Health

a vaccine vial in front of a backdrop of cells
Vaccines
Personalized cancer vaccines are having a moment
Personalized cancer vaccines were a recurring theme at the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research in 2024.
Kristin Houser
Three chickens, with one overlayed by a microscope image of the flu virus, on a black background
Public Health
The threat of avian flu — and what we can do to stop it
Avian flu is infecting cows on US dairy farms, and now a person has caught it — but new research could help us avoid a bird flu pandemic.
Kristin Houser
Medicine
When an antibiotic fails: MIT scientists are using AI to target “sleeper” bacteria
Most antibiotics target metabolically active bacteria, but AI can help efficiently screen compounds that are lethal to dormant microbes.
Alex Ouyang | Abdul Latif Jameel Clinic for Machine Learning in Health | MIT News
severe cases of covid-19
Coronavirus
Immune signals may predict severe cases of COVID-19
B. David Zarley
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Genetics
Gene therapy gives hope for duchenne muscular dystrophy
Teresa Carey
Coronavirus treatment update
Coronavirus
Coronavirus treatment update: Where we stand today
Kristin Houser
Test for Alzheimer’s
Brain
New blood test for Alzheimer’s is as accurate as brain scans
Kristin Houser
DIY Coronavirus Vaccine
Coronavirus
Scientists test DIY coronavirus vaccine on themselves
Kristin Houser
covid-19 tests
Coronavirus
COVID-19 tests that are fast, cheap, and less accurate may be key
B. David Zarley
Bone Healing
3D Printing
A new way to promote bone healing, inspired by LEGO blocks
Kristin Houser
clinical signs darker skin
Education
Doctors need to learn what illnesses look like on darker skin
Kristin Houser
New Blood Test for Cancer
Healthcare
New blood test for cancer could lead to earlier diagnoses
Kristin Houser
COVID-19 Transmission
Coronavirus
Scientists organize concert to study COVID-19 transmission
Kristin Houser