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12 August 2022

• Design prevents buildup of scar tissue around medical implants
  A new device, which doesn’t rely on immunosuppressing drugs, may assist efforts to develop an artificial pancreas to treat diabetes.
• Amy Moran-Thomas receives the Edgerton Faculty Achievement Award
  The MIT anthropologist is recognized for interdisciplinary work on health, climate, and equity.
• On planetary change and human health
  MIT anthropologist Amy Moran-Thomas reflects on the deep connection between planetary and human well-being.
• “Living drug factories” might treat diabetes and other diseases
  Chemical engineers have developed a way to protect transplanted drug-producing cells from immune system rejection.
• Mathematical model could lead to better treatment for diabetes
  A new model can predict which types of glucose-responsive insulin will work in humans and animals.