Research News

Tufts scientists and clinicians join forces in a new research facility to tackle the global threat of antimicrobial resistance.

By analyzing social determinants of health and census data, Jacqueline Powers, MPH25, identified the Boston neighborhood most in need of accessible care—and the best locations to build.

A physician-scientist modifies bacteria to secrete beneficial proteins that could help people with inflammatory bowel disease.

In "Uncertainty and Explanation in Medicine and the Health Sciences," Tufts professor calls for a broader, more realistic approach to evaluating health interventions.

Blending lived experience with research leadership, Brenda Rosario Perez helps direct a groundbreaking, multi-site Lyme disease study at TUSM.

A new study suggests that stem cells thought to be dormant may offer clues to why our sense of smell declines or is lost.

Tufts scientists decode the RNA signals that decide whether fat stores or burns energy.

MD student Raissa's report on a rare pediatric surgical case receives national recognition from the Rosalind Franklin Society and Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.

Growing up in tick country led Dr. Jeffrey Bourgeois to a postdoc at Tufts and a future as an independent Lyme disease researcher aiming to break the cycle of transmission.