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Tufts researchers discover a gene necessary for maintenance of healthy sleep in fruit flies, which might help understand human sleep

A new study finds a transcription factor called Slug contributes to breast cell fitness by promoting efficient repair of DNA damage. The absence of Slug leads to unresolved DNA damage and accelerated aging of breast cells.

We are pleased to announce this year’s recipients of the Zucker Research Prizes. The prizes are awarded annually to faculty for outstanding career achievements in research.

Nina Leifer, MPH’18, shares how her search for an Applied Learning Experience project led her to the field of emergency management and her first job.

A new study estimates that 80,110 of new invasive cancer cases reported in 2015, or 5.2 percent of that year’s total among U.S. adults, are associated with poor diets.

Neuroscientists led by Chris Dulla at Tufts University School of Medicine are studying the use of a drug that mimics the metabolic effects of the ketogenic diet to prevent the development of epilepsy after a traumatic brain injury.

Tufts researchers are examining ways to stop prostate cancer from metastasizing to bone marrow using novel antibodies

The new fungus Candida auris may seem mysterious but the Kumamoto Lab at Tufts School of Medicine believe they can use what we have learned from studying other fungi to deal with this new and deadly organism.

Breakthrough opens new paths to fight against the deadly virus