A heart of gold
New cardiac patch uses gold nanowires to enhance electrical signaling between cells, a promising step toward better treatment for heart-attack patients.
Dyslexia independent of IQ
Brain-imaging study suggests that reading difficulties are the same regardless of overall intelligence — and that more children could benefit from support in school.
How to reverse general anesthesia
Neuroscientists find that Ritalin could help bring surgical patients out of surgery much more quickly, with less grogginess.
Science school for judges
MIT and the Broad Institute open their doors to the judicial community for a workshop at the intersection of science and the law.
Mimicking biological complexity, in a tiny particle
New MIT technology could lead to better drug delivery and artificial tissues that imitate natural tissue.
Recreating human livers, in mice
‘Humanized’ mice could help scientists study the side effects of new drugs before they reach clinical trials.
Working in harmony
MIT-designed nanoparticles communicate with each other inside the body to target tumors more efficiently.'
Student inventor Alice Chen receives Lemelson-MIT Student Prize
$30,000 prizes awarded to inventive students nationwide; four leading universities celebrate 2011 winners
Keeping an eye on H1N1
MIT scientists identify a mutation that could allow the flu virus to spread much more easily.
CEHS poster session highlights graduate, postdoctoral work
More than 60 posters featured at annual Center for Environmental Health Sciences event.
Research update: Continuous medical monitoring
Tiny 'microworms' could be implanted under the skin to give readout of blood sugar levels or other biomedical information.
Detecting whether a heart attack has occurred
New implantable sensor finds telltale signs; technology could also be adapted to monitor cancer and other diseases.
Putting up a struggle against cancer
Blood-vessel cells can combat aggressive tumors, helping to prevent them from spreading through the body, new study finds.