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An expert explains how gymnasts can work to safely meet the demands of their sport and recover from injuries

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There’s still much to learn about how doxorubicin, a 50-year-old chemotherapy drug, causes its most concerning side effects. While responsible for saving many lives, this treatment sometimes causes cardiac damage that stiffens the heart and puts a subset of patients at risk for future heart failure. To better understand and potentially control such complications, Tufts University School of Medicine and Tufts Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences researchers have isolated the immune cells that become overactive when patients take doxorubicin.

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With advances in artificial intelligence, increasing automation, and the rise of hybrid and remote work, evolving needs in the workplace are increasing the demand for continuous learning and professional development. To do so, University College and Tufts University have launched the Center for Professional and Workforce Impact. The center reflects Tufts’ commitment to social mobility and career readiness, key components of University College’s strategic plan.

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The Cummings Foundation recently awarded the Derby Entrepreneurship Center at Tufts a $1 million sustaining grant to boost entrepreneurial education programming.

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Physical therapy can be a life changer, helping people address chronic pain, recovery from surgery or injury, or getting back to a beloved sport. But that’s only if physical therapy is done — and done right. Faculty from the Tufts University School of Medicine Department of Rehabilitation Sciences offer tips on doing physical therapy at home.

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Researchers at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine are now working with engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to determine whether a blood test, ultrasound, or a combination of both can be developed to detect cachexia sooner, more consistently, and to grade how advanced the condition is.

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Tasha Oren, director of the Film and Media Studies Program, says contemporary representations of teens on TV and film resonate because they feel reflective of teens’ actual experiences (if, at times, only emotionally or in over-dramatized form).

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Tufts Maternal Health expert Ndidiamaka Amutah-Onukagha will bring decades of research on maternal health inequities to the advisory committee that advises the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services

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Kevin Clark, an assistant professor of chemistry at Tufts University, has been named a 2024 Beckman Young Investigator. The award, presented by the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation, offers $600,000 in funding over four years to promising early career faculty members conducting “high-risk, high-reward work” that will address a broad range of problems.

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Poor diet continues to take a toll on American adults. In a study from the Food is Medicine Institute at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University published today in the Annals of Internal Medicine, researchers found that diet quality among U.S. adults improved modestly between 1999 and 2020. However, they also found that the number of Americans with poor diet quality remains stubbornly high. Most notably, disparities persist and, in some cases, are worsening.

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Significant progress has been made in the development of a small device, about the size of a vitamin pill, that can be swallowed and passed through the gastrointestinal tract to sample and help identify the full inventory of microbiome bacteria in an individual.

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Over the past three decades, rates of colon and rectal cancers—collectively known as colorectal cancer—have steadily risen among people under the age of 50. It’s particularly striking because rates have been declining among older people during the same time period. Joel Mason, a gastroenterologist and Senior Scientist at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University weighs in.

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Finding the balance between maximizing profit and promoting civic development is critical for successful growth in cities, says Justin Hollander, a professor in the Department of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning at Tufts University

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­­­Colleen Ryan, associate vice provost in the Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty & Academic Affairs Indiana University Bloomington (IUB), has been named vice provost for faculty at Tufts University. She will start in the position on July 1.

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Bolstered by years of generative cancer work, researchers at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine are taking aim at hemangiosarcoma

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The idea of simplifying healthcare technology is a shared vision among Tufts faculty, who have recently introduced paper-based tests for monitoring personal health and environmental safety that eliminate the need for expensive laboratory equipment, and can be conducted by anyone, anywhere

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Everything you know about using heat or ice may be wrong—or at least outdated. Research has proven that uncomfortable stages, like letting your body go through the inflammation response, are key to proper healing. But that means anti-inflammatory methods, including over-the-counter medication and immediate icing of the affected area, may do more harm than good.

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Leptospirosis is an illness caused by a bacteria called leptospira that can be present in soil and stagnant water. Rodents and other wildlife carry the bacteria and spread it through their urine. Both humans and dogs can become sick with leptospirosis, while cats are considered disease-resistant. For both people and dogs, the result of infection can range from mild to deadly serious.

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Brian Schaffner, a political science professor and Newhouse Professor of Civic Studies in the School of Arts and Sciences and the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life, has been named to the 2024 class of Andrew Carnegie Fellows by Carnegie Corporation of New York.