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Neurodegenerative disease can progress in newly identified patterns
A machine-learning method finds patterns of health decline in ALS, informing future clinical trial designs and mechanism discovery. The technique also extends to Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. (Fraenkel lab)
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MIT chemists develop a wireless electronic lateral flow assay test for biosensing
Design from the Swager Lab uses electronic polymers, rather than colored lines, to indicate a positive response, enabling quantitative monitoring of biomarkers. (Swager lab)
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Building a weather app for climate change
This project aims to get accurate local climate information into the hands of those who must ready their communities for wilder weather. (Selin lab)
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Assay determines the percentage of Omicron, other variants in Covid wastewater
Developed by the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology, the assay can provide new details about the type of SARS-CoV-2 circulating in a community. (Alm lab)
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Microscopy technique reveals hidden nanostructures in cells and tissues
Separating densely packed molecules before imaging allows them to become visible for the first time. (Boyden lab)
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New test may predict Covid-19 immunity
The paper test measures the level of neutralizing antibodies in a blood sample and could help people decide what protections they should take against infection. (Bhatia Lab)
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Scientists identify a plant molecule that sops up iron-rich heme
The peptide is used by legumes to control nitrogen-fixing bacteria; it may also offer leads for treating patients with too much heme in their blood. (Walker Lab)
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The key to fighting fungal infections may have been inside us all along
Complex sugar molecules called glycans could help treat some of the most difficult infections. (Ribbeck Lab)
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Tissue model reveals key players in liver regeneration
By tracing the steps of liver regrowth, MIT engineers hope to harness the liver’s regenerative abilities to help treat chronic disease. (Bhatia Lab)
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Imaging Technology Illustrates the Migration Path of Neurons in Rett Syndrome
Utilizing organoids to model early development, scientists employed a developing
microscopy technology to observe that new neurons struggled to attain their
developmental goal. (So Lab) "C:\Users\manda\Dropbox (MIT)\CEHS EVENTS\2022 website articles\Imaging-Technology-Illustrates-the-Migration-Path-of-Neurons-in-Rett-Syndrome.pdf"
