Research @ Tufts

The Office of the Vice Provost for Research provides resources and opportunities for the Tufts community. Follow us for research-related news, events, and more!

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✨ 𝐓𝐮𝐟𝐭𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭: Moving Toward Better Tests and Treatments for Lyme Disease

New study finds biomarkers that may someday help clinicians better detect—and possibly cure—early and persistent Borrelia burgdorferi infections.

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✨ 𝐓𝐮𝐟𝐭𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭: Growing Evidence That Sugar Substitutes Disrupt Gut Health and Metabolism

Study examines the emerging science suggesting a link between calorie-free sweeteners and blood sugar control.

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✨ 𝐓𝐮𝐟𝐭𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭: What D.C.’s Algal Bloom Reveals About a Growing Water Threat

A water-quality expert explains how heat, nutrients, and climate change are fueling harmful blooms—and threatening freshwater supplies.

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✨ 𝐓𝐮𝐟𝐭𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭: Summer Tips for Pet Owners

Keeping pets safe while still having fun.

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✨ 𝐓𝐮𝐟𝐭𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭: Would the Founders Be Shocked by Today’s Presidential Power?

250 years ago, Congress ran the country, but now it’s a very different story.

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✨ 𝐓𝐮𝐟𝐭𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭: The Hormones That Control Your Appetite

Here’s how your lifestyle habits can make your body feel hungrier, or more full.

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Stop gaining weight without changing what you eat. No, not a diet, but a newly discovered trick hermit crabs can do when they can’t find a bigger shell.

https://t.co/Vsfq1MymtI

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✨ 𝐓𝐮𝐟𝐭𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭: A Noninvasive Way to Monitor Babies’ Health

A tiny silk sticker that visibly shows vital health signals, read by an AI system, could change how we care for the tiniest patients. Article featuring Fiorenzo Omenetto (@fio99re) at @The_SilkLab.

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✨ 𝐓𝐮𝐟𝐭𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭: Where Veterinary Students Provide Care With a Safety Net

At the Tufts at Tech clinic, veterinary students take ownership of cases under the supervision of experienced veterinarians, including alumni volunteers.

🔗 https://t.co/Q6SVv3zGqz

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✨ 𝐓𝐮𝐟𝐭𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭: Shell Too Snug? Hermit Crabs Have a Fix

Scientists have long known that hermit crabs control their growth to fit in their shells. Now we know how they do it.

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Support from @NSF for the Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Fundamental Interactions, a research institute for which Tufts is a key partner, has been extended for another five years.

https://t.co/kO90oYovW2

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10 years ago, the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union.

@FletcherSchool's Dimitrios Skiadas discusses the impacts of Brexit on the UK and the EU—and what might come next.

https://t.co/HBaPYWfj9o

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With regular screenings, informed lifestyle choices, and open communication with healthcare providers, women can greatly reduce their risk of developing heart disease, bone loss, and mood disorders and preserve or improve their quality of life as they age. https://t.co/yv74CO7HMC

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✨ 𝐓𝐮𝐟𝐭𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭: Health Facts Every Woman Should Know

The health risks women face change over time, but smart prevention can lower them at every age.

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✨ 𝐓𝐮𝐟𝐭𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭: Expanding Uses for Bioengineered Bacterial Spores

Fused to the outer layer of bacterial spores, things like enzymes, biosensors, and drugs are easily stored under even extreme conditions.

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✨ 𝐓𝐮𝐟𝐭𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭: How Tufts Researchers Are Tackling Chronic Lyme Disease

With a boost from new funding, faculty are investigating the underlying causes of post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome and working on a better diagnostic test.

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✨ 𝐓𝐮𝐟𝐭𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭: 10 Years After the Brexit Vote, Are U.K. Residents Seeing a Benefit?

The Fletcher School’s Dimitrios Skiadas explains the decade since the historic referendum.

🔗 https://t.co/cAR4XFDnmT

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✨ 𝐓𝐮𝐟𝐭𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭: Why Do We Crave Saturated Fats?

A Tufts anthropologist gives the evolutionary reason why humans, like our chimp cousins, are so attracted to fatty foods.

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✨ 𝐓𝐮𝐟𝐭𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭: Who Decides When the United States Goes to War?

A Fletcher constitutional law professor explains the history and tensions driving the debate in situations like Iran and Venezuela.

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✨ 𝐓𝐮𝐟𝐭𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭: What Are These Meteors That Go Boom?

An astronomer explains where meteors come from, if we can stop them, and how their shockwaves create sonic booms.

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