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01.11.12: First Lady Michelle Obama Announces Major Coordinated Effort by America's Academic Institutions to Combat PTSD & TBI
(News Release from The White House) Medical schools and research facilities to join forces to serve veterans & families as part of First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden's Joining Forces initiative. Read more >>

01.06.12: APUA Praises FDA Move to Limit Antibiotics in Food Animals and Encourages Additional Action
(APUA News Release) The Alliance for the Prudent Use of Antibiotics praised the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for acting to limit certain extra label uses of cephalosporins. Read more >>

12.13.11: A Novel Mechanism Regulating Stress is Identified
Neuroscience researchers from Tufts identify potential target for drug therapy for wide range of disorders associated with stress. Read more >>

11.30.11: Sharewood Project Celebrates 15 Years of Providing Free Medical Care with Longwood Symphony Concert
The free health care organization run by medical students and faculty of Tufts University School of Medicine is celebrating its 15th anniversary with a concert in Boston. Read more >>

11.15.11: Evidence Supports Ban on Growth Promotion Use of Antibiotics in Farming
Tufts researchers zero in on the controversial, non-therapeutic use of antibiotics in food animals and fish farming as a cause of antibiotic resistance in people. Read more >>

10.25.11: Gene Regulatory Protein Is Reduced in Bipolar Disorder
Low levels of a brain protein that regulates gene expression may play a role in the origin of bipolar disorder, a complex and sometimes disabling psychiatric disease. Read more >>

10.06.11: Tufts Names Harris Berman as Dean of Medical School
Tufts University today announced that it has named Harris A. Berman, M.D., as dean of its School of Medicine (TUSM). Berman has served as dean ad interim since December 2009. Read more >>

10.03.11: TUSM Faculty Member Contributes to Nobel Prize Research
(Nobel Prize News Release) The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2011 shall be divided, with one half for discoveries concerning the activation of innate immunity and the other half for discovery of the dendritic cell and its role in adaptive immunity. Read more >>

09.22.11: Cellular Origin of a Rare Form of Breast Cancer Identified
Identifying the cellular origins of breast cancer might lead to earlier diagnosis and more efficient management of the disease. Read more >>

07.25.11: Sleeping at Home: An Innovative Model for Teaching Family Medicine Residents
A new model for training residents in family medicine, under development at the Tufts University Family Medicine Residency program. Read more >>

05.31.11: Origins of XMRV Deciphered, Undermining Claims for a Role in Human Disease
(NCI/NIH News Release) Delineation of the origin of the retrovirus known as XMRV indicates that the virus is unlikely to be responsible for either prostate cancer or chronic fatigue syndrome in humans, as has been widely published. Read more >>

05.12.11: Sharing Musical Instruments Means Sharing Germs
Disease-causing bacteria can survive for days on wind instruments and may thus contribute to sickness in people who play wind instruments, especially students who share instruments. Read more >>

04.29.11: Gene Therapy Shows Promise Against Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Tufts researchers demonstrate for the first time that a gene therapy approach can reduce uncontrolled blood vessel growth and cell death that is typical in AMD. Read more >>

04.27.11: NIH Establishes Working Group on the Future Biomedical Research Workforce
(NIH News Release) Naomi Rosenberg is one of 12 members of a new working group at the NIH that will examine the future of the biomedical research workforce in the United States. Read more >>

04.26.11: Protein Inhibitor May Bring a Topical Treatment for HPV
Researchers Report on the Development of a Protein-based Inhibitor that Could Provide a Topical Treatment for HPV. Read more >>

04.14.11: Rising Star of Brain Found to Regulate Circadian Rhythms
Drosophila Research Reveals Role of Glia in Circadian Rhythm & Sleep Disorders Read more >>

04.13.11: New Evidence that Chronic Ulcerative Stomatitis is an Autoimmune Disease
Researchers at Tufts School of Dental Medicine provide evidence that an autoimmune response contributes to the oral disease called chronic ulcerative stomatitis (CUS), supporting the classification of CUS as an autoimmune disease. Read more >>

02.07.11: Tufts Institute for Biopharmaceutical Partnerships Website/Hub
The Institute is university-wide, global pharmaceutical partnering initiative designed to create and manage a diverse portfolio of drug discovery and development partnerships. Read more >>

02.03.11: Destined for Disease: Breast Cancer Mutation Regulates Cell Fate (Cell Press)
A new study sheds light on why individuals who inherit a particular family of mutations have a high risk of developing a very aggressive form of breast cancer. Read more >>

01.14.11: Tufts Researcher Elected 2010 AAAS Fellow for Work in Superbugs and Heat-Stable Vaccines
The work of professor Abraham L. (Linc) Sonenshein, PhD, opens the door to inexpensive, heat-stable and needle-free vaccines. Read more >>

01.05.11: Jackson Laboratory and Tufts University Announce New PhD Track in Mammalian Genetics
The joint track offers students in-depth research and training at both JAX and Tufts and is expected to help address the growing international need for expertise in mammalian genetics. Read more >>

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