MIT’s K. Lisa Yang Center for Bionics and Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Health and Sanitation aim to develop an integrative approach to strengthening and expanding the orthotic and prosthetic sector within the African nation.
Study reveals key cell structures and gene expression changes near amyloid plaques and tau tangles in mouse brain tissue.
A new study reveals that lymph nodes near the lungs create an environment that weakens T-cell responses to tumors.
First detailed mapping and modeling of thalamus inputs onto visual cortex neurons show brain leverages “wisdom of the crowd” to process sensory information.
The findings could provide a new way to control chemical reactions.
When she’s not analyzing data about her favorite biomolecule, senior Sherry Nyeo focuses on improving the undergraduate experience at MIT.
A quick electric pulse completely flips the material’s electronic properties, opening a route to ultrafast, brain-inspired, superconducting electronics.
Using bottlebrush-shaped particles, researchers can identify and deliver synergistic combinations of cancer drugs.
Poet, student advocate, and math/physics double-major Catherine Ji is living boldly at MIT.
MIT faculty, students, and alumni collect prizes at the recent Joint Mathematics Meetings.
Computer scientists want to know the exact limits in our ability to clean up, and reconstruct, partly blurred images.
A new study identifies cells that are the most vulnerable within a brain structure involved in mood and movement.
“Single-cell profiling” is helping neuroscientists see how disease affects major brain cell types and identify common, potentially targetable pathways.
A new technique helps verify the accuracy of experiments that probe the strange behavior of atomic-scale systems.
The late MIT Professor Angelika Amon was recognized as Committed to Caring for her generous and encompassing mentorship.