In kids, EEG monitoring of consciousness safely reduces anesthetic use
Clinical trial finds several outcomes improved for young children when an anesthesiologist observed their brain waves to guide dosing of sevoflurane during surgery.
Institute for Medical Engineering and Science (IMES)
A new computational framework illuminates the hidden ecology of diseased tissues
The MESA method uses ecological theory to map cellular diversity and spatial patterns in tissues, offering new insights into disease progression.
Student spotlight: YongYan (Crystal) Liang
The senior, majoring in electrical engineering and computer science, has participated in SuperUROP, NEET, MISTI GTL, and multiple labs focusing on biological EECS.
New initiative to advance innovations in pediatric care
The Hood Pediatric Innovation Hub aims to break down barriers to pediatric innovation and foster transformative research to improve children’s health outcomes.
The human body, its movement, and music
Connected by the MIT Human Insight Collaborative, Lecturer Mi-Eun Kim and Research Scientist Praneeth Namburi want to develop an understanding of musical expression and skill development.
Study: Tuberculosis relies on protective genes during airborne transmission
The findings provide new drug targets for stopping the infection’s spread.
High-speed videos show what happens when a droplet splashes into a pool
Findings may help predict how rain and irrigation systems launch particles and pathogens from watery surfaces, with implications for industry, agriculture, and public health.
MIT faculty, alumni named 2025 Sloan Research Fellows
Annual award honors early-career researchers for creativity, innovation, and research accomplishments.
Can deep learning transform heart failure prevention?
A deep neural network called CHAIS may soon replace invasive procedures like catheterization as the new gold standard for monitoring heart health.
MIT method enables ultrafast protein labeling of tens of millions of densely packed cells
Tissue processing advance can label proteins at the level of individual cells across large samples just as fast and uniformly as in dissociated single cells.
A new vaccine approach could help combat future coronavirus pandemics
The nanoparticle-based vaccine shows promise against many variants of SARS-CoV-2, as well as related sarbecoviruses that could jump to humans.
MIT affiliates receive 2025 IEEE honors
Five MIT faculty and staff, along with 19 additional alumni, are honored for electrical engineering and computer science advances.
Study reveals AI chatbots can detect race, but racial bias reduces response empathy
Researchers at MIT, NYU, and UCLA develop an approach to help evaluate whether large language models like GPT-4 are equitable enough to be clinically viable for mental health support.
MIT affiliates named 2024 Schmidt Sciences AI2050 Fellows
Five MIT faculty members and two additional alumni are honored with fellowships to advance research on beneficial AI.
Artifacts from a half-century of cancer research
Ten objects on display in the Koch Institute Public Galleries offer uncommon insights into the people and progress of MIT's cancer research community.