Health

A surgeon in scrubs and a headlamp performs a gene-edited pig kidney transplant, assisted by another healthcare professional, under bright surgical lights.
Surgery
First-of-its-kind pig kidney transplant is a success
A woman with heart and kidney failure is now the second person in the world to undergo a gene-edited pig kidney transplant.
Kristin Houser
white pills being poured from a milk container over a black background
Medicine
Milk could overcome one of the biggest hurdles to RNA therapies
RNA therapies typically break down if administered orally, but particles found in cows’ milk could provide perfect protection.
Kristin Houser
Fluorescent microscopy image showing cells in blue and green
Cancer
New study challenges long-held assumption about cancer
Genetic mutations may not be necessary for cancer to develop, challenging a long-held assumption about the disease.
Kristin Houser
An x-ray image of a human heart revealing potential bladder tumors thanks to innovative nanobots technology.
Cancer
Urine-propelled nanobots shrink bladder tumors by 90% in animals
Kristin Houser
A collage featuring a woman lying in an MRI and an image of a brain
Medicine
Ultrasound waves help Alzheimer’s drug get into the brain
Kristin Houser
An illustration of a pill in the stomach.
Healthcare
Engineers develop a vibrating, ingestible capsule that might help treat obesity
Anne Trafton | MIT News Office
A man experiencing anxiety while covering his face with his hands.
Mental Health
Are anxiety and depression social problems or chemical disorders?
Derek Beres
a collage featuring a mouse brain and microscope images of cells
CRISPR
Revamped CRISPR restores vision in blind mice
Kristin Houser
A black man pouring liquid into a keg in a brewery.
Food
Tastier nonalchoholic beer is here – will you drink it?
Clark Da​nderson
A close up of blue balls.
Medicine
Using AI, MIT researchers identify a new class of antibiotic candidates
Anne Trafton | MIT News Office
the back of a man's head with a colorful background featuring neurons and chemical symbols
Brain
Psychoactive drug ibogaine helps veterans with TBI
Kristin Houser
Plants in glass jars on a shelf in a lab.
Biology
Bioengineers design a new plant to purify air faster than nature
Kevin Dickinson
An image of a brain with blue and green lights.
Memory
How a mutation in microglia elevates Alzheimer’s risk
David Orenstein | The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory | MIT News