http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/topic/health.html Health sciences and technology 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/topic/health.html 88 31 Thu, 2 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2009/h1n1-0702.html A team from MIT and the Centers for Disease Control has found a genetic explanation for why the new H1N1 "swine flu" virus has spread from person to person less effectively than other flu viruses. Thu, 2 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2009/h1n1-0702.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2009/neurochemicals-0702.html MIT researchers have found novel C. elegans neurochemical receptors, the discovery of which could lead to new therapeutic targets for psychiatric disorders if similar receptors are found in humans. Thu, 2 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2009/neurochemicals-0702.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2009/stable-drugs-0629.html Antibody treatments are the most rapidly growing class of drugs, but their relatively short shelf life can be a problem. A computer model developed at MIT aims to help scientists develop antibodies that can be stored for longer periods of time. Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2009/stable-drugs-0629.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2009/lemelson-0624.html Professor Chad Mirkin, director of Northwestern University's International Institute for Nanotechnology, has been awarded the 2009 $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize. Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2009/lemelson-0624.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2009/koch-0622.html Researchers from around the world discussed some of the latest developments at the June 19 annual symposium of the David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT, held in Kresge Auditorium. Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2009/koch-0622.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2009/candida-0618.html An international team, including researchers from the Broad Institute, decoded and analyzed the genomes of fungal species that cause bloodstream infections. Their findings offer some initial clues about what makes some fungi pathogenic and others not. Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2009/candida-0618.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2009/ragon-0618.html Scientists recently gathered at MIT for a Ragon Institute symposium to discuss how to harness computational immunology to develop treatments for some of today's deadliest infectious diseases, including HIV/AIDS. Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2009/ragon-0618.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2009/metastasis-0612.html High levels of a tiny fragment of RNA appear to suppress the spread of breast cancer in mice, according to researchers at Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research. Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2009/metastasis-0612.html