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With AI, researchers predict the location of virtually any protein within a human cell
https://news.mit.edu/2025/researchers-predict-protein-location-within-human-cell-using-ai-0515
Published: May 15, 2025 14:30
Trained with a joint understanding of protein and cell behavior, the model could help with diagnosing disease and developing new drugs.
Particles carrying multiple vaccine doses could reduce the need for follow-up shots
Published: May 15, 2025 14:00
MIT engineers designed polymer microparticles that can deliver vaccines at predetermined times after injection.
3 Questions: Making the most of limited data to boost pavement performance
https://news.mit.edu/2025/3q-making-most-of-limited-data-to-boost-pavement-performance-0514
Published: May 15, 2025 03:20
Postdoc Haoran Li describes how the Concrete Sustainability Hub is enabling accessible, fast, and robust pavement decision-making.
Study shows vision-language models can’t handle queries with negation words
https://news.mit.edu/2025/study-shows-vision-language-models-cant-handle-negation-words-queries-0514
Published: May 14, 2025 04:00
Words like “no” and “not” can cause this popular class of AI models to fail unexpectedly in high-stakes settings, such as medical diagnosis.
MIT Department of Economics to launch James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Center on Inequality and Shaping the Future of Work
Published: May 13, 2025 20:35
With support from the Stone Foundation, the center will advance cutting-edge research and inform policy.
Daily mindfulness practice reduces anxiety for autistic adults
https://news.mit.edu/2025/daily-mindfulness-practice-reduces-anxiety-autistic-adults-0513
Published: May 13, 2025 18:40
After six weeks of practicing mindfulness with the help of a smartphone app, adults with autism reported lasting improvements in their well-being.
How we think about protecting data
https://news.mit.edu/2025/how-we-think-about-protecting-data-0513
Published: May 13, 2025 09:00
A new study shows public views on data privacy vary according to how the data are used, who benefits, and other conditions.
Eldercare robot helps people sit and stand, and catches them if they fall
https://news.mit.edu/2025/eldercare-robot-helps-people-sit-stand-catches-them-fall-0513
Published: May 13, 2025 04:00
The new design could assist the elderly as they age in place at home.
In Down syndrome mice, 40Hz light and sound improve cognition, neurogenesis, connectivity
Published: May 12, 2025 20:50
New evidence suggests sensory stimulation of gamma-frequency brain rhythm may promote broad-based restorative neurological health response.
Biologists identify targets for new pancreatic cancer treatments
https://news.mit.edu/2025/biologists-identify-targets-new-pancreatic-cancer-treatments-0508
Published: May 8, 2025 18:00
Their study yielded hundreds of “cryptic” peptides that are found only on pancreatic tumor cells and could be targeted by vaccines or engineered T cells.