Decoding sugar addiction
Together, obesity and Type 2 diabetes rank among our nation’s greatest health problem, and they largely result from what many ...
Month: January 2015
MIT researchers find where visual memories are made
In findings that may lead to new treatments for cognitive disorders, researchers at MIT’s Picower Institute for Learning and Memory ...
New fibers can deliver many simultaneous stimuli
The human brain’s complexity makes it extremely challenging to study — not only because of its sheer size, but also ...
MIT team enlarges brain samples, making them easier to image
Beginning with the invention of the first microscope in the late 1500s, scientists have been trying to peer into preserved ...
A week at MIT
The first week of the new year brought smatterings of undergraduates returning to the MIT campus after the holidays — ...
New findings reveal genetic brain disorders converge at the synapse
Several genetic disorders cause intellectual disability and autism. Historically, these genetic brain diseases were viewed as untreatable. However, in recent ...
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Looking beyond microplastics, Oregon State researchers find that cotton and synthetic microfibers impact behavior and growth of aquatic organisms
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Face masks cut distance airborne pathogens could travel in half, new study finds
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Why lung cancer doesn’t respond well to immunotherapy
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Study presents novel therapeutic target for treatment of sepsis
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Discovery of new ice may change understanding of water
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Statistics remove bias from debate about how well mouse models mimic human disease