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This human T cell (blue) is under attack by HIV (yellow), the virus that causes AIDS. The virus specifically targets T cells, which play a critical role in the body's immune response against invaders like bacteria and viruses.

Evaluating strategies for HIV vaccination

Study yields insight into generating antibodies that target different strains of HIV.

February 6, 2015

MIT researchers engineered liver-like cells that can be infected with several strains of the parasite that causes malaria, including Plasmodium falciparum (top row) and Plasmodium berghei (bottom row). The red stain reveals parasite infection.

New source of cells for modeling malaria

Liver cells derived from stem cells can be infected with malaria and used to test potential drugs.

February 5, 2015

Splash down

High-speed images capture patterns by which raindrops spread pathogens among plants.

February 3, 2015

Langer wins Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering

Award honors one engineer’s global impact on human health.

February 3, 2015

New faculty in engineering

Twelve new faces join six academic departments in the School of Engineering.

February 2, 2015

(Left to right) Natalie Artzi, Elazer Edelman, and Nuria Oliva

MIT researchers design tailored tissue adhesives

Glue can be modified for optimal performance in different types of diseased tissue.

January 28, 2015

3Q: Hacking Ebola health care

More than 100 spend a weekend devising better personal protections, diagnostics, and medical records in the face of a deadly disease.

December 17, 2014

Sophisticated medicine

Sangeeta Bhatia's research defies tradition, drawing on biological and medical sciences, and multiple engineering disciplines.

December 15, 2014

Researchers at MIT's Institute for Medical Engineering and Science are developing a prototype device that can rapidly diagnose Ebola hemorrhagic virus.

3 Questions: Lee Gehrke on a new paper diagnostic for Ebola

Simple device now in development could speed diagnosis and improve disease tracking.

December 2, 2014

M+Visión Consortium wins Spanish industry association prize

Madrid-MIT collaboration recognized for accelerating health technology innovation.

December 2, 2014

Sangeeta Bhatia named one of Foreign Policy's 100 Leading Global Thinkers

Bhatia recognized for work developing low-cost, noninvasive diagnostics for colon cancer.

November 17, 2014

Clostridium difficile (shown here) is a bacteria in the intestines that has been successfully treated through microbiome manipulation.

New interdisciplinary center at MIT to focus on the microbiome and human health

Partnership with MGH, other institutions to foster regional ecosystem for rapidly evolving field.

November 6, 2014

Button battery with electric waves coming from the top sits atop a red square.

New way to make batteries safer

Coating prevents electrical current from damaging the digestive tract after battery ingestion.

November 3, 2014

Better chemotherapy through targeted delivery

New approach could kill tumor cells in the brain more effectively and avoid side effects.

October 27, 2014

MIT (foreground) will partner with Massachusetts General Hospital, located across the Charles River in Boston.

MIT and MGH form strategic partnership to address major challenges in clinical medicine

First set of grants support projects designed to improve diagnostic accuracy and cost-effectiveness.

October 15, 2014

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