MIT engineers’ new technology can probe the neural circuits that influence hunger, mood, and a variety of diseases.
Using insights into how people intuit others’ emotions, researchers have designed a model that approximates this aspect of human social intelligence.
A new study shows lawyers find simplified legal documents easier to understand, more appealing, and just as enforceable as traditional contracts.
The machine-learning algorithm identified a compound that kills Acinetobacter baumannii, a bacterium that lurks in many hospital settings.
MIT engineers’ new technique analyzes the 3D organization of the genome at a resolution 100 times higher than before.
The bioderived “smart sutures” could help patients heal after bowel resection or other types of surgery.
Following cataract removal, some of the brain’s visual pathways seem to be more malleable than previously thought.
Faulty versions of the Foxp2 gene disrupt neurons’ ability to form synapses in brain regions involved in speech, a new study shows.
The method could enable a rapid test to determine whether individuals are producing antibodies that help protect against Covid-19.
With the new method, scientists can explore many cancer mutations whose roles are unknown, helping them develop new drugs that target those mutations.
A new study finds people are more creative after waking from the earliest stage of sleep, especially when they are guided to dream about a particular topic.
The targeted approach eliminated tumors in mice, with minimal side effects.
MIT engineers are working on a new kind of device that could streamline the process of blood glucose measurement and insulin injection.
A pill that releases RNA in the stomach could offer a new way to administer vaccines, or to deliver therapies for gastrointestinal disease.
A computational study shows that dozens of mutations help the virus’ spike protein evade antibodies that target SARS-CoV-2.
A new analysis offers guidance on the size of nanoparticles that could be most effective at stopping internal bleeding.
Chemical engineers use neural networks to discover the properties of metal-organic frameworks, for catalysis and other applications.
The protein subunit vaccine, which can be manufactured using engineered yeast, has shown promise in preclinical studies.
Inspired by an ancient technology, engineers design a sensor that can measure pressure inside the digestive tract.
Study finds genome loops don’t last long in cells; theories of how loops control gene expression may need to be revised.