Bioengineering and biotechnology
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
Study links genetic, environmental causes of Parkinson's
February 1, 2009
Also labeled: Genetics, Neuroscience
What causes motor complications of Parkinson's treatment?
January 29, 2009
MIT study identifies genes linked to key side effect; work signals new approaches
Burgeoning field of neurotech spawns brainy businesses
January 29, 2009
MIT positioning students for rapidly growing discipline
Also labeled: Health sciences and technology, Neuroscience
Nitric oxide shown to cause colon cancer
January 19, 2009
Study offers proof of compound's role in disease
Also labeled: Cancer
Altered brain activity in schizophrenia may cause exaggerated focus on self
January 19, 2009
Study links schizophrenia to key 'default mode' in brain
Also labeled: Health sciences and technology, Neuroscience
Chemists engineer plants to produce new compounds
January 18, 2009
Periwinkle plant cells could synthesize potential drugs
Too much of a good thing
January 9, 2009
Excessive DNA repair can lead to retinal degeneration
Also labeled: Genetics, Health sciences and technology
Neuroscientists ID source of cognitive decline in aging brains
January 7, 2009
Memory suffers when brain-communication network decays
Also labeled: Neuroscience
Model predicts how to build a better stent
January 5, 2009
Work could help reduce blood clot risk in stent recipients
Also labeled: Health sciences and technology
Getting cells to pair off
January 4, 2009
New device couples, fuses cells for stem cell research
Also labeled: Electrical engineering and electronics, Genetics
Gold particles deliver more than just glitter
December 30, 2008
Nanoparticles could carry drugs to treat cancer, other diseases
Ancient bacteria offer new line of attack on cystic fibrosis
December 16, 2008
Also labeled: Health sciences and technology
Close encounters with 3-D cell growth
December 16, 2008
Engineers' new microfluidic device could help with drug development
Also labeled: Cancer, Mechanical engineering
Team sheds light on Alzheimer's mystery
December 10, 2008
Work could lead to new treatments for debilitating disease
Also labeled: Health sciences and technology, Neuroscience
Reversing the conventional DNA wisdom
December 4, 2008
Researchers find DNA is transcribed by divergent polymerases
Conclusive evidence that tainted heparin caused allergic reactions
December 3, 2008
Epidemiological study provides the final link
Also labeled: Health sciences and technology
Baby steps
November 24, 2008
Engineers show how tiny cell proteins generate force to 'walk'
Also labeled: Materials science, Mechanical engineering
Adult brain neurons can remodel connections
November 24, 2008
Could lead to creating growth in cells and regions normally unable to repair themselves
Also labeled: Mechanical engineering, Neuroscience
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