Health sciences and technology

Why teaching AI about symmetry could make prenatal diagnosis more reliable

A model developed by researchers at MIT and Boston Children’s Hospital adjusts scans on the fly to track fetal movement, potentially sparing families repeat hospital visits.

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AI model decodes the language cells use to communicate

A new computational approach reveals how cells communicate to assemble into tissues. This could accelerate stem cell engineering, improve disease models, and inform therapies.

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How artificial neural networks build their own learning machinery

Machine-learning networks can learn without detailed instructions from a designer. Those that do may offer insight into how the brain reorganizes itself during learning.

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Poitras Center to fuel early careers of 50 young scientists dedicated to psychiatric disorders research

Patricia and James Poitras ’63 provide fellowships for graduate students and postdocs who will shape the future of mental health research.

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Lifesaving Lincoln Laboratory device wins 2026 Excellence in Technology Transfer Award

The handheld catheterization device AI-GUIDE, created by Lincoln Laboratory and Massachusetts General Hospital, promises improved health outcomes for injured service members and civilians.

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How a medical database developed at MIT evolved into a global standard of data-sharing

The visionary PhysioNet platform launched 25 years ago, based on a system developed at MIT in the 1970s. It has become one of the most comprehensive biomedical and clinical data repositories in existence.

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Can AI help predict which heart-failure patients will worsen within a year?

Researchers at MIT, Mass General Brigham, and Harvard Medical School developed a deep-learning model to forecast a patient’s heart failure prognosis up to a year in advance.

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