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Molecules that fight infection also act on the brain, inducing anxiety or sociability, neuroscientists have found. The new research, on a cytokine called IL-17, adds to growing evidence that immune molecules can influence behavior during illness. Apr 8, 2025
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Anantha Chandrakasan spoke with the Boston Globe about the new MIT-GE Vernova Energy and Climate Alliance, saying that it “will allow us to make the kind of breakthroughs that will keep U.S. competitiveness at its peak.”
Chemical engineers developed a way to mass manufacture nanoparticles that deliver cancer drugs directly to tumors. Scaling up production will help scientists test new cancer treatments that avoid many side effects of traditional chemotherapy.
“Everything is a learning experience. I’m just going to go for it,” Kelvin Frazier PhD ’15 says. Now an assistant professor of chemistry in Hawaii, he’s also a sixth-grade math teacher, an AI consultant, and an R&B recording artist, making the Billboard charts twice.
A surprise discovery could lead to better catalysts for industrial reactions: Upending a long-held belief, chemists have found that a common catalyst works by cycling between two forms, engaging in what Yogesh Surendranath calls “a cyclic dance.”
WCVB’s “Chronicle” visited MIT to learn more about how it “nurtures groundbreaking efforts, reminding us that creativity and science thrive together, inspiring future advancements in engineering, medicine, and beyond.”
In the latest episode of the Curiosity Unbounded podcast, President Sally Kornbluth speaks with Christopher Palmer about his research on household financial decision making around mortgages, car loans, and how best to save for retirement.
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