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Strain of intestinal bacteria can stop a high-salt diet from inducing inflammatory response linked to hypertension.
Largest, most advanced U.S. academic tunnel will replace 79-year-old facility; Boeing is project’s lead donor with philanthropic commitment.
New delivery system developed by MIT team deletes disease-causing genes and reduces cholesterol.
Study finds state’s annual risk of extreme rainfall will rise from 1 to 18 percent.
Electronic circuits reveal when a plant begins to experience drought conditions.
Reconstituted silk can be several times stronger than the natural fiber and made in different forms.
Seth Borenstein of the Associated Press reports on a new study by Prof. Kerry Emanuel, which finds that hurricanes with extreme rainfall could become common as a result of global warming. Borenstein explains that the odds of 20 inches of rain occurring over a large area of Texas is “6 in 100 and by 2081, those odds will be 18 in 100.”
Using nanotechnology and CRISPR, Prof. Daniel Anderson has turned off a cholesterol-related gene in mouse liver cells, reports Julie Steenhuysen for Reuters. This new development “could lead to new ways to correct genes that cause high cholesterol and other liver diseases,” Steenhuysen writes.
Writing about the future of clothing and fabrics, Kara Yurieff highlights the programmable material developed by the Advanced Functional Fabrics of America (AFFOA). The organization, which aims to “change what fabrics do,” according to Prof. Yoel Fink, will soon allow sports fans to scan jerseys at games to view player stats.
Boston Globe reporter Alyssa Meyers writes that a new study by MIT researchers shows that probiotics could be used to help fight high blood pressure. The researchers found that probiotics, “can boost beneficial bacteria in the human gut that prevent pro-inflammatory immune cells from increasing in number." Pro-inflammatory immune cells have been linked with hypertension.
Boston Globe op-ed by MIT president calls for a “whole-society effort” to address profound challenges posed by automation.
CEO of Vanu, Inc. improved wireless networks, encouraged MIT research, and pursued humanitarian efforts.
Distinguished scholar and MacVicar Faculty Fellow is also an accomplished public servant.
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