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A Two-Dose Approach Could Enhance HIV Vaccine Efficacy

A Two-Dose Approach Could Enhance HIV Vaccine Efficacy

MIT researchers have demonstrated that a two-dose HIV vaccine regimen, administered a week apart, can elicit a robust immune response comparable to a multi-dose approach. This discovery holds promise for developing more practical and effective HIV vaccines for widespread use.

Tuning in to Brain Health: How 40Hz Sensory Stimulation May Preserve Myelin

Tuning in to Brain Health: How 40Hz Sensory Stimulation May Preserve Myelin

New research from MIT delves into the mechanisms by which 40Hz sensory stimulation may protect myelin, the crucial fatty insulation surrounding nerve fibers in the brain. The study, conducted on a mouse model of myelin loss, offers hope for potential treatments for Alzheimer's, multiple sclerosis, a

Study Across Multiple Brain Regions Identifies Alzheimer's Vulnerability and Resilience Factors

Study Across Multiple Brain Regions Identifies Alzheimer's Vulnerability and Resilience Factors

A new MIT study published in Nature provides compelling evidence for how specific cells and circuits become vulnerable in Alzheimer’s disease. The research also sheds light on factors that may contribute to cognitive resilience in some individuals, even in the presence of disease pathology.

CHARMed: A New Hope for Fatal Prion Diseases

CHARMed: A New Hope for Fatal Prion Diseases

In a race against time, researchers at the Broad Institute and Whitehead Institute have developed CHARM, a promising new gene therapy tool that could silence disease-causing genes, offering hope for patients with fatal prion diseases and other genetic conditions.

Sweat's Secret Weapon: A Natural Guard Against Lyme Disease

Sweat's Secret Weapon: A Natural Guard Against Lyme Disease

Lyme disease, transmitted by ticks and affecting nearly half a million Americans annually, has found a formidable opponent not in medicine, but within us. Researchers from MIT and the University of Helsinki have uncovered a protein in human sweat that offers protection against this bacterial affliction. Intriguingly, a third of