Bioengineering and biotechnology
Blocked enzyme reverses schizophrenia-like symptoms
March 19, 2009
MIT Picower study of mice could lead to drug treatments for the severe brain disorder
Also labeled: Health sciences and technology, Neuroscience
Q&A with Richard Hynes on stem cell funding
March 18, 2009
Lifting the ban
March 10, 2009
New gel offers controlled drug delivery
March 9, 2009
Self-assembling hydrogel could help treat cancer and diabetes, among other diseases
Also labeled: Cancer, Health sciences and technology
Potential cancer-causing genes removed from engineered stem cells
March 5, 2009
Whitehead work involved reprogrammed skin cells from Parkinson's patient
Energy-filled days
March 4, 2009
MIT's annual student-led Energy Conference adds new events
Gold star
March 3, 2009
Geoffrey von Maltzahn awarded $30,000 Lemelson-MIT Student Prize for innovations in fight against cancer
Engineered viruses can help fight antibiotic resistance
March 2, 2009
Viruses attack bacterial defenses
Also labeled: Health sciences and technology
MIT Center for Biomedical Innovation Joins the Engineering Systems Division
February 27, 2009
Also labeled: Health sciences and technology
Enlisting microbes to solve global problems
February 17, 2009
Researchers harness bacteria to produce energy, clean up environment
Chronic infection may add to developing-world deaths
February 13, 2009
MIT study points to hidden threat stalking many diarrhea patients
Also labeled: Health sciences and technology
PDAs aren't just for checking e-mail
February 11, 2009
Researchers use handheld devices to monitor TB patients in Peru
Also labeled: Health sciences and technology, In the world
RNA interference can suppress ovarian tumor growth
February 9, 2009
Study offers promise for new cancer treatments
Also labeled: Cancer, Chemistry and chemical engineering
A possible treatment for Rett syndrome
February 9, 2009
MIT study suggests molecule can reverse some symptoms
Also labeled: Health sciences and technology, Neuroscience
Aliens at sea
February 5, 2009
Anthropologist Helmreich studies researchers studying ocean microbes
Also labeled: Oceanography and ocean engineering
Signs point to sponges as earliest animal life
February 4, 2009
'Chemical fossils' provide evidence for first multicelled creatures
Mass. General, MIT and Harvard launch innovative effort to search for AIDS vaccine
February 4, 2009
Phillip and Susan Ragon Institute will combine medical, scientific and engineering experts to unlock mysteries of the immune system
Also labeled: Health sciences and technology, History of MIT
Alum's $100 million gift targets AIDS vaccine
February 4, 2009
Ragon Institute to tackle quintessential MIT problem
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
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