During the next five years, engineering, education and social science researchers at Tufts University will combine their expertise and work with Boston-area elementary school teachers to test a new curriculum that uses engineering to improve how third, fourth and fifth grade students learn science.
Tufts University announces the public phase of a $1.2 billion fund-raising campaign "“ the largest in the university's history. The quiet phase of the campaign has already raised $615 million, which represents half the total goal and exceeds the amount raised in the university's previous capital campaign.
A new report finds serious gaps between the principles of humanitarian action and the perceptions of aid beneficiaries in Afghanistan and other countries. Failure to address and reverse present trends threatens the time-tested humanitarian system.
Polls going back as far as 1993 show that the American public's support for using force against North Korea is very low when compared with past historical situations. A militant stance -- threatening or using military force against North Korea -- is likely to be a political liability rather than a political asset.
Research shows that a variant of the APOA5 gene was associated with higher triglyceride levels in people whose omega-6 fatty acid consumption was 6% or more. In a second study, variants of the gene were also associated with a surrogate measure of atherosclerosis, but only in people who were obese.
In an epidemiological study, researchers analyzed dietary questionnaires and bone mineral density measurements of more than 2,500 people in the Framingham Osteoporosis Study and found that cola consumption was associated with lower bone mineral density at three different hip sites of older women.
Tufts University researchers propose that physicians give older adults "prescriptions" for exercise. Older adults, who have more contact with health care providers, are less likely to exercise but could benefit greatly, as physical activity potentially lowers the risk of poor health and disease.
Tufts University has launched the Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching, a university-wide program designed to strengthen the teaching and assessment of all students. The center will break new ground by directly applying the most current research on learning and cognitive psychology, better equipping faculty to instill leadership skills in students, and scientifically measuring the impact of its programs.
Hormonal changes occurring in female rats after they give birth to and nurse their offspring may cause long-term endocrine and neuroendocrine changes that help produce better mothering skills with each pregnancy and reduce the mother's anxiety levels as she matures, according to scientists at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University and the University of Otago Medical School.
Americans are rejecting war as a tool of national policy in unprecedented numbers, and this trend will impact the mid-term elections and the next presidential race, according to Paul Joseph, a political sociologist at Tufts University. This is happening without clear leadership from any political party, candidate or mass media outlet.
Students from Tufts University in Medford, Mass., will move into the campus' first "green" dorm on Sept. 3. A senior-only dorm, students will live mostly four to a suite with single bedrooms, fully-equipped kitchens and bathrooms, and a host of environmentally-friendly features.
NSF-funded research into how virtual environments can foster positive development in adolescents who have received organ transplants and are at risk for mental-health problems has earned Marina Bers, Tufts University assistant professor of child development, a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.
The means by which tobacco promotes the development of oral cancer is unknown. Researchers investigated whether nutritional factors are involved and identified complex relationships among oral cancer, smoking, and two groups of nutrients: folates and select antioxidants.
While a great deal of research has been conducted on child and adult malnutrition in developing countries, there are only a handful of studies on adolescent malnutrition. Researchers address the problems of adolescent malnutrition in developing countries and evaluate seminal efforts undertaken by Bangladesh and Tanzania to improve the health of adolescents.
Increasing international trade of livestock is a potentially useful poverty reduction strategy in developing nations. Africa-based researchers analyze, propose and implement strategies for improving livestock health, trade, and human livelihoods.
Bioengineers at Tufts University have used a novel genetic engineering strategy to design and develop a new protein that combines for the first time the toughness of spider silk with the intricate structure of silica. The resulting nanocomposites could be used in bone repair and regeneration or other medical and industrial applications.
Sarah Booth, Friedman School at Tufts, and colleagues assessed vitamin K content of more than 500 commonly-consumed foods and reported on two major types of vitamin K not commonly studied, including one that is formed during hydrogenation. Research suggests that vitamin K has possible links to osteoarthritis and coronary heart disease.
Dietary glycemic index may be an independent and modifiable risk factor for age-related macular degeneration, according to researchers at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University and colleagues. The type and quality of carbohydate may be more significant than quantity, and researchers examined dietary glycemic index as it related to age-related macular degeneration.
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