Koch Institute
Nanotechnology could help fight diabetes
May 16, 2013
Injectable nanogel can monitor blood-sugar levels and secrete insulin when needed.
Also labeled: Chemistry and chemical engineering, Diabetes, Health, Health care, Insulin, Nanoscience and nanotechnology
Study IDs key protein for cell death
May 14, 2013
Findings may offer a new way to kill cancer cells by forcing them into an alternative programmed-death pathway.
Grant to fund nanotech therapies for traumatic brain injuries
May 10, 2013
MIT’s Sangeeta Bhatia is part of the research team funded by the $6 million DARPA grant.
Potential flu pandemic lurks
May 10, 2013
MIT study identifies influenza viruses circulating in pigs and birds that could pose a risk to humans.
A different view of cancer cells
April 22, 2013
New study measures physical changes in tumor cells as they become metastatic.
Research advances therapy to protect against dengue virus
April 8, 2013
MIT team presents a novel approach to developing a treatment using mutated antibodies.
Also labeled: Biological engineering, Disease, Viruses, Health, Health care, Medicine, Research, Dengue
Practicing medicine at the nanoscale
March 11, 2013
New approaches to drug delivery offer hope for new, more targeted treatments.
Also labeled: Cancer, Chemistry and chemical engineering, Drug delivery, Engineering Health, Implantable medical devices, Materials science, Materials Science and Engineering, Nanoscience and nanotechnology, RNA interference, Layer by layer assembly, Institute for Medical Engineering and Science (IMES)
Bringing a new perspective to infectious disease
February 8, 2013
Enlisted in the fight against HIV, MIT engineers and scientists contribute new technology, materials and computational studies.
Chisholm, Langer receive nation’s highest honors for scientists and inventors
February 4, 2013
President Obama presented the two MIT professors with the National Medal of Science and National Medal of Technology and Innovation on Friday.
Putting the squeeze on cells
January 23, 2013
By deforming cells, researchers can deliver RNA, proteins and nanoparticles for many applications.
New material harvests energy from water vapor
January 10, 2013
Polymer film could be used in artificial muscle and to power micro- and nanoelectronic devices.
Also labeled: Chemistry and chemical engineering, Energy, Institute for Medical Engineering and Science (IMES), Faculty, Graduate, postdoctoral, Health sciences and technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E), Materials science, Materials Science and Engineering, Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), Nanoelectronics, Nanoscience and nanotechnology, Polymers, Research
New technology may enable earlier cancer diagnosis
December 16, 2012
Nanoparticles amplify tumor signals, making them much easier to detect in the urine.
Inspiration from a porcupine’s quills
December 10, 2012
Understanding the mechanisms behind quill penetration and extraction could help engineers design better medical devices.
Maria Zuber appointed vice president for research
November 27, 2012
Claude Canizares will take a new role as a vice president with responsibility for international partnerships.
Also labeled: Earth and atmospheric sciences, Faculty, Haystack Observatory, Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies, Global, Lincoln Laboratory, Masdar, MIT Administration, MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI), Physics, Plasma Science and Fusion Center, President L. Rafael Reif, Research, Research Laboratory of Electronics, Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), Singapore-MIT, Skolkovo, Skoltech
How cancer cells break free from tumors
October 9, 2012
New MIT study identifies adhesion molecules key to cancer’s spread through the body.
Getting (drugs) under your skin
September 14, 2012
Using ultrasound waves, researchers boost skin’s permeability to drugs.
Turning on key enzyme blocks tumor formation
August 27, 2012
Drug-like molecule restores normal cell metabolism, preventing cancer cells from growing.
New nanoparticles shrink tumors in mice
August 16, 2012
Particles that shut off cancer genes could also allow researchers to screen potential drug targets more rapidly.
New study finds link between cell division and growth rate
August 6, 2012
Findings answer puzzling question of how cells know when to progress through the cell cycle.
Researchers achieve RNA interference, in a lighter package
June 4, 2012
Pared-down nucleic acid nanoparticle poses less risk of side effects, offers better targeting.
One-two punch knocks out aggressive breast cancer cells
May 11, 2012
New MIT study shows that staggered delivery of cancer drugs is far more effective than administering them at the same time.
New coating for hip implants could prevent premature failure
April 19, 2012
Nanoscale films developed at MIT promote bone growth, creating a stronger seal between implants and patients’ own bone.
Nano-sized ‘factories’ churn out proteins
April 9, 2012
Tiny particles could manufacture cancer drugs at tumor sites.
Also labeled: Cancer, Drug delivery, Graduate, postdoctoral, Nanoparticles, Nanoscience and nanotechnology, Proteins, Research
Koch Institute, Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center announce launch of 'Bridge Project' to attack most-lethal forms of cancer
March 6, 2012
Institutions, research teams, non-profit organizations join forces in novel approaches targeting pancreatic cancer, glioblastoma.
Also labeled: Bioengineering and biotechnology, Biology, Cancer, Collaboration, Faculty, Hospitals, Medicine, Research
Delivering RNA with tiny sponge-like spheres
February 27, 2012
New RNA interference method holds promise for treating cancer, other diseases.
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