MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass. (December 16, 2019) — Researchers led by engineers at Tufts University have developed a novel, significantly more...
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December 17, 2019
Using methods common to plastics manufacturing, properties of silk-based devices can be tuned for strength, flexibility, molecular function and biodegradability.
November 7, 2019
At an estimated $2.84 per day, the cost of diet for human and environmental health exceeds daily per capita income in many low-income countries
BOSTON and WASHINGTON, D.C. (Nov. 7, 2019, 6:30 p.m. EST)—A diet meant to improve both human and planetary health would be unaffordable for at...
November 4, 2019
Biannual exhibition featuring SMFA at Tufts students and recent alumni represents first in new collaborative series between school and Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
BOSTON and MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass. (Nov. 4, 2019)—Dynamic work from four recent graduates of the School of the Museum of Fine Arts (SMFA) at...
November 1, 2019
Pancreatic beta cells “switched on” by light are engineered to enhance production of insulin in response to glucose levels
MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass. (November 1, 2019) —Tufts University researchers have transplanted engineered pancreatic beta cells into diabetic mice,...
October 21, 2019
Cultured meat could reduce resources required in meat production, with a smaller environmental footprint relative to animal farming
MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE Mass. (October 21, 2019)—A team of Tufts University-led researchers exploring the development of cultured meat found that the...
October 10, 2019
Scientists find genetic variation that allows the moth to change its biological clock and adjust to shorter winters
MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass. (October 10, 2019)—A team of biologists led by Tufts University has found two genes that may permit some insect species...
October 9, 2019
Maintaining weight loss is associated with more favorable heart disease, stroke, and diabetes risk factors compared to regaining weight after three years
People who lose weight and keep it off can stabilize or even improve their cardiometabolic risk factors compared to people who regain weight,...