http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/research.html Research headlines from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology News Office. en-us http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/www/mitlogo-rss.jpg http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/research.html 88 31 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/bio-portugal-0723.html Researchers and students from the MIT Portugal Program hope a new biotechnology they developed will help treat patients with medical complications from abnormal protein breakdown. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/bio-portugal-0723.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/robo-censor-0723.html A team of MIT researchers has developed a computer program capable of automatically deleting details from medical records that may identify patients, while leaving important medical information intact. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/robo-censor-0723.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/mutation-0721.html MIT biological engineers have developed a new imaging system that allows them to see cells that have undergone a specific mutation. The work could help scientists understand how precancerous mutations arise. Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/mutation-0721.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/spine-0721.html A researcher at MIT's Picower Institute for Learning and Memory has pinpointed stem cells within the spinal cord that, if persuaded to differentiate into more healing cells and fewer scarring cells, may lead to a new, non-surgical treatment for spinal-cord injuries. Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/spine-0721.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/super-conduct-0718.html MIT physicists believe they have identified a mysterious state of matter that has been linked to the phenomenon of high-temperature superconductivity. This state may not be a precursor to superconductivity, as has been theorized, but a competing state. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/super-conduct-0718.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/rationing-0717.html In an effort to assess health-care organizations' cost-cutting techniques, MIT urban economist Frank Levy will study the effects of different initiatives to restrict non-necessary medical-imaging procedures on the costs and quality of care. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/rationing-0717.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/touch-0717.html A team of scientists from MIT, Harvard and McGill has designed a new illusion involving the sense of touch, which is helping to glean new insights into perception and how different senses--such as touch and sight--work together. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/touch-0717.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/inl-mit-0717.html Under a research partnership between the Advanced Test Reactor National Scientific User Facility at Idaho National Laboratory and MIT, a Colorado School of Mines nuclear materials irradiation experiment will be the first test conducted in the MIT Reactor. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/inl-mit-0717.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/i-shoe-0716.html Your grandmother might have little in common with an astronaut, but both could benefit from a new device an MIT graduate student is designing to test balancing ability. Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/i-shoe-0716.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/missing-link-0715.html Neuroscientists at MIT's Picower Institute for Learning and Memory found that a previously unsuspected set of genes links nature and nurture during a crucial period of brain development. The results could lead to treatments for autism and other disorders. Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/missing-link-0715.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/powerhouse-0711.html An international team of researchers, led by a member of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, has created the most comprehensive "parts list" to date for mitochondria, a compendium that includes nearly 1,100 proteins. Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/powerhouse-0711.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/solarcells-0710.html Imagine windows that not only provide a clear view and illuminate rooms, but also use sunlight to efficiently help power the building. MIT engineers report a new approach to harnessing the sun's energy—at the edges of solar panels—that could allow just that. Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/solarcells-0710.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/drink-memory-0708.html A dietary cocktail that includes a type of omega-3 fatty acid can improve memory and learning in gerbils, according to the latest study from MIT researchers that points to a possible beverage-based treatment for Alzheimer's and other brain diseases. Tue, 8 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/drink-memory-0708.html