Brain-controlled bionic leg improves walking speed and navigation for amputees
The Guardian - 01-Jul-2024It led to a 41% increase in walking speed compared to traditional prosthetics
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) News
Ingestible sensor developed by MIT monitors gut's electrical activity
New Scientist - 06-May-2024This innovative device has been successfully tested in pigs
A microfluidic device removes potentially tumour-causing cells
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - 07-Feb-2024This low-cost, scalable device could revolutionise spinal cord injuries treatment
Soft brain implant records single neuron activity for months
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) - 26-Jan-2024It's much softer than older implants, making it less likely to hurt the brain
Deep learning techniques identified compounds that kill MRSA in mice
EurekAlert! - 20-Dec-2023Promising advance in antibiotics with potential to combat a major health threat
Ingestible electronic pill detects sleep apnea and opioid overdoses
New Scientist - 17-Nov-2023Revolutionary pill that could save lives by alerting for serious medical conditions
Beyond CRISPR: Fanzors, a new era of programmable DNA editing tools
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - 13-Oct-2023Scientists discover a vast array of RNA-guided enzymes in diverse organisms
Implantable device 'feels' body's needs, releases drugs accordingly
National University of Ireland Galway - NUI Galway - 30-Aug-2023A new smart implant that could revolutionise the way we treat chronic diseases
AI-driven breakthrough in senolytic drug discovery
Lifespan.io (LEAF) - 04-May-2023Machine learning successfully identifies promising senolytic compounds to target ageing and age-related diseases
Bacterial 'nanosyringes' inject drugs directly into human cells
New Scientist - 29-Mar-2023More research needed but a revolutionary way to treat many diseases, including cancer
Sensor can be tracked through the digestive system to identify blockages
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - 13-Feb-2023Currently only tracking location, but in future could be developed to take samples or deliver therapeutics
Injection-replacement remedy, using a robotic pill to deliver insulin in diabetics
Independent - 30-Sep-2022RoboCap’s mucus-clearing and churning movements help it deliver the drug directly to the gut
Screen cell-nanoparticle interactions adopted in targeting cancer cells
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - 21-Jul-2022Clarity on cell particle interaction and particle uptake, for specific cancer types
OMEGA, a new powerful gene-editing system similar to CRISPR or so much better
New Atlas - 16-Sep-2021Potential RNA-guiding enzymes that are capable of editing and modifying DNA in human cells
New urine test detects cancer cells and their location using nanoparticles
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - 15-Jul-2021Screening cancers non-invasively; shows safety in phase 1 trials
Artificial muscles in regeneration of damaged skeletal muscle
Science Daily - 21-Feb-2021Hybrid constructs help regrow muscle tissue forming new blood vessels in mice
Tumor regression achieved with single 3-pronged immunotherapy injection
Lifespan.io (LEAF) - 29-Sep-2020IL-12 self-replicating RNA delivered in lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) shows good results in mice
This enzyme helps reverse age-related neurodegeneration in mice
EurekAlert! - 18-May-2020Sheds light to potential treatments for age-related cognitive decline, Alzheimer's
Piloting a drone using hand movements and gestures
Tech Xplore - 28-Apr-2020Remote exploration and assistive personal robots will be a possibility
Longevity Vision Fund joins Series B funding for Sigilon Therapeutics
Longevity Vision Fund - 20-Apr-2020To support human clinical trial of novel encapsulated cell therapy for hemophilia A
Antibiotic created using AI killed drug-resistant bacterias
Guardian - 20-Feb-2020Thanks to the algorithm scientists tested 107m compounds in just 3 days
3D printed hybrid living materials that can control living organisms
Phys.org - 23-Jan-2020Pigments can be replaced with useful chemical substances in the future
Prime editing as a way of "editing" genes
BBC - 21-Oct-2019There are around 75,000 mutations caused by DNA errors and prime editing can correct 89% of them
Threadlike robot worm can prevent strokes and aneurysms
Gizmodo - 28-Aug-2019In the future, it can be used as a delivery mechanism for clot reducing drugs
Academy for Health and Lifespan Research Q&A with Harvard's David Sinclair
Harvard Gazette - 08-Mar-2019Rejuvenation human trials (cell reprogramming) possible in next 2 years
Smart inflatable pill that monitors the stomach
BBC - 30-Jan-2019In the stomachs of pigs these smart pills lasted for one month
Robot seeks out skin cancer with suction (video)
BBC - 15-Oct-2018A robot developed by the MIT is helping wth the diagnosis of skin conditions and abnormalities
Scientist slow aging in mice — are humans next?
New York Post - 23-Mar-2018Molecule reactivates faltering blood flow in elderly mice. This deprives tissues and organs of t...
Tiny Pumps Can Inject Drugs Directly Into the Brain
INVERSE - 24-Jan-2018MIT has developed a tiny pump to be implanted into a patient’s brain. Delivers precisely measure...
Low-Hum Therapy Seems To Counteract Alzheimer’s Symptoms In Mice
IFL Science - 04-Jan-2018MIT researchers have exposed mice to a hum at 40 Hertz. Mice developed half as many amyloid beta...
Biosensors as a Tattooed Interface
Digital Journal - 01-Oct-2017Dermal Abyss research involves a novel approach in which the surface of the body is rendered as a...
Computer knows how much pain you are in
New Scientist - 01-Sep-2017A new algorithm can rate how much pain you are in just by looking at your face. By examining ti...
When your body becomes eligible for an upgrade
BBC - 15-Jul-2017What will happen when humans decide to become robots? Sensors give prosthetic legs an awareness...
Graphene sheets allow for very-low-cost diagnostic devices
Kurzweil Network - 20-Mar-2017Could make it possible to capture and analyze individual cells from a small sample of blood. Spe...
Monitoring your vital signs from within the gut
Futurism - 29-Apr-2016Works fine inside pig guts and it's just about the size of a multivitamin pill
Creating custom drugs on a portable device
Kurzweil Network - 01-Apr-2016MIT develops portable pharmaceutical manufacturing system that can be reconfigured to produce a v...
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Artificial Intelligence Chip For Mobile Devices
Futurism - 10-Feb-2016Current mobile AI offloads processing to the cloud because of power consumption. MIT announce a ...
Artificial intelligence used to detect cancer
Swansea University - 15-Jan-2016Researchers trained algorithm to recognise specific cell of interest. Also determines a cell’s a...
Could mRNA Overtake all other Biologicals in Medicine?
Labiotech - 05-Jan-2016What if we could send the body an instruction to produce its own drug? RNA strand seems easier t...
MIT engineers class of bacteria-destroying viruses
New Scientist - 07-Oct-2015Timothy Lu at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology aim to make a single phage modifiable wit...
ElectRx program supports self-healing of body and mind
DARPA - 05-Oct-2015Goal is a closed-loop system that treats diseases by modulating the activity of peripheral nerves...
Big data and health predictions: new study on correlations among medical problems
MIT - 07-Jul-2015MIT researchers analysed anonymous data from over 500,000 patients. Able to compare individual pa...
Wirelessly programmed implantable drug delivery device can release hundreds of single doses over 16 years
Phys.org - 29-Jun-2015Iimplantable, microchip-based device may soon replace the injections and pills now needed to trea...
How to identify drugs that work best for each patient
MIT - 22-Apr-2015Implantable device could allow doctors to test cancer drugs in patients before prescribing chemot...
Smart insulin hope for diabetes
BBC - 10-Feb-2015Automatically turns itself on and off to maintain correct blood glucose levels. The study was pu...
Engineers devise technology for rapidly testing drug-delivery vehicles in zebrafish
MIT - 30-Sep-2014The study was published in the Integrative Biology journal.
