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MIT researchers found that vision-language models, which are widely used to analyze medical images to streamline diagnosis,…

Study shows vision-language models can’t handle queries with negation words

May 15, 2025

Words like “no” and “not” can cause this popular class of AI models to fail unexpectedly in high-stakes settings, such as medical diagnosis.

Twenty-two members of the MIT engineering faculty received awards in winter 2025.

School of Engineering faculty and staff receive awards for winter 2025

May 12, 2025

Faculty members and researchers, including IMES faculty, were honored in recognition of their scholarship, service, and overall excellence.

A study of the skin bacteria found on children as young as 5, as well as their parents, has helped MIT researchers learn…

Study of facial bacteria could lead to probiotics that promote healthy skin

May 2, 2025

During the early teen years, many new strains of C. acnes colonize the skin on our faces. This could be an optimal time for probiotic treatment.

Emery Brown, seen in his MIT Building 46 office at The Picower Institute, is the Edward Hood Taplin Professor of Medical…

In kids, EEG monitoring of consciousness safely reduces anesthetic use

May 2, 2025

Clinical trial finds several outcomes improved for young children when an anesthesiologist observed their brain waves to guide dosing of sevoflurane during surgery, according to research that included an IMES faculty member.

Menstruation research Alix Wagner

Menstruation science moonshot: MIT’s bold quest to revolutionize women’s health

April 25, 2025

Linda Griffith: "We want to create an international movement that helps us bring a lot of great sience and engineering into the study of menstruation."

Pollina Golland

New method assesses and improves the reliability of radiologists’ diagnostic reports

April 25, 2025

The framework helps clinicians choose phrases that more accurately reflect the likelihood that certain conditions are present in X-rays. 

IMES research scientist biomechanics

The human body, its movement, and music

April 25, 2025

Connected by the MIT Human Insight Collaborative, Lecturer Mi-Eun Kim and IMES Research Scientist Praneeth Namburi, want to develop an understanding of musical expression and skill development.

Alex Shalek research

A new computational framework illuminates the hidden ecology of diseased tissues

April 24, 2025

MESA uses ecological theory to map cellular diversity and spatial patterns in tissues, offering new insights into disease progression.

Alix Wagner

IMES community profile: Alix Wagner

April 24, 2025

HST MEMP PhD student Alix Wagner shares more about her interests, research and background

Jim Collins Senti Bio

Equipping living cells with logic gates to fight cancer

April 24, 2025

Founded by MIT researchers, including from IMES, Senti Bio is giving immune cells the ability to distinguish between healthy and cancerous cells.

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