Posts by Anne Trafton, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Summary of MIT’s Tiny New Device Could Save Diabetics From Deadly Blood Sugar Crashes: The new implant features a glucagon reservoir placed beneath the skin that can be activated during…

Summary of MIT’s Once-a-Week Pill Could Revolutionize Schizophrenia Treatment: MIT has developed an ingestible capsule designed to act as a drug depot in the stomach, gradually releasing medication over time.…

Summary of The Immune Molecule That Rewires Your Brain – From Anxiety to Sociability: Recent research has uncovered an unexpected connection between the immune system and brain behavior, highlighting the…

Summary of MIT Engineers Creates "Smart Sutures" That Can Deliver Drugs or Sense Inflammation: MIT engineers have developed "smart" sutures made from animal tissue that can not only hold the…

Summary of MIT Neuroscientists Identifies Brain Cells Most Vulnerable to Alzheimer's Disease: A subset of neurons in the lateral mammillary body, part of the hypothalamus, are most vulnerable to neurodegeneration…

Summary of MIT Neuroscientists Discover Way To Reverse Alzheimer's Disease: MIT neuroscientists have discovered a way to reverse neurodegeneration and other symptoms of Alzheimer's by using a peptide inhibitor to…

Summary of MIT Pioneers Gene Editing mRNA Nanoparticles To Combat Lung Diseases: MIT and the University of Massachusetts Medical School have designed a nanoparticle capable of delivering mRNA that encodes…