Health sciences and technology

Langer a winner of Spain's Asturias award

June 5, 2008

Eradicating TB with ... cell phone minutes?

June 4, 2008

MIT confirms link between inflammation, cancer

June 2, 2008

Graduate student winners (left to right): Jared Toettcher (3rd place), Clement Tsz Yan Chan (2nd place), Erika Noonan (2nd place), and Aarthi Chandrasekaran (1st place).

CEHS awards 2008 research prizes

May 30, 2008

Center funds environmental health projects for 2008

May 27, 2008

Five MIT faculty named HHMI investigators

May 27, 2008

MIT researchers survey the evidence of their success in figuring out how to make surface coatings that bacteria won't stick to. From left, assistant professor of material science and engineering Krystyn Van Vliet, director of the MIT Center for Materials Science and Engineering Michael Rubner; and materials science and engineering graduate student Jenny Lichter and senior Maricela Delgadillo.

Finding yields creation of bacteria-resistant films

May 16, 2008

Members of the grand-prize-winning team in the MIT 100k Competition, from left to right, Krishna Yeshwant, Roozbeh Ghaffari, Hayat Sindi, Carol Waghorne, Jon Puz, Gilbert Tang.

Entrepreneurship contests reward energy, diagnosis plans

May 16, 2008

Human mammary epithelial cells that undergo an epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) in culture may grow in suspension into structures called mammospheres--a trait they share with mammary epithelial stem cells. Here, the yellow cells present surface proteins indicating that they can develop into more than one type of mammary cell.

Embryonic pathway delivers stem cell traits

May 15, 2008

MIT students propose X-Prizes for health

New collaboration with foundation yields innovative ideas

May 13, 2008

Study suggests caution on new anti-obesity drug in kids

May 7, 2008

Cross-section and close-up of a rabbit trachea whose inner lining has been damaged.

MIT researchers find novel way to repair airway injuries

Technique could apply to different parts of human body

May 5, 2008

MIT researchers find early treatment of stomach infection may prevent cancer

May 1, 2008

Vials of lipid-like molecules developed by a team from MIT and Alnylam Pharmaceuticals. Some of the compounds have successfully delivered RNA interference agents in animals.

Team develops safe, effective RNA interference technique

Method holds promise for treating cancer and infection

April 27, 2008

Top image depicts the chemical structure of chondroitin sulfate, the contaminant found in batches of heparin. Bottom image shows the chemical structure of normal heparin.

Teams unravel heparin death mystery

April 23, 2008

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