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Jun 17, 2024 · Molecule reduces inflammation in Alzheimer’s models. A potential new Alzheimer’s drug represses the harmful inflammatory response of the brain’s immune cells, reducing disease pathology, preserving neurons, and improving cognition in preclinical tests. September 5, 2023. Read full story.
Jun 19, 2024 · June 17, 2024. Researchers at MIT and elsewhere have “outlined the costs and benefits of artificial intelligence in health care, education and the workforce,” reports Ruth Reader, Daniel Payne, and Carmen Paul for Politico. The researchers say “policymakers should study the real-world implications of the technology and consider using AI ...
Jun 6, 2024 · The unexpected origins of a modern finance tool. Discounting calculations are ubiquitous today — thanks partly to the English clergy who spread them amid turmoil in the 1600s, an MIT scholar shows. June 6, 2024. Read full story.
Jun 18, 2024 · Ingestible electronic device detects breathing depression in patients. The new sensor measures heart and breathing rate from patients with sleep apnea and could also be used to monitor people at risk of opioid overdose. November 17, 2023. Read full story.
Jun 20, 2024 · Jonathan Byrnes, MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics senior lecturer and visionary in supply chain management, dies at 75. A cherished colleague, Byrnes left an “immense” legacy as a key member of MIT CTL’s education programs for more than 30 years. May 17, 2024.
Jun 18, 2024 · Autonomous innovations in an uncertain world. Jonathan How and his team at the Aerospace Controls Laboratory develop planning algorithms that allow autonomous vehicles to navigate dynamic environments without colliding. August 30, 2023. Read full story.
Jun 19, 2024 · Professor Emeritus Igor Paul, an expert in product design and safety, dies at 87. Longtime professor helped develop the Department of Mechanical Engineering’s design and manufacturing curriculum, contributed to artificial joints as well as NASA inertial guidance systems. January 31, 2024. Read full story.
