Medicine

Big medical dataAt the intersection of medicine and computer science, researchers look for clinically useful correlations amid mountains of information.

Putting the squeeze on cellsBy deforming cells, researchers can deliver RNA, proteins and nanoparticles for many applications.

Finding his voiceFirst-generation college student Eric Trac makes the most of MIT — whether through medical research or community service.

Tiny tools help advance medical discoveriesMIT researchers are designing tools to analyze cells at the microscale.

Tissue engineering: Growing new organs, and moreResearch could lead to better ways to heal injuries and develop new drugs.

Precisely engineering 3-D brain tissuesNew design technique could enable personalized medicine, studies of brain wiring.

MIT Medical marks World Diabetes Day with community outreachProvides information to Institute community members on risk factors for the disease.

A different operating procedureMIT Sloan’s Katherine Kellogg goes inside hospitals to study medical practices.

Why cutting-edge medical technology may not lead to exploding health care costsNew study finds growth of advanced imaging slowed amid financial, medical concerns.

New drug candidate shows promise against cancerPlatinum compound may offer an alternative to cisplatin, a widely used chemotherapy agent.

Nutrient mixture improves memory in patients with early Alzheimer’sIn clinical trial, mixture developed at MIT appears to help overcome loss of connections between brain cells.

Sharper ultrasound images could improve diagnosticsNew system developed at MIT allows precise measurements and tracking of disease progression.

How infection can lead to cancerNew MIT study offers comprehensive look at chemical and genetic changes that occur as inflammation progresses to cancer.

Mindfulness pioneer, alumnus Kabat-Zinn addresses MIT Medical cliniciansTalk examines essential concepts of mindfulness and awareness as applied to medicine

Device may inject a variety of drugs without using needlesJet-injected drugs could improve patient compliance, reduce accidental needle sticks.

Pinpointing how antibiotics workTeam uncovers mechanism that produces fatal DNA damage in bacteria.

Their own devicesMIT’s Medical Electronic Device Realization Center aims to connect microelectronics with new health‑care tools.

Haibo Wang, SDM ’12: Systems thinking makes surgeries safer

Measuring blood flow to monitor sickle cell diseaseNew technology may help doctors predict when patients are at risk for serious complications.

MIT to launch Institute for Medical Engineering and ScienceBased in School of Engineering but spanning all of MIT, IMES will be led by Arup K. Chakraborty.

Idea draws on engineering and business to help diabetics

'Hacking Medicine' holds inaugural conference to create health care solutionsTotal of $6,000 in prizes awarded to medical entrepreneurship projects

When it pays to spend on health careMIT study shows that spending more on emergency-room patients saves lives.

Study explains why men are at higher risk for stomach cancerMIT researchers show how estrogen protects women from the gastric inflammation that can lead to cancer.