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Illustration of a human body with lights linked throughout. Tufts researchers devise an mRNA-based cancer vaccine delivered directly into the lymphatic system

Cancer

New Targeted Cancer Vaccines Eliminate Tumors and Prevent Recurrence in Mice

Tufts researchers devise an mRNA-based cancer vaccine delivered directly into the lymphatic system, leading to a more potent response than other cancer vaccines

Abe Bayer, Pilar Alcaide, and Sasha Smolgovsky

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.

illustration of brain and two different viruses

Neuroscience

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

An image of Tufts biology major Jay M. Fonticella, A22 in the laboratory

Biomedicine

Senior Spotlight: Jay Fonticella

The senior biology major recalls finding at Tufts both the desired opportunities to conduct biomedical research as well as a powerful sense of community, with...

An illustration of a human body with blue light and body part images around it. Tufts scientists create tattoo-like sensors that reveal blood oxygen levels

Science & Technology

Scientists Create Tattoo-like Sensors That Reveal Blood Oxygen Levels

Silk-based material under skin changes color in response to oxygen, and in the future might be adapted to track glucose and other blood components

May 4, 2022

An African clawed frog under water with green vegetation. In effort led by Tufts scientists, frogs briefly treated with a five-drug cocktail administered by a wearable bioreactor were able to regrow a functional, nearly complete limb

Science & Technology

Scientists Regrow Frog’s Lost Leg

Frogs briefly treated with a five-drug cocktail administered by a wearable bioreactor were able to regrow a functional, nearly complete limb

A gloved hand holds a microplate filled with samples.

Biomedicine

What Is Combination Drug Therapy?

A microbiologist explains drug cocktails and how researchers find the right matches to improve outcomes

Scientific illustration of three connected rounded chambers with colored lines representing bacteria coming into either end. Tufts engineers uncover novel mode of cell migration, which opens new possibilities in nanomedicine and bioremediation

Biomedicine

Tufts Engineers Uncover Novel Mode of Cell Migration

Influencing cell movement within fluid environments opens new possibilities in nanomedicine and bioremediation

An illustration of a double helix with network connecting nodes on a blue background. Massachusetts Life Sciences Center funds for capital investment will support research ranging from drug delivery to disease detection technologies at Tufts University

Health

Tufts Scientists Receive Grants from Massachusetts Life Sciences Center

The funds for capital investment will support research ranging from drug delivery to disease detection technologies at the university

Christopher Wiley on the Tufts campus. A Tufts scientist is testing senolytics to counter senescent cells that promote age-related afflictions

Aging

Taking on Harmful Cells That Contribute to Age-Related Diseases

A Tufts scientist is testing senolytics to counter senescent cells that promote afflictions like arthritis and Parkinson's disease

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