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Common Viruses May Be Triggering the Onset of Alzheimer’s Disease

Shingles infection may activate dormant neurological herpes viruses, causing inflammation and accumulation of Alzheimer’s associated proteins in the brain

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Biomedicine

Two Immunology Graduate Students Receive Two Research Fellowships—Each

The students in the Pilar Alcaide Lab at the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences credit their mentor with helping them succeed.
Food & Nutrition

What to Do When You’re Out of Baby Formula

Don't water it down; do talk to your pediatrician, advise Tufts experts
Youth Voting

Abortion Issue Could Bring Out More Young Voters in November

More than two-thirds of young people support legal abortion, and potentially could swing elections in key races, says Tufts youth voting expert
University News

Two New Professors Land at the School of Medicine

Tufts University School of Medicine has named an international expert on diverticular disease as its new chair for the Department of Surgery, and an internationally recognized sociologist whose career has focused on critical issues in health equity and women’s health as the new director for the Center of Health Equity Research in the Department of Medicine.

Machines inside a large semiconductor chip fabrication facility. Semiconductors run everything from our smartphones to our cars, and a massive bill just signed by Biden will help innovation, says Tufts author of book “Chip Wars”

Business & Economics

Why the Government Is Boosting Computer Chip Efforts in the U.S.

Semiconductors run everything from our smartphones to our cars, and a massive bill just signed by Biden will help innovation, says Tufts author of book “Chip War”

Infectious Disease

Monkeypox: What to Know About the Current Outbreak

Amid a steady rise in monkeypox cases worldwide, an assistant professor at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine explains how the virus is transmitted, who is at risk, and how vaccines can help control the spread.

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Food & Nutrition

Research Links Red Meat Intake, Gut Microbiome, and Cardiovascular Disease in Older Adults

Microbiome-related metabolites like TMAO, as well as blood sugar and general inflammation, appear more important than blood cholesterol or blood pressure in mediating heart disease risk associated with meat intake.

Healthier Eating, Healthier Living

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Food & Nutrition

To Raise Healthy Eaters, Go Beyond Breaking the Rules

Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy researchers discuss the current science behind raising healthy eaters, the new advice about breaking old rules, and how that advice might miss the point

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Food & Nutrition

How to Eat Healthy for Less

With prices rising, experts from Tufts’ Friedman School offer advice on keeping food costs low

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Food & Nutrition

Home-Grown: Recipes for Your Summer Vegetables

A fresh crop of New Entry farmers share personal stories—and seasonal recipes—from their farms

Food in a refrigerator. Rising heat and increasingly prevalent summer storms, leading to power outages, mean we all need to pay attention to avoid foodborne illnesses.

Food & Nutrition

Food Safety Tips for the Climate Change Era

Rising heat and increasingly prevalent summer storms, leading to power outages, mean we all need to pay attention to avoid foodborne illnesses

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Health

What Are Autoimmune Diseases and What Can Be Done to Alleviate Them?

Some 25 million Americans are afflicted by these diseases as the body attacks itself. Tufts immunologist Pilar Alcaide explains what’s happening

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Books

Summer Book Recommendations 2022

Members of the Tufts community share their favorite works of fiction and nonfiction—classics, hidden gems, and recent releases

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Food & Nutrition

Hydration: What to Know for Hot Weather

Know the signs and risks of dehydration and keep the fluids flowing to avoid overheating this summer or whenever temperatures rise.

Chimpanzees in the high tree canopy in a forest. A study of wild chimpanzee hunting vocalizations suggests they use them to coordinate their hunts, like humans use communication as part of a cooperative efforts

Pets & Wildlife

Communication, Chimp Style—Is It Like Ours?

A new study suggests wild chimpanzee vocalizations are used to coordinate their hunts, much like humans use communication as part of cooperative efforts

Entrepreneurship

A Tufts Summer Program Gets Down to Business with Innovative Ideas

Young entrepreneurs with promising startups find pragmatic guidance and inspiration with the Tufts Venture Accelerator

Cybersecurity

Your Phone Reveals a Lot More About You Than You Think

It’s not just getting directions, searching on Google, or chatting online that gives you away—data you don’t even know exists gets sent out all the time

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Arts & Humanities

A Different Kind of Love Story

In her novel Monster in the Middle, which spans generations and continents, Tiphanie Yanique, A00, challenges us to think bigger when it comes to romance