Cervical precancer identified with fluorescence, in a step toward bedside...
Metabolic and structural changes in the cells are detected by their intrinsic fluorescence, a property that can be measured non-invasively and without contrast agents. MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE and BOSTON,...
View ArticleNew smart fabrics with bioactive inks monitor body and environment by...
Bioactive inks printed on wearable textiles can map conditions over the entire surface of the body MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass. (June 5, 2020)—Researchers at Tufts University’s School of Engineering have...
View ArticleCall to action for stronger, better-funded federal nutrition research
Experts and coalition call for better coordination to prevent costly diet-related illnesses and better address food insecurity while accelerating discoveries, economic growth, and improving public...
View ArticleNovel drug delivery particles use neurotransmitters as a ‘passport’ into the...
Researchers create neurotransmitter-lipid hybrids that help ferry therapeutic drugs and gene editing proteins across the blood-brain barrier in mice MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass.
View ArticleWarning witnesses of the possibility of misinformation helps protect their...
Findings could enhance interview procedures and protocols and help everyday memoryMEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass. (August 31, 2020)—Warning witnesses about the threat of misinformation—before or after an...
View ArticleBrainGate Inc., owner of brain-computer interface technologies, donated to...
Generous donation from Jeff Stibel, including FDA-approved Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) technologies, will launch the Stibel Dennett Consortium, creating new center of gravity in brain and cognitive...
View ArticleTufts University to add new online Master’s in Data Science and Post...
New collaboration with Noodle Partners prepares Tufts students for the “best jobs in America”MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass. (Oct. 14)—Tufts University School of Engineering is collaborating with Noodle...
View ArticleThose funky cheese smells allow microbes to “talk” to and feed each other
Researchers discover that bacteria that ripen cheese respond to the volatile gases produced by cheese fungiMEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass. (October 16, 2020)— Researchers at Tufts University have found that...
View ArticleLow cost chlorine dispensing device improves tap water safety in low-resource...
Engineers invent device that requires no electricity or moving parts, lets users collect water as they usually do MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE (January 14, 2021) – A team of researchers led by engineers at Tufts...
View ArticleThreads That Sense How and When You Move? New Technology Makes It Possible
Engineers created thread sensors that can be attached to skin to measure movement in real time, with potential implications for tracking health and performance Engineers at Tufts University have...
View ArticleScientists Use Lipid Nanoparticles to Precisely Target Gene Editing to the...
Gene editing delivery method in mice suggests possible one shot treatment of high cholesterolThe genome editing technology CRISPR has emerged as a powerful new tool that can change the way we treat...
View ArticleScientists Create the Next Generation of Living Robots
Artificial living organisms can work together in swarms and record informationLast year, a team of biologists and computer scientists from Tufts University and the University of Vermont (UVM) created...
View ArticleTufts SilkLab Creates Leather-like Material from Silk Proteins
Alternative leather manufacturing moves towards sustainable sources and environmentally friendly chemical processes Leather is an ever growing multi-billion dollar industry requiring more than 3.8...
View ArticleScientists Make Powerful Underwater Glue Inspired by Barnacles and Mussels
Silk proteins formed fibers, crosslinks, and iron complexes similar to those used by the sea creaturesIf you have ever tried to chip a mussel off a seawall or a barnacle off the bottom of a boat, you...
View ArticleInkjet Printing “Impossible Materials”
Engineers make metamaterials that manipulate microwave energy in ways conventional materials cannotEngineers at Tufts University have developed new methods to more efficiently fabricate materials that...
View ArticleScientists Can Predict and Design Single Atom Catalysts for Important...
Using fundamental calculations of molecular interactions, they created a catalyst with 100% selectivity in producing propylene, a key precursor to plastics and fabric manufacturingResearchers at Tufts...
View ArticleBirds Got Rhythm, Telling Us Something About How We Form Speech and Movement
Recognition of rhythmic patterns by zebra finches and other species may be linked to ability to learn and repeat vocalizationsIf you have ever been moved by the beat of a drum or enchanted by a song,...
View ArticleNew Filtering Method Promises Safer Drinking Water, Improved Industrial...
Synthetic polymer membranes mimic the highly selective properties of biological cell membranes A team of scientists at the Tufts University School of Engineering has developed a new filtering...
View ArticleComputer Model Seeks to Explain the Spread of Misinformation, and Suggest...
Misinformation may spread like a disease, while previously held beliefs limit influence of new informationIt starts with a superspreader, and winds its way through a network of interactions, eventually...
View ArticleResearchers Reduce Breast Cancer Metastasis in Animal Models by Modifying...
Amiodarone, an ion channel blocker approved for other diseases, significantly inhibits tumor cell invasionIn normal cells, electrical voltage patterns provide a blueprint for orderly growth. But with...
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