- Technique rapidly measures cells’ density, reflecting health and developmental stateThe method could help predict whether immunotherapies will work in a patient or how a tumor will respond to drug treatment.
- Scientists discover potential new targets for Alzheimer’s drugsPathways involved in DNA repair and other cellular functions could contribute to the development of Alzheimer’s.
- Technique rapidly measures cells’ density, reflecting health and developmental stateThe method could help predict whether immunotherapies will work in a patient or how a tumor will respond to drug treatment.
- Scientists discover potential new targets for Alzheimer’s drugsPathways involved in DNA repair and other cellular functions could contribute to the development of Alzheimer’s.
- Imaging technique removes the effect of water in underwater scenesThe color-correcting tool, known as “SeaSplat,” reveals more realistic colors of underwater features.
- With AI, researchers predict the location of virtually any protein within a human cellTrained with a joint understanding of protein and cell behavior, the model could help with diagnosing disease and developing new drugs.
- Particles carrying multiple vaccine doses could reduce the need for follow-up shotsMIT engineers designed polymer microparticles that can deliver vaccines at predetermined times after injection.
- 3 Questions: Making the most of limited data to boost pavement performancePostdoc Haoran Li describes how the Concrete Sustainability Hub is enabling accessible, fast, and robust pavement decision-making.
- Deploying a practical solution to space debrisResearchers share the design and implementation of an incentive-based Space Sustainability Rating.
- Study shows vision-language models can’t handle queries with negation wordsWords like “no” and “not” can cause this popular class of AI models to fail unexpectedly in high-stakes settings, such as medical diagnosis.
- MIT Department of Economics to launch James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Center on Inequality and Shaping the Future of WorkWith support from the Stone Foundation, the center will advance cutting-edge research and inform policy.
- Daily mindfulness practice reduces anxiety for autistic adultsAfter six weeks of practicing mindfulness with the help of a smartphone app, adults with autism reported lasting improvements in their well-being.
- How we think about protecting dataA new study shows public views on data privacy vary according to how the data are used, who benefits, and other conditions.
- Eldercare robot helps people sit and stand, and catches them if they fallThe new design could assist the elderly as they age in place at home.
- In Down syndrome mice, 40Hz light and sound improve cognition, neurogenesis, connectivityNew evidence suggests sensory stimulation of gamma-frequency brain rhythm may promote broad-based restorative neurological health response.
- Biologists identify targets for new pancreatic cancer treatmentsTheir study yielded hundreds of “cryptic” peptides that are found only on pancreatic tumor cells and could be targeted by vaccines or engineered T cells.
- Ping pong bot returns shots with high-speed precisionIn addition to training future players, the technology could expand the capabilities of other humanoid robots, such as for search and rescue.
- System lets robots identify an object’s properties through handlingWith a novel simulation method, robots can guess the weight, softness, and other physical properties of an object just by picking it up.
- Dopamine signals when a fear can be forgottenStudy shows how a dopamine circuit enables mice to extinguish fear after a peril has passed, opening new avenues for understanding and potentially treating fear-related disorders.
- If time is money, here’s one way consumers value itA study on ride-sharing opens a window into consumer behavior, measuring the benefits for businesses.
- New tool evaluates progress in reinforcement learning“IntersectionZoo,” a benchmarking tool, uses a real-world traffic problem to test progress in deep reinforcement learning algorithms.
- New molecular label could lead to simpler, faster tuberculosis testsMIT chemists found a way to identify a complex sugar molecule in the cell walls of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the world’s deadliest pathogen.
