Leptin’s neural circuit identified
Genome editing study reveals how hormone helps prevent both obesity and diabetes.
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Our Alumni: Vishakha Ramakrishnan (MPH ‘16)
How Vishakha Ramakrishnan’s (MPH ‘16) love of data and passion for community health paved a path to the Centers for Disease Control.
A Cancer Clue?
Researchers from Tufts University School of Medicine, led by Dominique Michaud, professor of public health and community medicine, have found a positive association between severe gum disease and an increased risk of cancer.
Sense of Place
Tufts University School of Medicine Department of Public Health and Community Medicine’s new field course “Introduction to Building Healthy Neighborhoods and Communities” immerses students in Boston’s vibrant Chinatown neighborhood.
A Taste of Medical School
A program brings UMass Boston students to campus to shadow Tufts medical students, scientists, and physicians
Pulling Back the Curtain on DNA Ancestry Tests
A Tufts expert discusses whether direct-to-consumer genetics testing kits really work, their privacy risks, and potential surprises
Questions for a Recent Grad
Reece Lyerly (MS-Nutrition/MPH ‘17)
More evidence of link between severe gum disease and cancer risk
In largest study to date using dental exams, severe periodontitis associated with 24 percent increased risk of cancer
From Cowboys to Commandos
Dr. Ronald Pies, clinical professor of psychiatry, examines how the evolving nature of male role models in the media may be linked to the rising rates of sexual assault and mass shootings.