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A health care worker prepares to give a vaccination shot. A new Tufts study looked at the change in people’s attitudes toward the COVID-19 vaccine over the first few months of the year.

People Can Change Their Minds About Vaccines

A new study paints an evolving picture of vaccination acceptance and hesitancy

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Neuroactive Steroids May Induce Prolonged Antidepressant Effects by Altering Brain States

The ongoing antidepressant and anti-anxiety benefits of brexanolone, a drug approved for the treatment of postpartum depression, for weeks after treatment may lie in how it alters oscillations in regions of the brain associated with mood

Addressing health disparities and advancing health equity

Collaborative project aims to promote “Color Brave” conversations in families.

How Viruses Mutate and Create New Variants

As coronavirus variants circulate worldwide, a Tufts researcher explains the mechanisms of how viruses change and why it’s going to keep happening

Black Mothers in Crisis

With lives at stake, a scholar-activist investigates what it will take to fix an alarming health disparity

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Plotting the End of Lyme Disease

For years, Tufts researchers have been on the cutting edge of investigating and treating the mysterious illness known as Lyme disease. Now, a new initiative seeks to eradicate the disease once and for all.

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Muscle Loss in Older Adults and What to Do About It

Loss of muscle mass among elderly can lead to falls, and staying put during the pandemic doesn’t help

Uncovering a Link Between Inflammation and Heart Disease

Immune cells can exacerbate heart failure. A new study reveals a potential way to stop them

Tufts Lyme Disease Initiative Receive $7 Million in New Grants

Investigators for the Tufts Lyme Disease Initiative have received new grants totaling over $7 million dollars to combat Lyme disease