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Tufts University

Tufts University, located on three Massachusetts campuses in Boston, Medford/Somerville, and Grafton, and in Talloires, France, is recogniaed among the premier research universities in the United States. Tufts enjoys a global reputation for academic excellence and for the preparation of students as leaders in a wide range of professions. A growing number of innovative teaching and research initiatives spanning all Tufts campuses and joint degree programs are available for both undergraduate and graduate school students in liberal arts, sciences and engineering, and the university's graduate and professional schools.

http://www.tufts.edu/
News articles associated with 'Tufts University' [chronologically, reverse order]

New approach suggested for monitoring child health in developing countries

— 1 Feb 2011 21:43 | Health

In a paper published in the January issue of the journal Economics and Human Biology, a team of applied economists including William A. Masters, a professor at the Friedman School of…

Tufts University calls for moderate approach to teaching personalised genomic testing

— 25 Jan 2011 19:56 | Health

Genetics in Medicine, the official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics, published this month a paper by Tufts University faculty calling for a moderate, strategic approach…

Vitamins C and E linked to metabolic syndrome in low-income Ecuadorians

— 4 Jan 2011 22:47 | Health

With life expectancy increasing in Latin America, age-related disease has become a pressing public health concern. Results of an epidemiological study conducted by researchers at the…

Bioactive peptides found to promote wound healing

— 8 Dec 2010 18:29 | Health

Newly-created bioactive peptides promote wound healing through the growth of new blood vessels and epithelial tissue, such as skin. These wound-healing peptides, synthesised by researchers…

Perinatal bisphenol-A exposure may affect fertility

— 2 Dec 2010 20:31 | Health

Exposure to a ubiquitous environmental chemical during pregnancy may impair reproductive capacity of female offspring, according to a study published online in advance of print on December…

Discovery halts breast cancer stem cells

— 25 Nov 2010 17:54 | Health

Breast cancer stem cells (CSCs), the aggressive cells thought to be resistant to current anti-cancer therapies and which promote metastasis, are stimulated by oestrogen via a pathway…

Erythromycin A produced in E. coli for first time

— 25 Nov 2010 17:51 | Health

Researchers at Tufts University School of Engineering have reported the first successful production of the antibiotic erythromycin A, and two variations, using E. coli as the production…

Of 50,000 small molecules tested to fight cancer, 2 show promise

— 2 Nov 2010 15:10 | Health

A class of compounds that interferes with cell signalling pathways may provide a new approach to cancer treatment, according to a study published online this week in the Proceedings…

What can country of birth tell us about childhood asthma?

— 26 Oct 2010 13:32 | Health

Researchers from Tufts University pooled data from five previous epidemiological studies to investigate the prevalence of asthma in children in the Boston neighbourhoods of Chinatown…

Researchers advance biosynthesis of potent anti-cancer drug Taxol

— 1 Oct 2010 11:54 | Health

Researchers from Tufts University School of Engineering and MIT have reported a new way to biosynthesize important precursors to the potent anti-cancer compound Taxol in an engineered…

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