Robust artificial intelligence tools to predict future cancer
Researchers created a risk-assessment algorithm that shows consistent performance across datasets from US, Europe, and Asia.
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A high-resolution glimpse of gene expression in cells
Expanding tissue samples before sequencing allows researchers to pinpoint locations of RNA molecules.
Can mammogram screening be more effective?
Study: Healthier women are more likely to follow age-based guidelines, leaving room for better-targeted testing.
Meghan Davis named 2022 Mitchell Scholar
The MIT senior will pursue postgraduate studies in global health in Ireland.
AI Cures: data-driven clinical solutions for Covid-19
MIT conference illustrates technologies developed in response to the pandemic and new opportunities for AI solutions for clinical management.
Cancer researchers collaborate, target DNA damage repair pathways for cancer therapy
MIT researchers find blocking the expression of the genes XPA and MK2 enhances the tumor-shrinking effects of platinum-based chemotherapies in p53-mutated cancers.
Regina Barzilay wins $1M Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence Squirrel AI award
MIT professor announced as award’s first recipient for work in cancer diagnosis and drug synthesis.
Four from MIT awarded 2021 New Horizons in Physics and New Frontiers in Mathematics prizes
Physicists Tracy Slatyer and Netta Engelhardt and mathematicians Lisa Piccirillo and Nina Holden PhD ’18 are honored by the Breakthrough Prize Foundation.
How cancer drugs find their targets
Certain cancer therapeutics concentrate within cells — a finding that could change the way scientists think about drug design.
Third annual Science Slam becomes first virtual Research Slam
Nine biology alumni had just three minutes and one slide to awe the audience and judges.
Maurice Fox, professor emeritus of biology, dies at 95
A caring mentor and staunch political activist, Fox cared deeply about his students, the department, and the scientific enterprise.
A closer look at the diabetes disaster
In a new book, Amy Moran-Thomas examines how diabetes is reaching epidemic levels in countries across the world.
Materials Day talks examine the promises and challenges of AI and machine learning
The ability to predict and make new materials faster highlights the need for safety, reliability, and accurate data.
Nanoparticle orientation offers a way to enhance drug delivery
Coating particles with “right-handed” molecules could help them penetrate cancer cells more easily.
Cell stiffness may indicate whether tumors will invade
Study shows tumors with softer, larger cells at their periphery are more likely to spread; may suggest new route for cancer therapy.