A link between air travel and deaths on the ground
Study suggests pollution from airplanes flying at ‘cruise’ altitudes contributes to 8,000 deaths per year globally.
Diabetes session offers tips on blood glucose monitoring
Experts answer questions at the first event of a three-part series.
The energy challenge calls on humanities and social-science research
Courses on energy include economics, political science, history, literature and more.
Community Wellness at MIT Medical launches revamped services
Changes name from Center for Health Promotion and Wellness
Better health through social networking
Research shows how the nature of your social network influences your health behavior.
Toward greener chemistry
Breaking up phosphorus with ultraviolet light may offer a safer, simpler way to build many industrial and household chemicals.
‘Tattoo’ may help diabetics track their blood sugar
Chemical engineers are working on carbon nanotubes that could be injected under the skin to reveal blood glucose levels.
More precise food-allergy diagnoses
It turns out that many people mistakenly think they have food allergies. A new technology aims to erase all doubt.
Now hear this
3-D imaging technology could lead to hearing aids that fit — and thus function — better than current models.
Revolutionizing medicine, one chip at a time
Low-power computer chips allow engineers to design wearable and implantable devices to monitor patients.
Medical entrepreneurship, from the bottom up
MIT students aim to bring affordable health care to India’s masses.