Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

Abe Bayer, Pilar Alcaide, and Sasha Smolgovsky

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.

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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

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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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Oral Health

Studying the Link Between Gum Disease and Alzheimer’s Disease

Researchers at the School of Dental Medicine hope that targeting the bacteria that cause periodontal disease will one day slow the progress of Alzheimer’s

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Neuroscience

What Causes the Brain’s Emotional Hub to Switch to Negative States?

Researchers from the School of Medicine and Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences study the basolateral amygdala to understand how it helps the brain switch...

Kyongbum Lee, dean ad interim of Tufts School of Engineering, recollects the surprising discovery about his grandmother that ultimately inspired his decision to become an educator.

Points of View

From Identity to Inspiration: Reflections on Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Faculty members and others in the Tufts community describe how their family stories and heritage inform their scholarship, research, and practice

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Neuroscience

Tufts Researchers Discover New Function Performed by Nearly Half of Brain Cells

Researchers at Tufts University School of Medicine have discovered a previously unknown function performed by a type of cell that comprises nearly half of all...