Engineered insulin could offer better diabetes control
Molecule stays in the bloodstream and is turned on when blood sugar levels are too high.
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Evaluating strategies for HIV vaccination
Study yields insight into generating antibodies that target different strains of HIV.
New source of cells for modeling malaria
Liver cells derived from stem cells can be infected with malaria and used to test potential drugs.
New faculty in engineering
Twelve new faces join six academic departments in the School of Engineering.
MIT researchers design tailored tissue adhesives
Glue can be modified for optimal performance in different types of diseased tissue.
3Q: Hacking Ebola health care
More than 100 spend a weekend devising better personal protections, diagnostics, and medical records in the face of a deadly disease.
Sophisticated medicine
Sangeeta Bhatia's research defies tradition, drawing on biological and medical sciences, and multiple engineering disciplines.
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.
Sangeeta Bhatia named one of Foreign Policy's 100 Leading Global Thinkers
Bhatia recognized for work developing low-cost, noninvasive diagnostics for colon cancer.
New interdisciplinary center at MIT to focus on the microbiome and human health
Partnership with MGH, other institutions to foster regional ecosystem for rapidly evolving field.
Diagnostic exhalations
By analyzing carbon dioxide in the breath, an algorithm could help determine how to treat patients.
New way to make batteries safer
Coating prevents electrical current from damaging the digestive tract after battery ingestion.
Better chemotherapy through targeted delivery
New approach could kill tumor cells in the brain more effectively and avoid side effects.