Q&A: Alexey Makarin on why social media harms youth mental health
MIT professor discusses the US surgeon general’s recent advisory and why scrolling social media can lead to depression and anxiety.
MIT professor discusses the US surgeon general’s recent advisory and why scrolling social media can lead to depression and anxiety.
A new approach opens the door to a greater understanding of protein-microbe interactions.
As Canada’s wildfires continue to be felt downwind, MIT experts weigh in on what to expect in the coming months, with wildfire season underway.
Omer Yilmaz’s work on how diet influences intestinal stem cells could lead to new ways to treat or prevent gastrointestinal cancers.
New MIT faculty member investigates how sensory input from within the body controls mammalian physiology and behavior.
Fifteen principal investigators from across MIT will conduct early work to solve issues ranging from water contamination to aquaculture monitoring and management.
Students working in Boston Medical Center’s Autism Program make an impact while experiencing the whirlwind atmosphere of a hospital.
Senior Mercy Oladipo is building tools to address disparities in health care.
Open-source tool from MIT’s Senseable City Lab lets people check air quality, cheaply.
New modeling tool enables rapid design of effective and equitable policy combinations.
New program supports the Institute’s vision of educating the whole student.
More than $1 million in funding available to selected Solver teams and fellows.
Health benefits of using wind energy instead of fossil fuels could quadruple if the most polluting power plants are selected for dialing down, new study finds.
New MIT tool pinpoints policy combinations that maximize health benefits.
Gloria Choi’s studies of how the immune system and nervous system influence each other could yield new approaches to treating neurological disorders.