Pneumonia found to harm DNA in lung cells
Hydrogen peroxide produced by some bacteria causes DNA double-strand breaks, cell suicide.
Improving prevention of and responses to flu outbreaks
New research suggests ways to reduce the likelihood that individuals and groups will become infected with influenza.
Freshly squeezed vaccines
Microfluidic cell-squeezing device opens new possibilities for cell-based vaccines.
Researchers identify new target for anti-malaria drugs
Manipulating the permeability of a type of vacuole could help defeat malarial parasites.
New source of cells for modeling malaria
Liver cells derived from stem cells can be infected with malaria and used to test potential drugs.
3 Questions: Lydia Bourouiba on Ebola virus transmission
Research on disease transmission through aerosol droplets raises questions about Ebola’s spread.
How to predict responses to disease
Computer model could help public health officials anticipate overreactions to disease outbreaks.
Launching a vital link in the Ebola-response effort
With help from MIT Humanitarian Response Lab, a cargo flight carries much-needed supplies to support health systems and Ebola-response operations in Liberia.
3 Questions: Lee Gehrke on a new paper diagnostic for Ebola
Simple device now in development could speed diagnosis and improve disease tracking.
Martial arts and medical outreach
Senior Christina Lalani applies lessons she learned from karate to global health disparities.
A new way to diagnose malaria
Using magnetic fields, technique can detect parasite’s waste products in infected blood cells.