new members
October 18, 2011 -
Sanofi Biomedical Innovation Award Program announces request for proposals
Biomedical Innovation Funding Awards (BIFAs)- Application deadline: Sept. 6
August 12, 2011 -
When it pays to spend on health care
MIT study shows that spending more on emergency-room patients saves lives.
July 26, 2011 -
Study explains why men are at higher risk for stomach cancer
MIT researchers show how estrogen protects women from the gastric inflammation that can lead to cancer.
July 13, 2011 -
International biomedical imaging consortium convenes fellowship finalists
24 vying for inaugural Madrid–MIT M+Visión Consortium Fellowship in Biomedical Imaging.
May 6, 2011 -
A new approach to bladder-disease treatment
Implanted device can release slow, steady dose of medicine over extended period, removing the need for repeated procedures.
December 27, 2010 -
Roger Kamm elected to the Institute of Medicine
One of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine
October 13, 2010 -
An easier way to synthesize new drug candidates
MIT chemists’ answer to long-standing problem could have a big impact on pharmaceutical business.
June 25, 2010 -
David Jones receives 2010 Donald O'Hara Faculty Prize for Excellence in Teaching from Harvard Medical School
June 2, 2010 -
Sanofi-aventis establishes strategic alliance with MIT’s Center for Biomedical Innovation
Alliance formed to advance cutting-edge research and foster collaboration between academia and industry
May 26, 2010 -
3 Questions: David Jones on heart problems
Physician and historian of medicine explains why bypass surgery is popular even though it fails to help many patients.
April 23, 2010 -
Drug discovery, Netflix style?
MIT researchers apply ranking algorithms to pharmaceutical R&D.
April 13, 2010 -
Building peace between border zones, one diagnosis at a time
Moca Lab project wins 2010 Davis Projects for Peace Fellowship
March 30, 2010 -
Second opinion? Diagnosing doctors
All physicians can save lives. But great ones tend to save time and money, too, an MIT economist finds.
March 1, 2010 -
Medical entrepreneurship, from the bottom up
MIT students aim to bring affordable health care to India’s masses.
February 4, 2010 -
"The Power of Basic Science Applied to Medical Progress"
November 16, 2009