Particles carrying multiple vaccine doses could reduce the need for follow-up shots

MIT engineers designed polymer microparticles that can deliver vaccines at predetermined times after injection.

Anne Trafton | MIT News • mit
May 15, 2025 ~7 min

Study shows vision-language models can’t handle queries with negation words

Words like “no” and “not” can cause this popular class of AI models to fail unexpectedly in high-stakes settings, such as medical diagnosis.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
May 14, 2025 ~8 min


Daily mindfulness practice reduces anxiety for autistic adults

After six weeks of practicing mindfulness with the help of a smartphone app, adults with autism reported lasting improvements in their well-being.

Jennifer Michalowski | McGovern Institute for Brain Research • mit
May 13, 2025 ~5 min

Middle-aged Americans are lonelier than older adults

A new study finds loneliness generally increases with age, but middle-aged people in the US report feeling lonelier than other age groups.

Emory University • futurity
May 13, 2025 ~4 min

Can AI help prevent suicide? How real-time monitoring may be the next big step in mental health care

Suicide is complex. But researchers are finding that AI and real-time monitoring tools could help offer support at exactly the right moment.

Ruth Melia, Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology, University of Limerick • conversation
May 13, 2025 ~6 min

How city rats spread deadly bacteria

Researchers examined rodent behavior to show how different populations are related and how their movement spreads leptospirosis.

Angela Nelson-Tufts • futurity
May 13, 2025 ~9 min

Ultrasound method could clean stents and catheters non-invasively

In the future, specially designed implanted stents and catheters could be cleaned from outside the body by activating them with ultrasound.

ETH Zurich • futurity
May 13, 2025 ~5 min

Wearable device monitors skin health via vapors

A new wearable device can monitor the flux of vapors through the skin, offering new insights into skin health and wound healing.

Georgia Tech • futurity
May 13, 2025 ~6 min


Does sleep apnea pave way for cognitive decline?

"Our study found that low oxygen levels from obstructive sleep apnea may be linked to cognitive decline..."

Tom Vasich-UC Irvine • futurity
May 13, 2025 ~7 min

Why do cuts to Medicaid matter for Americans over 65? 2 experts on aging explain why lives are at stake

When people over 65 lose Medicaid coverage, they stop seeing their doctors for preventive care due to high costs. This in turn leads to worse health outcomes and higher health care costs.

Marc Cohen, Professor of Gerontology, UMass Boston • conversation
May 13, 2025 ~9 min

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