Drug that targets an inflammatory enzyme could help prevent lung cancer
A new study by MIT researchers shows that inhibiting caspase-1 can reduce the risk of tumor growth.
Featured video: An “MIT story” about an iconic professor
A new short film from MIT Open Learning explores the influential career of Institute Professor and School of Engineering Dean Paula Hammond.
Scientists unveil more than 600 new tissue models of human cancer
Derived from patient tumor samples and available to researchers around the world, the cells will aid the development of new cancer treatments.
The benefits of medical AI assistance vary based on user expertise
Study finds non-experts deferred to LLM-based diagnostic assistance, even when it was wrong, while clinicians caught AI errors.
How a medical database developed at MIT evolved into a global standard of data-sharing
The visionary PhysioNet platform launched 25 years ago, based on a system developed at MIT in the 1970s. It has become one of the most comprehensive biomedical and clinical data repositories in existence.
Diana Grass: Listening to the body’s language
The PhD candidate builds soft bioelectronic technologies to decode signals between the brain and the rest of the body.
Fluorescent nanosensor enables rapid, first-of-its-kind detection of key gut health biomarker
Researchers developed an optical nanosensor to rapidly detect a key gut biomarker, enabling faster, accessible screening.
A tiny ingestible sensor can measure temperature from inside the body
After being swallowed, the devices could offer continuous monitoring of patients who are sick or at risk of hypothermia.
MIT engineers find a way to deliver drugs directly to the esophagus
Their new gel-like drug formulation can coat the esophageal lining and release drugs that could help treat inflammatory conditions affecting the esophagus.
The long history of vaccine hesitancy
Thomas Levenson’s new book shows how arguments against vaccination reach back to the beginning of the technology itself.
Augmented reality system could make medical ultrasounds easier to interpret
MIT researchers have designed an ultrasound system that creates a real-time 3D representation of the object being imaged.
A new vaccine adjuvant could make it easier to eradicate polio
The adjuvant can help the injectable polio vaccine induce a strong immune response in the GI tract, which is considered critical to eradicating the virus.
Big strides in cancer detection and treatment from the tiniest technologies
The MIT Marble Center for Cancer Nanomedicine looks back at 10 years of turning big ideas about nanotechnology into transformative advances for cancer patients.
Elazer Edelman receives the 2026-2027 Killian Award
The professor of medical engineering and science is honored for medical research that has led to better treatments for cardiovascular disease.
A new approach to cancer vaccination yields more powerful T cells
Using immune-remodeling mRNA molecules, researchers generated T cells that can slow tumor growth and, in some cases, eradicate tumors.