Top collegiate inventors awarded 2021 Lemelson-MIT Student Prize
Student inventors recognized on World IP Day for groundbreaking, patentable solutions to issues related to maternal health, energy efficiency, and plastic waste.
Study: Sex differences in Covid-19 mortality vary across racial groups
Black women are more vulnerable than white men, illustrating how race and gender intersect to shape health outcomes.
A method to assess Covid-19 transmission risks in indoor settings
MIT researchers have developed a publicly available model based on physics and data from past spreading events.
One-stop machine learning platform turns health care data into insights
Cardea software system aims to bring the power of prediction to hospitals by streamlining complex machine learning processes.
SMART researchers develop 15-minute immune-profiling assay
Deterministic lateral displacement assay can rapidly assess host inflammatory response, identifying a potentially life-threatening hyper-aggressive immune response.
What has the pandemic revealed about the US health care system — and what needs to change?
Seven MIT researchers see lessons and opportunities for US health care.
An artificial intelligence tool that can help detect melanoma
Using deep convolutional neural networks, researchers devise a system that quickly analyzes wide-field images of patients’ skin in order to more efficiently detect cancer.
Why we need a more precise understanding of vaccine hesitation
In a Q&A, Charles Senteio discusses Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy among Black Americans and the “tsunami of inequity” accelerated by the pandemic.
Big data dreams for tiny technologies
MIT research combines machine learning with nanoparticle design for personalized drug delivery.
3 Questions: Artificial intelligence for health care equity
Regina Barzilay, Fotini Christia, and Collin Stultz describe how artificial intelligence and machine learning can support fairness, personalization, and inclusiveness in health care.
System detects errors when medication is self-administered
Wireless sensing technology could help improve patients’ technique with inhalers and insulin pens.
The physicist and the hospital
Associate Professor Thomas Heldt finds inspiration where fundamental physical principles intersect with human health.
Industry, labor, and education leaders discuss the work of the future
At MIT Forefront, panelists explore ways to prepare workers and improve jobs.
Artificial intelligence that more closely mimics the mind
Leveraging years of MIT cognitive science research, Nara Logics incorporates findings about the brain into its AI platform.
3 Questions: Vaccines and the power of positive reinforcement
Experts say people are more willing to get the Covid-19 vaccine when told how popular it is.