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MIT professor, cancer survivor, awarded for AI mammogram analysis program that better detects risks

BOSTON (WHDH) - Cancer survivor Dr. Regina Barzilay is a cancer survivor who is using her experience to help others. The professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology helped develop a way for ...

Cancer's secret safety net: A hidden mechanism lets dangerous mutations thrive

Researchers in Class of 1942 Professor of Chemistry Matthew D. Shoulders' lab have uncovered a sinister hidden mechanism that ...
Becker's Hospital Review

Director of MIT’s cancer research center to step down

Tyler Jacks, PhD, will step down from the Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT in Cambridge, Mass. after serving as director for over 19 years. Dr. Jacks will continue cancer genetics ...
Yahoo

MIT’s new cancer therapy combines tumor destruction, chemo in single implant

Individuals with advanced cancer frequently undergo several rounds of various treatments, which can lead to undesirable side effects and might not always be effective. To broaden the available ...
ZAWYA

IsDB and MIT Jameel Clinic jointly explore advancement of AI for cancer risk prediction in member countries

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), together with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) ...
Yahoo

MIT professor’s AI tools to detect breast and lung cancer get her recognized in TIME

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dr. Regina Barzilay’s world turned upside down when she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2014. It seemed to come out of nowhere ...
The Chronicle of Higher Education

MIT Receives $100-Million Gift for Cancer-Research Center

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has received a $100-million donation for a new cancer-research center from an alumnus who is a prostate-cancer survivor, MIT officials announced on Tuesday.
WCVB Channel 5 Boston

At MIT, groundbreaking ideas blend science and breast cancer detection innovation

AT MIT, THEY’RE WORKING ON DODGING ASTEROIDS. MOTHER EARTH RECENTLY DODGED A BULLET. AN ASTEROID THE SIZE OF AN EIGHT STORY BUILDING. BUT WE’RE NOT ENTIRELY IN THE CLEAR. YEAH, THERE MIGHT BE MORE ...
EurekAlert!

MIT engineers develop a way to mass manufacture nanoparticles that deliver cancer drugs directly to tumors

CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Polymer-coated nanoparticles loaded with therapeutic drugs show significant promise for cancer treatment, including ovarian cancer. These particles can be targeted directly to tumors, ...
ExtremeTech

New MIT AI Model Helps Identify Riskiest Forms of Breast Cancer, Avoid Overtreatment

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

$100-Million Donated to MIT for Cancer Research

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has received a $100-million pledge from David H. Koch — an executive vice president of Koch Industries and an alumnus — to build a new cancer-research center.
ExtremeTech

Triple-helix RNA cancer treatment from MIT shows major promise

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