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Shouldering the Burden of How to Treat Shoulder Pain

One shoulder has four separate joints, packed with muscles, that allow movement of the arm in eight different major ways, giving the most degrees of freedom of any joint in the body. But the same complexity that allows such motion also presents...
18-Apr-2025 8:00 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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How Did Environmentalism Become a Partisan Issue?

Tufts University sociologist Caleb Scoville will be delving deeply into the connection between environmentalism and partisan politics in the U.S., thanks to a prestigious Andrew Carnegie fellowship, which he just received. The fellowship is part of...
16-Apr-2025 5:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

New Report: Youth Attitudes on Democracy & Authoritarianism

A new report on young people鈥檚 views of democracy and authoritarianism reveals more than one-third of young people report being disengaged from鈥搊r even hostile to鈥揳 democracy that has not served them well.
9-Apr-2025 10:45 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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New Research Deepens Understanding of How Vitamin K Affects Brain Health

As scientists explore the connections between nutrition and the aging brain, a new study from researchers at Tufts University is shedding light on how insufficient consumption of vitamin K may adversely affect cognition as people get older.
9-Apr-2025 8:50 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Medically Tailored Meal Programs Could Yield Significant Health Care Savings Across 49 U.S. States

Simulation model estimates that Food is Medicine programs, if implemented nationwide, could save approximately $32.1 billion in health care costs in the first year alone and prevent more than 3.5 million hospitalizations annually related to...
3-Apr-2025 10:40 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Alternative Approach to Lyme Disease Vaccine Development Shows Promise in Pre-Clinical Models

Alternative approach to Lyme disease vaccine development shows promise in pre-clinical models
3-Apr-2025 6:00 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Three Tufts Faculty Elected to World鈥檚 Largest Scientific Society

Three Tufts faculty members have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world鈥檚 largest scientific society. They join 468 other scientists, engineers, and innovators from many scientific disciplines...
27-Mar-2025 8:40 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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The Hidden Power of Presidents

Presidential power, especially in the face of Congressional opposition, is an area that Meredith McLain, an assistant professor of political science at Tufts University, has studied in depth. She published research on the traceability of...
20-Mar-2025 5:10 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Catching Cavities Before They Start

Gili Naveh, an associate professor of orthodontics at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine and of biomedical engineering at Tufts University School of Engineering, has designed a simple tool, called CaviSense, to help dentists and patients...
11-Apr-2025 9:00 AM EDT

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One in Three Kids Will Injure Their Mouth or Teeth. Here鈥檚 What to Do When It Happens

Zameera Fida from Tufts University School of Dental Medicines shares what parents and other caregivers should do when there鈥檚 an injury to a child鈥檚 mouth, and how these accidents can affect future oral health.
12-Feb-2025 10:15 PM EST

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National Children's Dental Health Month: Tufts University School of Dental Medicine Experts on Pediatric Dentistry Topics

12-Feb-2025 7:00 PM EST

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Is Dry January a Good Idea?

A professor of public health at Tufts University School of Medicine weighs in on the concept of dry January.
6-Jan-2025 5:10 PM EST

Teaching AI the Rules of the Brain

As scientists across every field grapple with what AI will mean for their work, physician scientist Michael Halassa, an associate professor of neuroscience at Tufts University School of Medicine, is focused on how it could transform the study of...
15-Nov-2024 9:10 AM EST

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A Judge鈥檚 Action Muddies the Waters on Fluoridation

A Tufts University School of Dental Medicine expert weighs in on federal judge鈥檚 order that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency take action regarding the level of fluoride allowed in public water.
24-Oct-2024 2:50 PM EDT

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Switching to Plant Milk? Here's What You Should Know

Alice H. Lichtenstein, senior scientist at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (HNRCA) at Tufts University and the Stanley N. Gershoff Professor of Nutrition at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts...
23-Oct-2024 2:45 PM EDT

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Pediatric Dentist on Halloween Candy and Teeth

15-Oct-2024 9:05 AM EDT

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Tufts University, located on campuses in Boston, Medford/Somerville and Grafton, Massachusetts, and in Talloires, France, is recognized 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 span all Tufts campuses, and collaboration among the faculty and students in the undergraduate, graduate and professional programs across the university's schools is widely encouraged.

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MEDICAL

Eric Hegedus, PhD, DPT, MHSc, MPT

Professor and Chair, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences

Keywords:
injury recovery,musculoskeletal care,Physical Therapy,Rehabilitation,Sports Injury

MEDICAL, SCIENCE

Cheryl London , D.V.M., Ph.D., ACVIM

Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education

Keywords:
Clinical Trials,Oncology,Veterinary Medicine

MEDICAL, SCIENCE

Joel Mason, MD

Senior Scientist, Vitamins and Carcinogenesis Team

Keywords:
Cancer Research,Carcinogenesis,Colorectal Cancer,Obesity

MEDICAL, SCIENCE

Linden Hu, AB, MD

Paul and Elaine Chervinsky Professor of Immunology

Keywords:
babesiosis,Infectious Disease,Lyme Disease,tick-borne diseases

MEDICAL

Benton Lindaman, P.T., D.P.T., B.A.

Assistant Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Science

Keywords:
Exercise,physical rehabilitation,Physical Therapy

Jeffrey Foucrier, P.T., D.P.T., O.C.S.

Assistant Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Science

Keywords:
Exercise,physical rehabilitation,Physical Therapy

MEDICAL

Michael Clarke, P.T., D.P.T.

Assistant Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Science

Keywords:
Exercise,Orthopedic,physical rehabilitation,Physical Therapy

MEDICAL, SCIENCE

Pilar Alcaide, Ph.D., M.S.

Professor, Immunologist

Keywords:
Autoimmune,Autoimmune Disease,Cardiac,Heart Failure,Immune Response,Immunology,T-Cell

MEDICAL

Aikaterini Papathanasiou, MBA, DDS, DMD

Professor and Chair of Comprehensive Care

Keywords:
Dental,Dental School,Dentist,Dentistry,Oral Health

Y. Natalie Jeong, DMD

Professor and Chair of Periodontology

Keywords:
Dental,Dentist,Periodontology

MEDICAL, SCIENCE

Chris Dulla, Ph.D.

Professor and Interim Chair, Department of Neuroscience

Keywords:
Astrocyte,Brain Trauma,Concussion,Epilepsy,Neurological Disease,Neuronal Activity,Neuroscience,Synaptic Activity,Traumatic Brain Injury

Elizabeth Byrnes, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Comparative Pathobiology

Keywords:
Neuroscience,Opioid

MEDICAL

David Leader

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Keywords:
comprehensive care,Oral Health Care

MEDICAL

Karina Irusa

Assistant Professor, Comprehensive Care

Keywords:
Caries,comprehensive care,Oral Health,Vaping

MEDICAL, SCIENCE

Alice H. Lichtenstein, DSc

Senior Scientist

Keywords:
Cardiovascular Health,Nutrition,Nutrition Education

MEDICAL, SCIENCE

Cornelia Peterson, DVM, PhD, DACVP (Anatomic Pathology)

assistant professor at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University

Keywords:
Eye

SCIENCE

Michael Halassa, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Neuroscience and Psychiatry

Keywords:
AI,Brain,cognition and brain,Neuroscience

MEDICAL, SCIENCE

Thomas Stopka, PhD

Professor of Public Health and Community Medicine

Keywords:
Addiction,Alcohol,Alcohol Addiction,dry january,Opioid Abuse,Opioid Addiction,opioid overdose,Substance Use,Substance Use Disorder Treatment,Substance Use Disorders

MEDICAL

Zameera Fida, DMD

Associate professor and chair of endodontics

Keywords:
Dentist,Dentistry,Oral Health,Oral Health Care,Pediatric Dentistry,Teeth

MEDICAL

Shankar Rengasamy Venugopalan, DDS, DMSc, CAGE(Ortho), PhD

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Keywords:
Braces,Dental School,Dental Care,Dentist,Dentistry,Dentistry and children,Dentistry and kids,Oral Care,Oral Health Care,Orthodontia,Orthodontic,Orthodontic Braces,Pediatric Dentistry,Teeth

MEDICAL, SCIENCE

Ronit Ridberg, PhD

Research Assistant Professor

Keywords:
Food as medicine,Food is Medicine,Food Policy,Health Care Delivery,Medically Tailored meals,Nutrition,Nutrition Behavior,Nutrition Interventions,nutrition policy,Produce prescription programs

MEDICAL

Paul Salamh, DPT, PhD

Visiting Associate Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences

Keywords:
Frozen Shoulder,physical therapist,Physical Therapy,shoulder injury,Shoulder Pain,Sports Injuries,Sports Injury

MEDICAL

Athanasios Zavras, DDS

Chair and Professor of Public Health and Community Service

Keywords:
Caries,Oral Cancer,Oral Health

MEDICAL

Dariush Mozaffarian, MD, DrPH

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Keywords:
cardiometabolic diseases,Cardiovascular Disease,Diet And Lifestyle,Food is Medicine,Heart Disease,nutrition policy,Nutrition Security,Public Health,ultraprocessed food

SCIENCE

Jonathan Runstadler , D.V.M., Ph.D.

Chair, Department of Infectious Disease and Global Health

Keywords:
Global Health,H5N1,Influenza,Virology,Virus

Maureen Murray , D.V.M., DABVP

Associate Clinical Professor & director, Tufts Wildlife Clinic at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine

Keywords:
Veterinary Medicine

Sam Telford , Sc.D.

Professor, Department of Infectious Disease and Global Health

Keywords:
babesiosis,Deer Ticks,Lyme Disease,tickborne diseases

SCIENCE

Hellen Amuguni, B.V.M., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Infectious Disease and Global Health at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine

Keywords:
Global Health,one health

MEDICAL

Michael Siegel, MD, MPH

Professor

Keywords:
Alcohol,Firearms,Gun Control,Gun Violence,Guns,Guns and Violence,health inequities,mass shootings,Public Health,Tobacco,tobacco advertising

MEDICAL

Karin Arsenault, DMD, MPH

Hilde H. Tillman, D49, Professor in Geriatric Dentistry

Keywords:
community-based care,dental education ,Health Care Policy,Oral Health,Public Health

SCIENCE, BUSINESS

Sean Cash, PhD

Chair of the Division of Agriculture, Food and Environment, and Bergstrom Foundation Professor in Global Nutrition

Keywords:
consumer choices,Food and environment,Food Labelling,Food Production,health messages

SCIENCE

Erin Coughlan de Perez, PhD

Research Director

Keywords:
Food Production,heat and drought,Humanitarian Response

SCIENCE

Nicole Tichenor Blackstone, PhD

Assistant Professor in the Division of Agriculture, Food, and Environment

Keywords:
Food and environment,Food Policy,food systems,Life Cycle Assessment,Social Responsibility,Sustainability

MEDICAL, SCIENCE

Jamie Maguire , Ph.D.

Kenneth and JoAnn G Wellner Professor Neuroscience

Keywords:
Biochemistry,Cell Biology,Cognitive Sciences,Neuroscience,Psychology

MEDICAL, LIFE

Erin Hennessy, PhD, MPH

Director of ChildObesity180, Assistant Professor

Keywords:
Childhood Obesity,community-based interventions,Food Policy

MEDICAL

Cheen Loo, MPH, DMD

Chair of pediatric dentistry

Keywords:
Caries,children and oral health,Dentistry and children,Dentistry and kids,Pediatric Dentistry

MEDICAL

Kathryn Sawyer, PT, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Science

Keywords:
Back Pain,gait analysis,Neck Pain,Physical Therapy,risk of falls

MEDICAL, SCIENCE

Carlos Pinto

Chair, ambulatory medicine and theriogenology at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine

Keywords:
animal reproduction,Theriogenology

SCIENCE

Fang Fang Zhang

Chair, Division of Nutrition Epidemiology and Data Science

Keywords:
Cancer epidemiology,Food is Medicine,nutrition and cancer prevention,Produce prescription programs,ultraprocessed food

SCIENCE

Jos茅 Ordov谩s

Senior Scientist

Keywords:
Molecular Biology,Nutrition,Obesity

MEDICAL, SCIENCE

Christina Economos

Dean and New Balance Chair in Childhood Nutrition

Keywords:
Child Health,Child Nutrition,community-based health interventions,Food is Medicine

SCIENCE

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Eric Hegedus, PhD, DPT, MHSc, MPT

Cheryl London , D.V.M., Ph.D., ACVIM

Joel Mason, MD

Linden Hu, AB, MD

Benton Lindaman, P.T., D.P.T., B.A.

Jeffrey Foucrier, P.T., D.P.T., O.C.S.

Michael Clarke, P.T., D.P.T.

Pilar Alcaide, Ph.D., M.S.

Aikaterini Papathanasiou, MBA, DDS, DMD

Y. Natalie Jeong, DMD

Chris Dulla, Ph.D.

Elizabeth Byrnes, Ph.D.

David Leader

Karina Irusa

Alice H. Lichtenstein, DSc

Cornelia Peterson, DVM, PhD, DACVP (Anatomic Pathology)

Michael Halassa, MD, PhD

Thomas Stopka, PhD

Zameera Fida, DMD

Shankar Rengasamy Venugopalan, DDS, DMSc, CAGE(Ortho), PhD

Ronit Ridberg, PhD

Paul Salamh, DPT, PhD

Athanasios Zavras, DDS

Dariush Mozaffarian, MD, DrPH

Jonathan Runstadler , D.V.M., Ph.D.

Maureen Murray , D.V.M., DABVP

Sam Telford , Sc.D.

Hellen Amuguni, B.V.M., Ph.D.

Michael Siegel, MD, MPH

Karin Arsenault, DMD, MPH

Sean Cash, PhD

Erin Coughlan de Perez, PhD

Nicole Tichenor Blackstone, PhD

Jamie Maguire , Ph.D.

Erin Hennessy, PhD, MPH

Cheen Loo, MPH, DMD

Kathryn Sawyer, PT, PhD

Carlos Pinto

Fang Fang Zhang

Jos茅 Ordov谩s

Christina Economos

Meera Gatlin , DVM

Wendy Puryear

Amanda Martinot, D.V.M., M.P.H., Ph.D., DACVP

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