Employees shed pounds in worksite-based weight loss intervention with...
BOSTON -Workplace-based programs that include dietary advice coupled with behavioral counseling appear to be a promising approach for men and women with significant weight loss goals, based on the...
View ArticleNew Study Shows Viruses Can Have Immune Systems
BOSTON — A study published today in the journal Nature reports that a viral predator of the cholera bacteria has stolen the functional immune system of bacteria and is using it against its bacterial...
View ArticleTufts University School of Medicine Celebrates "Match Day"
Boston, MA (March 15, 2013) – Fourth-year medical students from Tufts University School of Medicine gathered on “Match Day” today to learn where they will begin their residency training following...
View ArticleAstrocyte Signaling Sheds Light on Stroke Research
BOSTON — New research published in The Journal of Neuroscience suggests that modifying signals sent by astrocytes, our star-shaped brain cells, may help to limit the spread of damage after an ischemic...
View ArticleNew Study Identifies Unique Mechanisms of Antibiotic Resistance
BOSTON — As public health authorities across the globe grapple with the growing problem of antibiotic resistance, Tufts University School of Medicine microbiologists and colleagues have identified the...
View ArticleScientists and Public School Teachers Team Up to Transform Science Education
BOSTON — A research paper published online this month in Academic Medicine highlights the successful development, implementation, and effects of an infectious disease curriculum that has now been...
View ArticleTufts Advances Public Health Education with New Doctorate in Public Health...
BOSTON — Tufts University has added depth to its public health education programs with a new Doctorate in Public Health (DrPH) degree offered through Tufts University School of Medicine. The new...
View ArticleTufts Gordon Institute Names 13 Finalists Out of Record Number of Entries in...
MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass. – Thirteen finalists in Tufts University's ninth annual business plan competitions will present their plans to judges on April 24 on the university's Medford/Somerville...
View ArticleDental Anesthesia May Interrupt Development of Wisdom Teeth in Children
BOSTON — Researchers from Tufts University School of Dental Medicine have discovered a statistical association between the injection of local dental anesthesia given to children ages two to six and...
View ArticleDefining the Scope of Skills for Family Medicine Residencies
BOSTON —Medical school graduates entering one family medicine residency program might receive training that is markedly different than another family medicine residency program. While these new medical...
View ArticleIndependent and Small-Chain Restaurant Meals Exceed Recommended Daily Calorie...
BOSTON, MA (May 13, 2013, 4pm EDT) – As the restaurant industry prepares to implement new rules requiring chains with 20 or more locations to post calorie content information, the results of a new...
View ArticleNew Data Support Community-Wide Approach to Addressing Child Obesity
BOSTON (June 26, 2013)— Community wide interventions hold promise as an effective approach to reducing childhood obesity rates according to new research from the Friedman School of Nutrition Science...
View ArticleTufts University Celebrates Scientific Achievements of Massachusetts High...
BOSTON (August 9, 2013) — Tufts University School of Medicine today celebrated the achievements of 27 Massachusetts high school students who participated in the school’s 2013 Teachers and High School...
View ArticleMediterranean Diet Counteracts a Genetic Risk of Stroke, Study Reports
BOSTON (August 13, 2013, 10 am EDT) -- A gene variant strongly associated with development of type 2 diabetes appears to interact with a Mediterranean diet pattern to prevent stroke, report researchers...
View ArticleTwo Tufts Biomedical Graduate Students Awarded HHMI Research Fellowships
BOSTON (August 14, 2013) — The Howard Hughes Medical Institute has awarded two doctoral students from the Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences at Tufts University with 2013 International...
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