Grant to fund nanotech therapies for traumatic brain injuries
MIT’s Sangeeta Bhatia is part of the research team funded by the $6 million DARPA grant.
Institute for Medical Engineering and Science (IMES)
Making sense of medical sensors
Computer scientists and electrical engineers are devising algorithms that look for useful new patterns in data produced by medical sensors.
How the brain loses and regains consciousness
Study reveals brain patterns produced by a general anesthesia drug; work could help doctors better monitor patients.
Sterilizing with the sun
Solar concentrating system could replace fuel-powered or electric devices in remote villages.
The health-insurance markets of the (very near) future
Policymakers must address ‘tension’ between competition and ease of use.