By now, most people are aware of the enormity of the opioid epidemic. In 2015, over 33,000 Americans died from an...
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October 4, 2017 Large Image
The best way to confront the epidemic is to be upfront with children and not shy away from difficult questions, Tufts professor says
October 3, 2017 Large Image
Lisa Freeman, J86, V91, N96, head of the veterinary nutrition service at Cummings Veterinary Medical Center, fills us in
I hear from owners—and vets—all the time that they’ve added pumpkin to a dog or cat’s diet to increase the fiber. Dog and cats don’t require any...
October 2, 2017 Large Image
Researchers find underlying neurological mechanism for mediating fear response
A toddler may reach for a honeybee buzzing around a bright flower—but a child that has previously been stung by a bee may shrink from the insect....
September 26, 2017 Large Image
A patented new technique discovered by Tufts engineers speeds up imaging of biological specimens and high-tech materials
Tufts researchers have discovered a new, faster way to image materials at the nano level, an advance that could speed the detection of cancer and...
September 25, 2017 Large Image
Scientists demonstrate, and then rescue, muscle and nerve defects caused by removing brains of day-old frog embryos; reveal earliest known example of brain-body interface
MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass. (Sept. 25, 2017) —The brain plays an active and essential role much earlier than previously thought, according to new...