Medical anthropology
Erica Caple James investigates how behavior, culture, and structural inequalities impact health.
Researchers develop a new means of killing harmful bacteria
Engineered particles are capable of producing toxins that are deadly to targeted bacteria.
D-Lab and Tata Center team wins $100K Vodafone award for mobile stethoscope
Rich Fletcher and Daniel Chamberlain will use their winnings to field-test a low-cost mobile device to diagnose pulmonary disease in rural India.
Researchers identify new target for anti-malaria drugs
Manipulating the permeability of a type of vacuole could help defeat malarial parasites.
MIT research showcased at Singapore’s first tech carnival
Robotic stingrays, driverless golf carts, and a cancer-detection device were on display.
Diagnosis by keyboard
By revealing loss of motor skills, typing patterns may help to identify early onset of Parkinson’s.
Crowdsourced tool for depression
Peer-to-peer application outperforms conventional self-help technique for easing depression, anxiety.
Measuring health care
Amy Finkelstein spotted an opportunity to bring the gold standard in scientific research to one of the most pressing questions of the day.
Temple Grandin: Look at what people can do, not what they can’t
In talks at MIT, noted behavioral expert suggests encouraging skills of people with autism.
MIT Admissions gets a healthy makeover
Admissions Office forms a cross-departmental wellness program to help employees weather long workdays.
Center for Environmental Health Sciences announces 2015 call for pilot project proposals
Proposals are invited for basic and translational environmental health sciences research.
Q&A: Seth Mnookin on vaccination and public health
"It's far easier to scare people than it is to reassure them," MIT researcher and author says.
Engineered insulin could offer better diabetes control
Molecule stays in the bloodstream and is turned on when blood sugar levels are too high.