Study, by MIT researchers, including at IMES, finds computer models that predict molecular interactions need improvement before they can help identify drug mechanisms of action. Over the past few decades, very few new antibiotics have been developed, largely because current methods for screening potential drugs are prohibitively expensive and time-consuming….

Researchers, including some affiliated with IMES, trained an algorithm to identify people’s self-reported race from medical images, but they are mystified as to how it works. Doctors can’t tell a person’s race from medical images such as x-rays and CT scans. But a team including MIT researchers was able to…

A new device, which doesn’t rely on immunosuppressing drugs, may assist efforts to develop an artificial pancreas to treat diabetes. Implantable devices that release insulin into the body hold promise as an alternative way to treat diabetes without insulin injections or cannula insertions. However, one obstacle that has prevented their…

New research ties inaccuracies in pulse oximeter readings to racial disparities in treatment and outcomes. Pulse oximetry is a noninvasive test that measures the oxygen saturation level in a patient’s blood, and it has become an important tool for monitoring many patients, including those with Covid-19. But new research links…