Center for Environmental Health Sciences selects 2016 poster winners
The Center for Environmental Health Sciences (CEHS) at MIT held its annual poster session on May 4 in the Walker Memorial Building. The session highlighted...
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The tenured engineers of 2016
The School of Engineering has announced that seven members of its faculty have been granted tenure by MIT. “These newly tenured colleagues have demonstrated a...
Grant funds innovation in teacher education
The Teaching and Learning Innovation Grants (TLIG) program provides seed funding for MIT community members to bring new ideas for STEM teaching and teacher education...
Asthma linked to DNA damage
House dust mites, which are a major source of allergens in house dust, can cause asthma in adults and children. Researchers from MIT and the...
New CRISPR system for targeting RNA
Researchers from MIT and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, as well as the National Institutes of Health, Rutgers University at New Brunswick, and...
Scientists explain why Russian tuberculosis is the most infectious
Credit: Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology Researchers from the Federal Research and Clinical Centre of Physical-Chemical Medicine, and staff from MIPT’s Systems Biology Laboratory,...
Fungus causing fatal infections in hospitalized patients has unique growth patterns
Credits: WikimediaWASHINGTON, DC – August 17, 2016 – The multidrug-resistant yeast Candida auris, which has caused fatal infections in some hospitalized patients, has at least...
Insecticide treatment of cattle to kill sand flies and combat leishmaniasis
Credit: David Poché With an estimated 500,000 human infections and 50,000 deaths annually, visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is the second most prevalent parasitic killer, behind malaria....
The science of spotting fake foods (video)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 18, 2016 — There’s not much that can top a big bowl of spaghetti and meatballs — except, of course, for what belongs...
New flu strains and old antibodies: How sinful is ‘original antigenic sin’?
Immune memory ensures a quick and specific response to previously encountered pathogens. However, for rapidly evolving pathogens like influenza virus, there is concern that recalled...
Fruit flies could be key to fighting cervical cancer caused by human papillomavirus
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections in the United States and has been identified as a primary cause of...
Study confirms long-term effects of ‘chemobrain’ in mice
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Women undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer have long complained of lingering cognitive impairments after treatment. These effects are referred to as “chemobrain,”...
Innovative device simulates cataract replacement experience
WASHINGTON — Today, patients with cataracts can choose from several types of artificial lenses, which are surgically implanted in the eye to replace cloudy lenses...
Moffitt study highlights importance of regular lung cancer screenings for those at high risk
TAMPA, Fla. (Aug. 18, 2016) – Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death for men and women. It is also one of the...
Rates of early prostate cancer continue decline after USPSTF recommendation
Ahmedin Jemal, D.V.M., Ph.D., is a strategic director for cancer occurrence at the American Cancer Society.Incidence rates of early prostate cancer have continued to drop...
