When the National Science Foundation put out a call last fall for big ideas to inform its research agenda for the coming decade, it received more...
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Biology professor Michael Levin and computer science professor Matthias Scheutz are among the finalists for the NSF’s 2026 Idea Machine
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BOSTON (June 13, 2019)—Low levels of circulating vitamin K are linked to increased risk of mobility limitation and disability in older adults,...
June 13, 2019 Large Image
A new study finds that experiencing the trauma of discrimination at a young age is tied to heart troubles later in life
Racial discrimination isn’t just harmful as it happens—its effects can linger for years. Tufts researchers recently found that people exposed to...
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A course for young people with intellectual disabilities, designed by School of Medicine faculty and students to cut the risk of abuse, contains lessons for everyone
Talking to their adolescents about sex makes many parents squirm, yet studies repeatedly show that kids who receive accurate, comprehensive...
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A Cummings School expert in global health shares what’s working in the latest outbreak—and what needs to change
A public health emergency of epic proportions is unfolding in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Since Ebola first reemerged in the Central African...