A sprayable gel could make minimally invasive surgeries simpler and safer
Applied during endoscopic procedures, GastroShield could help prevent complications such as bleeding and leakage from weakened gastrointestinal tissues.
Applied during endoscopic procedures, GastroShield could help prevent complications such as bleeding and leakage from weakened gastrointestinal tissues.
With the new technique, MIT researchers hope to identify mutations that could be targeted with new cancer therapies.
In field tests, MIT spinoff AgZen demonstrated that its feedback-optimized spraying system could halve the pesticide needs of farms and improve crop yields.
Software allows scientists to model shapeshifting proteins in native cellular environments.
An online model enables users to calculate the least-cost strategy for a specific regional grid under various assumptions; outcomes vary widely from region to region.
The technology could offer a cheap, fast way to test for PFAS, which have been linked to cancer and other health problems.
An MIT study finds the brains of polyglots expend comparatively little effort when processing their native language.
By enabling models to see the world more like humans do, the work could help improve driver safety and shed light on human behavior.
Study finds stimulating a key brain rhythm with light and sound increases peptide release from interneurons, driving clearance of an Alzheimer’s protein.
MIT neuroscientists have discovered a circuit that controls vocalization and makes sure that breathing is prioritized over speaking.
Faster and more accurate than some alternatives, this approach could be useful for robots that interact with humans or work in tight spaces.
Professor Ernest Fraenkel has decoded fundamental aspects of Huntington’s disease and glioblastoma, and is now using computation to better understand amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Stimulating gamma brain waves may protect cancer patients from memory impairment and other cognitive effects of chemotherapy.
Study shows metal-organic particles can both deliver vaccines and act as an adjuvant to generate a strong immune response at a lower dose.
MIT spinout DataCebo helps companies bolster their datasets by creating synthetic data that mimic the real thing.