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Models that map these relationships based on patient data require fine-tuning for certain conditions, according to a study by MIT researchers, including a faculty member from IMES. A new MIT study finds “health knowledge graphs,” which show relationships between symptoms and diseases and are intended to help with clinical diagnosis,…

MIT engineers, including an IMES researcher, develop a technique that may help remotely image and assess health of infants, burn victims, and accident survivors in hard-to-reach places. For most people, getting an ultrasound is a relatively easy procedure: As a technician gently presses a probe against a patient’s skin, sound…

Leonid Mirny will conduct research on the immune system and development of cancer Leonid Mirny, a Professor of Medical Engineering and Science, and Physics, and a member of the core faculty for the MIT Institute for Medical Engineering and Science (IMES), has been awarded the Blaise Pascal Chair honor by…

Long-lasting capsule can remain in the stomach and release contraceptive drugs over several weeks. Oral contraceptives are one of the most popular forms of birth control: In the United States, about 12 percent of women between 15 and 49 use them. However, their effectiveness depends on being taken every day,…

Daniel Anderson, Robert Langer, among the top translational reseachers in biotechnology. The list of top translational researchers in biotechnology for 2018, in Nature Biotechnology, a journal about the best research from across the field, includes two faculty members of the MIT Institute for Medical Engineering and Science (IMES). Daniel Anderson,…

IMES and Miami-Dade County establish the Global Co-Creation Lab in Miami, to develop medical technologies for the benefit of the community. In an effort to accelerate innovation and new technologies in health care, Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez is working with the leaders of the MIT Institute of Medical…

Researchers develop a method to isolate and sequence the RNA of T cells that react to a specific target. When your immune system is exposed to a vaccine, an allergen, or an infectious microbe, subsets of T cells that can recognize a foreign intruder leap into action. Some of these…

Massachusetts expands Digital Health R&D Sandbox Program, adds sites in Cambridge, Boston, and western Massachusetts The MIT Institute for Medical Engineering and Science (IMES) has become one of the three, new, healthcare R&D hub sites selected by the Massachusetts eHealth Institute at MassTech (MeHI), joining the Digital Health Sandbox Network….

It was standing room only for the first annual MIT Institute of Medical Engineering and Science (IMES) Founders Lecture, delivered by Arup K. Chakraborty, on Oct. 30. Chakraborty, the founding director of IMES and the Robert T. Haslam Professor of Chemical Engineering, Physics, and Chemistry at MIT, spoke about “Gems, T Cells, Dewdrops and Genes.”

MIT engineers, including from IMES, create new adhesive that binds wet surfaces within seconds could be used to heal wounds or implant medical devices. Inspired by a sticky substance that spiders use to catch their prey, MIT engineers have designed a double-sided tape that can rapidly seal tissues together. In…