Research News

A look at how the body’s multi-pronged defenses work, plus advice from an immunologist on how to strengthen them.

Study shows that STING, a molecule that some experimental drugs seek to block, may actually help protect the brain against Alzheimer’s-like decline.

Tufts researchers’ approach uncovers how TB treatments can best work together at the cellular level to speed better cures.

Study shows how places without modern sanitation systems can still use wastewater to catch outbreaks before dangerous diseases travel across borders.

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.