3 Questions: Tolga Durak on building a safety culture at MIT
Environment, Health, and Safety Managing Director Tolga Durak heads a team working to build a strong safety culture at the Institute and to implement systems that lead to successful lab and makerspace...
View ArticleHelping people understand and track their health
About half of all women over 50 will experience a broken bone at some point. Those injuries can lead to major setbacks in function and independence from which some patients never fully recover....
View ArticleA step toward “living biotherapeutics”
The human gut is home to thousands of species of bacteria, and some of those bacteria have the potential to treat a variety of gastrointestinal diseases. Some species may help to combat colon cancer,...
View ArticleFrom counting blood cells to motion capture, sensors drive patient-centered...
Sensors and sensing systems — from devices that count white blood cells to technologies that monitor muscle coordination during rehabilitation — can positively impact medical research, scientists said...
View Article3 Questions: Kristin Knouse on the liver’s regenerative capabilities
Why is the liver the only human organ that can regenerate? How does it know when it’s been injured? What can our understanding of the liver contribute to regenerative medicine? These are just some of...
View ArticleMIT students explore food sustainability
As students approached the homestretch of the fall semester, many were focused on completing final projects and preparing for exams. During this time of year, some students may neglect their well-being...
View ArticleAn all-in-one approach to diabetes treatment
Before consuming a meal, many people with diabetes need to inject themselves with insulin. This is a time-consuming process that often requires estimating the carbohydrate content of the meal, drawing...
View Article2021-22 Takeda Fellows: Leaning on AI to advance medicine for humans
In fall 2020, MIT’s School of Engineering and Takeda Pharmaceuticals Company Limited launched the MIT-Takeda Program, a collaboration to support members of the MIT community working at the intersection...
View ArticleClassPass makes health and fitness more accessible
Are you a Pilates person or a cycling person? Maybe you’re a HIIT person who’s convinced themselves they’re only interested in dance. Maybe you like to mix it up throughout the week. Maybe you simply...
View ArticleMIT Solve announces 2022 global challenges and the Indigenous Communities...
MIT Solve, an MIT initiative aimed at driving innovation to solve world challenges, has announced the launch of its 2022 Global Challenges and the Indigenous Communities Fellowship. Solve seeks...
View ArticleMentorship and medicine
During the virtual spring 2020 semester, Daniel Zhang, a senior majoring in biology, put his time at home to good use. In the garage of his home in San Diego, California, Zhang helped his 13-year-old...
View ArticleProgress toward a sustainable campus food system
As part of MIT’s updated climate action plan, known as “Fast Forward,” Institute leadership committed to establishing a set of quantitative goals in 2022 related to food, water, and waste systems that...
View ArticleUsing soap to remove micropollutants from water
Imagine millions of soapy sponges the size of human cells that can clean water by soaking up contaminants. This simplistic model is used to describe technology that MIT chemical engineers have recently...
View ArticleAn early diagnosis sparks a lifelong interest in science and medicine
“Five second rule!” her classmates shouted as they rushed to pick up some food they had dropped on the ground. At that moment, 10-year-old Isha Mehrotra knew what she wanted to do for the annual...
View ArticleReversing hearing loss with regenerative therapy
Most of us know someone affected by hearing loss, but we may not fully appreciate how difficult the condition can be. Hearing loss can lead not only to frustration but also social isolation and...
View ArticleCan artificial intelligence overcome the challenges of the health care system?
Even as rapid improvements in artificial intelligence have led to speculation over significant changes in the health care landscape, the adoption of AI in health care has been minimal. A 2020 survey by...
View ArticleArtificial intelligence predicts patients’ race from their medical images
The miseducation of algorithms is a critical problem; when artificial intelligence mirrors unconscious thoughts, racism, and biases of the humans who generated these algorithms, it can lead to serious...
View ArticleNew research center focused on brain-body relationship established at MIT
The inextricable link between our brains and our bodies has been gaining increasing recognition among researchers and clinicians over recent years. Studies have shown that the brain-body pathway is...
View ArticleStudents imagine better products, services, and infrastructure for an aging...
A pop-up hearing aid exposition called HearWeAre. A travel agency that matches older and younger travelers for group adventures. An app that guides outgoing hospital patients through every step of the...
View ArticleStudy finds natural sources of air pollution exceed air quality guidelines in...
Alongside climate change, air pollution is one of the biggest environmental threats to human health. Tiny particles known as particulate matter or PM2.5 (named for their diameter of just 2.5...
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