Bioengineering and biotechnology
Picower-led team pinpoints gene key to Alzheimer's-like reversal
May 6, 2009
Success in restoring memories in mice could lead to human treatments
MITEI awards third round of seed grants
May 5, 2009
Also labeled: Energy, Materials science, Mechanical engineering, Solar, Awards, honors and fellowships, Faculty
Analysis knocks down theory on origin of cell structure
April 22, 2009
Genomic tools show cilia probably did not originate as separate organism
Also labeled: Genetics
Making picky proteins
April 15, 2009
New computer model can design specific protein interactions
Also labeled: Genetics, Health sciences and technology
Wearable blood pressure sensor offers 24/7 continuous monitoring
April 8, 2009
Device could help diagnose hypertension, heart disease
Also labeled: Health sciences and technology, Mechanical engineering
The games microbes play
April 6, 2009
Game theory study in yeast shows how cooperative behavior meshes with evolutionary theory
'Fuzzy logic' reveals cells' inner workings
April 3, 2009
Also labeled: Health sciences and technology
From high school to the laboratory
March 31, 2009
3 MIT faculty named HHMI Early Career Scientists
March 26, 2009
New program aims to give researchers flexibility in pursuing potentially transformative ideas
Also labeled: Awards, honors and fellowships, Faculty
New test can predict spread of breast cancer
March 24, 2009
May help to reduce over- and under-treatment of the disease
Also labeled: Cancer, Health sciences and technology
Blocked enzyme reverses schizophrenia-like symptoms
March 19, 2009
MIT Picower study of mice could lead to drug treatments for the severe brain disorder
Also labeled: Health sciences and technology, Neuroscience
Q&A with Richard Hynes on stem cell funding
March 18, 2009
Lifting the ban
March 10, 2009
New gel offers controlled drug delivery
March 9, 2009
Self-assembling hydrogel could help treat cancer and diabetes, among other diseases
Also labeled: Cancer, Health sciences and technology
Potential cancer-causing genes removed from engineered stem cells
March 5, 2009
Whitehead work involved reprogrammed skin cells from Parkinson's patient
Energy-filled days
March 4, 2009
MIT's annual student-led Energy Conference adds new events
Gold star
March 3, 2009
Geoffrey von Maltzahn awarded $30,000 Lemelson-MIT Student Prize for innovations in fight against cancer
Engineered viruses can help fight antibiotic resistance
March 2, 2009
Viruses attack bacterial defenses
Also labeled: Health sciences and technology
MIT Center for Biomedical Innovation Joins the Engineering Systems Division
February 27, 2009
Also labeled: Health sciences and technology
Enlisting microbes to solve global problems
February 17, 2009
Researchers harness bacteria to produce energy, clean up environment
Chronic infection may add to developing-world deaths
February 13, 2009
MIT study points to hidden threat stalking many diarrhea patients
Also labeled: Health sciences and technology
PDAs aren't just for checking e-mail
February 11, 2009
Researchers use handheld devices to monitor TB patients in Peru
Also labeled: Health sciences and technology, In the world
RNA interference can suppress ovarian tumor growth
February 9, 2009
Study offers promise for new cancer treatments
Also labeled: Cancer, Chemistry and chemical engineering
A possible treatment for Rett syndrome
February 9, 2009
MIT study suggests molecule can reverse some symptoms
Also labeled: Health sciences and technology, Neuroscience
Aliens at sea
February 5, 2009
Anthropologist Helmreich studies researchers studying ocean microbes
Also labeled: Oceanography and ocean engineering
Signs point to sponges as earliest animal life
February 4, 2009
'Chemical fossils' provide evidence for first multicelled creatures
Mass. General, MIT and Harvard launch innovative effort to search for AIDS vaccine
February 4, 2009
Phillip and Susan Ragon Institute will combine medical, scientific and engineering experts to unlock mysteries of the immune system
Also labeled: Health sciences and technology, History of MIT
Alum's $100 million gift targets AIDS vaccine
February 4, 2009
Ragon Institute to tackle quintessential MIT problem
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