More effective surgery could boost survival rates for ovarian cancer. Ovarian cancer is usually diagnosed only after it has reached an advanced stage, with many tumors spread throughout the... Read more
Capsule that releases insulin in the stomach could replace injections for patients with type 1 diabetes An MIT-led research team has developed a drug capsule that could be used to deliver or... Read more
Patients with lung disease could find relief by breathing in messenger RNA molecules. Messenger RNA, which can induce cells to produce therapeutic proteins, holds great promise for treating... Read more
Electronic pill can relay diagnostic information or release drugs in response to smartphone commands
Ingestible capsule can be controlled wirelessly Researchers at MIT, Draper, and Brigham and Women’s Hospital have designed an ingestible capsule that can be controlled using Bluetooth wirele... Read more
System can be rapidly reconfigured to produce a variety of protein drugs. Biopharmaceuticals, a class of drugs comprising proteins such as antibodies and hormones, represent a fast-growing s... Read more
Biochemical sensor implanted at initial biopsy could allow doctors to better monitor and adjust cancer treatments. In the battle against cancer, which kills nearly 8 million people worldwide... Read more
Microfluidic cell-squeezing device opens new possibilities for cell-based vaccines MIT researchers have shown that they can use a microfluidic cell-squeezing device to introduce specific ant... Read more