Bioengineering and biotechnology
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
MIT students take top prizes in national inventors' contest
November 21, 2008
Lu awarded $25,000 grand prize, Schroll takes top undergraduate honors
Not as easy as it may seem
November 21, 2008
Study sees challenges for integrating new neurons into brain
Also labeled: Neuroscience, Technology and society
A new class of catalysts
November 16, 2008
Singing in slow motion
November 12, 2008
MIT work with songbirds could aid study of humans' timing
Also labeled: Health sciences and technology, Neuroscience
Untangling DNA regulation
November 6, 2008
Biologists theorize role for DNA packaging in stem cell development
Immunity, from the cell's point of view
November 3, 2008
Chemical engineers study immune cells in unprecedented detail
Also labeled: Chemistry and chemical engineering, Health sciences and technology
Mending broken hearts with tissue engineering
November 2, 2008
New scaffold approach could also aid engineering of other tissues
Also labeled: Health sciences and technology
Human genes sing different tunes in different tissues
November 2, 2008
Biologists find almost all genes express multiple messenger RNAs
Too much of a good thing: Cells with extra chromosomes share detrimental traits
October 30, 2008
New findings could help fight cancer
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