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.
3 Questions: Pierre Azoulay on the value of funding the NIH
New study shows publicly funded research spurs private drug development.
New source of cells for modeling malaria
Liver cells derived from stem cells can be infected with malaria and used to test potential drugs.
MIT Water Summit brings experts together to discuss global water challenges
More than 200 people attend second annual summit organized by the MIT Water Club.
Ioannis Yannas to be inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame
MIT professor of polymer science and engineering recognized for inventing "artificial skin."
Langer wins Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering
Award honors one engineer’s global impact on human health.
3 Questions: Lydia Bourouiba on Ebola virus transmission
Research on disease transmission through aerosol droplets raises questions about Ebola’s spread.
Study details a link between inflammation and cancer
Timing of inflammation determines whether potentially cancerous mutations may arise.
How to predict responses to disease
Computer model could help public health officials anticipate overreactions to disease outbreaks.
MIT launches “Solve” to galvanize action on solving the world’s great challenges
Leaders to gather for keystone event at MIT next October.
3 Questions: Lee Gehrke on a new paper diagnostic for Ebola
Simple device now in development could speed diagnosis and improve disease tracking.
M+Visión Consortium wins Spanish industry association prize
Madrid-MIT collaboration recognized for accelerating health technology innovation.
Hacking health care
PhD student Andrea Ippolito improves health care through engineering, entrepreneurship, and systems design.