Air pollutants in the Arctic act as global indicators
MIT researchers address the influence of climate change on the transport of toxic chemicals, find the success of emissions reduction will be affected by climate change.
MIT Medical responds to meningitis outbreak at UC Santa Barbara
MIT Medical increases vigilance after four students of the California school were diagnosed with the disease.
3 Questions: Alan Berger on cities and health
New report from MIT’s Center for Advanced Urbanism examines the best ways to help public health in metropolitan areas.
A new way to monitor induced comas
Automated system could offer better control of patients’ brain states.
It’s not too late to protect yourself against the flu
Even if you missed the two walk-in clinics on campus this month, you can still contact MIT Medical to get a flu shot.
MIT researchers seek to create tool to identify sources of foodborne illness outbreaks
Team receives two-year award from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Finding blood clots before they wreak havoc
Simple urine test developed by MIT engineers uses nanotechnology to detect dangerous blood clotting.
MIT team receives $10.4 million biomanufacturing grant from DARPA
With the grant, MIT’s Biomanufacturing Research Program aims to develop new technologies that can rapidly manufacture biologic drugs on the battlefield.
A computer scientist's approach to medicine
Stephanie Seneff is using the novel natural language processing techniques she developed to better understand how drugs and environmental toxins impact human health.
The science of collaboration
The future of biomedical innovation depends in part on learning from the trend for all players to work together for the common goal, say two MIT researchers.