Neuroscience
Neuroscientists identify cells especially vulnerable to Alzheimer’s
MIT researchers have identified a subset of neurons in part of the hypothalamus most susceptible to the neurodegeneration linked to Alzheimer’s disease.
Anne Trafton is a guest contributor to MIT News.
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Agriculture, Food and Beverage
Here's why adding microparticles to our food could prevent vitamin A deficiency
Adding new polymer particles containing vitamin A in foods could tackle vitamin A deficiency and help improve the health of millions of people around the world, experts say.
Science
What drives ecosystems to instability?
With only limited information, MIT researchers have been able to predict the circumstances under which an ecosystem will be stable or unstable.
Behavioural Sciences
Women are still being excluded from autism studies, but why?
Most autism studies have low numbers of female subjects. This makes it harder to offer accurate diagnoses and may lead to shortcomings in defining autism.
Health and Healthcare
This breakthrough could protect your good gut bacteria from antibiotics
Engineers at MIT have developed a solution to protect good gut bacteria from the harmful side effects of antibiotics.
Health and Healthcare
The scientist hoping to reinvent how we treat chronic pain
Fan Wang, MIT Professor, studies how the brain controls pain and hopes to develop new treatments that could help millions of people with chronic pain.
Data Science
How language affects how we think about numbers: new study
Researchers have found a relationship between the counting ability of Tsimane’ people and their ability to do matching tasks with numbers up to about 25.
Emerging Technologies
New lightweight material is stronger than steel and as light as plastic
The new material is a two-dimensional polymer that self-assembles into sheets and could be used as a lightweight, durable coating for car parts or cell phones.
Science
This light-powered catalyst mimics photosynthesis
The new molecule, known as a biohybrid photocatalyst, can improve the yield of chemical reactions for generating pharmaceuticals and other useful compounds.
Neuroscience
Scientists have found a key difference between human and animal brains
MIT neuroscientists have shown that human neurons have a much smaller number of ion channels, compared to the neurons of other mammals, impacting energy.
Behavioural Sciences
Why do our brains choose the 'pointiest path' over the fastest route?
A new MIT study suggests that our brains are actually not optimized to calculate the so-called 'shortest path' when navigating on foot.
Future of the Environment
These engineers have created plants that can emit light - and be recharged
Using nanoparticles that store and gradually release light, engineers create light-emitting plants that can be charged repeatedly.
COVID-19
New device can diagnose COVID-19 from saliva samples
Engineers at MIT and Harvard University have developed a new tabletop test for COVID-19 that research suggests is as accurate as existing PCR tests.
Health and Healthcare
This barnacle-inspired blood-repelling glue can seal wounds in 15 seconds
MIT researchers have designed a biocompatible glue which seals wounds, stops bleeding and can potentially be used on both internal and external wounds.
Health and Healthcare
This new test can detect and locate cancer cells
MIT engineers have created a new diagnostic nanoparticle that can detect cancer proteins in a urine test and pinpoint a tumour's location.