Anne Trafton

1 week ago | medicalxpress.com | Anne Trafton |Stephanie Baum |Robert Egan

Researchers at MIT and the Scripps Research Institute have shown that they can generate a strong immune response to HIV with just one vaccine dose, by adding two powerful adjuvants—materials that help stimulate the immune system. In a study of mice, the researchers showed that this approach produced a much wider diversity of antibodies against an HIV antigen, compared to the vaccine given on its own or with just one of the adjuvants.

2 weeks ago | mittechreview.pt | Anne Trafton

O córtex cerebral contém regiões dedicadas ao processamento de diferentes tipos de informação sensorial, incluindo estímulos visuais e auditivos. Agora, investigadores liderados por Robert Desimone, director do Instituto McGovern para a Investigação do Cérebro do MIT, e os seus colegas, desenvolveram o retrato mais abrangente até à data do que fazem todas essas regiões.

2 weeks ago | news.mit.edu | Anne Trafton

The human brain is very good at solving complicated problems. One reason for that is that humans can break problems apart into manageable subtasks that are easy to solve one at a time. This allows us to complete a daily task like going out for coffee by breaking it into steps: getting out of our office building, navigating to the coffee shop, and once there, obtaining the coffee. This strategy helps us to handle obstacles easily.

2 weeks ago | news.mit.edu | Anne Trafton

For many patients with schizophrenia, other psychiatric illnesses, or diseases such as hypertension and asthma, it can be difficult to take their medicine every day. To help overcome that challenge, MIT researchers have developed a pill that can be taken just once a week and gradually releases medication from within the stomach.

3 weeks ago | medicalxpress.com | Anne Trafton |Sadie Harley |Robert Egan

When navigating a place that we're only somewhat familiar with, we often rely on unique landmarks to help make our way. However, if we're looking for an office in a brick building, and there are many brick buildings along our route, we might use a rule like looking for the second building on a street, rather than relying on distinguishing the building itself.