Scientists grow functioning human neural networks in 3D from stem cells

A team of Tufts University-led researchers has developed three-dimensional (3D) human tissue culture models for the central nervous system that mimic structural and functional features of the brain and demonstrate neural activity sustained over a...
15-Oct-2018 5:00 PM EDT Add to Favorites

New Clinical Trials Seek Treatments for Canine Cancers, May Offer Clues on Human Cancers

Two studies into deadly cancers in dogs are now underway, offered through the newly formed Clinical Trials Office at Cummings Veterinary Medical Center at Tufts University. Dogs with spontaneous osteosarcoma, as well as dogs with mast cell tumors...
11-Oct-2018 12:00 PM EDT Add to Favorites

New study finds that inflammatory proteins in the colon increase incrementally with weight

A new study from Tufts researchers finds that two inflammatory proteins in the colon increase incrementally with weight. In individuals with obesity, this was accompanied by activation of precancerous cellular pathways.
10-Oct-2018 8:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Exclusive polling: Young voters energized for midterms

Young voters are engaged in the 2018 midterm elections and plan to vote in higher numbers, according to new findings from an exclusive pre-election poll of young people, ages 18-24, from the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning &...
9-Oct-2018 11:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Amputation injury is communicated to opposing limbs

In research that extends knowledge about the physiology of regeneration and wound repair, Tufts University biologists have discovered that amputation of one limb is immediately reflected in the bioelectric properties of the contralateral, or...
4-Oct-2018 11:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Making SNAP Healthier with Food Incentives and Disincentives Could Improve Health and Save Costs

A new Food-PRICE study from researchers at Tufts and Harvard estimates that up to one million cardiovascular and diabetes events and $42 billion could be saved in healthcare costs using incentives and/or disincentives to improve food choices among...
26-Sep-2018 1:50 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Historic Tufts University cannon gets a refresh

A decades-old Tufts University tradition of students painting messages of encouragement, resistance, love and celebration on a historic cannon located on campus just got a refresh. Thousands of layers of paint – weighing 2,000 pounds – were...
10-Sep-2018 11:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

"Expressions Unbound: American Outsider Art from the Andrew and Linda Safran Collection" on view this fall

The Tufts University Art Galleries presents "Expressions Unbound: American Outsider Art from the Andrew and Linda Safran Collection," from Aug. 29 through Dec. 16, 2018. A public opening reception will take place on Thursday, Sept. 6, at 5:30 p.m....
20-Aug-2018 10:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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