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Conformable Decoders

Converting the patterns of nature and the human body into beneficial signals and energy
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Media Lab Research Theme: Life with AI

Life with AI | Designing the future of smart systems to improve the human experience
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Media Lab Research Theme: Future Worlds

Future Worlds | Design and action for the future we want to live in
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Media Lab Research Theme: Connected Mind + Body

Connected Mind + Body | Revolutionizing the future of mental and physical wellbeing
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Biomechatronics

Enhancing human physical capability
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Strengthening Community Data Engagement in Humanitarian Health Crisis: A reflection from Sierra Leone

In a post for the MIT Governance Lab, Media Lab grad student Leonard Francis Vibbi discusses his recent work in Sierra Leone.
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The Sierra Leone Orthotics & Prosthetics Program

We've designed a health system strengthening model  to support and expand the prosthetic and orthotic sector that cares for people wit…
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A wearable ultrasound scanner could detect breast cancer earlier

The new device, which can be incorporated into a bra, could allow more frequent monitoring of patients at high risk for breast cancer.
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Conformable Ultrasound Breast Patch (cUSBr-Patch) for Deep Tissue Scanning and Imaging

Ultrasound is widely used for tissue imaging such as breast cancer diagnosis; however, fundamental challenges limit…
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Decoders 2.0: Microfabricated Decoders

StyleFlexible; Individual projects (teamwork can also be possible upon the wish of students).To pass, you must: (i) attend at least 3/…
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Affective Computing

Advancing human wellbeing by developing new ways to communicate, understand, and respond to emotion
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The six dimensions of caring for patients with disabilities: a journey from the US to Sierra Leone

The journey to equitable access to bionic technology in Sierra Leone.
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Tangible Media

Invent new tangible and embodied interactions that inspire and engage people
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Francesca Riccio-Ackerman Works to Improve Access to Prosthetics

PhD student is designing and building a sustainable care and delivery model in Sierra Leone
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MIT spinoffs listed among Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies 2023

Media Lab spinoff Sourcemap and MIT spinoff Overjet have been listed among Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies for 2023.
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Media Lab spinoff Empatica receives new FDA clearance for its Health Monitoring Platform and announces Series B financing

Co-founded by Professor Rosalind Picard, Empatica develops medical-grade wearables and algorithms for health monitoring and diagnostics.
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Health 0.0

Health 0.0
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Technology-Enabled Mobile Phone Screenings Augment Routine Primary Care

We have developed a new process to screen patients at the point-of-care with FDA-approved technology-enabled mobile health screenings (TES)…
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Research Area | Rapid Fabrication and Integration of Medical Devices and Technologies

Dr. Shah and his research lab at MIT has significant expertise and motivation to bring problems from the clinic and society into the labora…
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Research Area | Application, Interpretability and Clinical Translation of Deep Learning Algorithms for Medical Images

Research studies led by Dr. Shah in his laboratory have created new paradigms for using low-cost images captured using simple optical …
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New Study Highlights Opportunities for Artificial Emotional Intelligence

MIT uses affective computing in efforts to improve human mental health.
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Promoting systemic change in the Middle East, the “MIT way”

In a recent MISTI course, students engaged on collaborative solutions to climate, health care, and economic development in the Middle East.
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Democratizing prosthetic and diabetic care: A resilient model for healthcare delivery

As developers of prosthetic technology, we’re dedicated to understanding the challenges that people with limb loss face, not just after amp…
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Ethics and Governance of Artificial Intelligence

Ethics and Governance of Artificial Intelligence
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parkinsAI

Appropriate and adaptive treatment plans are challenging in Parkinson’s disease for several reasons.  parkinsAI models drug response a…
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Technology-enabled examinations evaluated jointly with routine health screenings: an observational study at the 2015 Kumbh Mela in India

P. Shah*, G. Yauney*, O. Gupta, V. Patalano II, M. Mohit, R. Merchant, SV Subramanian. BMJ Open (2018). 8:e018774. PMID: 29678964 * Equal contribution
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Machine learning shows no difference in angina symptoms between men and women

Finding could help overturn the prevailing notion that men and women experience angina differently.
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Lensing: Cardiolinguistics for Atypical Angina

Conversations between two individuals—whether between doctor and patient, mental health therapist and client, or between two people romanti…