3 ways blockchain technologies can impact healthcare now

The Internet as we know it today was once a shiny new technology. And like many new shiny technologies, the Internet was misunderstood. Yet what we think to be the Internet—surfing websites, posting messages on Facebook and Googling for answers to arcane questions—is really something called the World Wide Web, a specialized set of services… Read More: 3 ways blockchain technologies can impact healthcare now »

5 Cooking Mistakes You Need To Stop Making If You’re Trying To Get Fit

If you’re diligent at the gym and still not seeing results, your kitchen habits may be to blame. And no, I don’t mean snacking while you cook—although that is definitely one to break—I mean those everyday mistakes you don’t even know you’re making. Drown your vegetables in oil and season all your meals with salt?… Read More: 5 Cooking Mistakes You Need To Stop Making If You’re… »

A new approach to drugging a difficult cancer target

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office One of the most common cancer-promoting genes, known as Myc, is also one of the most difficult to target with drugs. Scientists have long tried to develop drugs that block the Myc protein, but so far their efforts have not been successful. Now, using an alternative strategy, MIT researchers… Read More: A new approach to drugging a difficult cancer target »