Organ-on-a-Chip Mimics Deadly Lung Condition
The organ-mimicking microdevice may one day reduce the need for animal testing.
Biomedicine
Flipping on the Lights to Halt Seizures
Targeted light transmission to genetically altered brain cells stops seizures cold.
Breakthrough Offers a Better Way to Make Drugs
An MIT-Novartis collaboration could be a boost for so-called “continuous flow” manufacturing.
Pakistan Uses Smartphone Data to Head Off Dengue Outbreak
Algorithms tell government workers where to seek out the telltale mosquito larvae that causes the disease.
Connectome
A fast, cheap way to identify neuron-to-neuron connections could shed light on disorders including autism and schizophrenia.
An Impact-Sensing Cap for Sports
Amid rising concern over concussion, a new sensor-filled cap comes with red, yellow, or green LED readouts.
Repeating History
We have fully eradicated only one disease. Let's do it again.
Alzheimer's Ahead
An epidemic of age-related dementia looms
Algorithms Calculate a Couple's Chances of Having a Baby via IVF
A California startup says its at-home test could help couples decide if the fertility treatment is worth trying.
