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The lab of Jason Stein, PhD, associate professor of genetics and member of the UNC Neuroscience Center, has created a controlled model system that could help researchers know more about the genetic variants that increase one’s risk for developing a psychiatric disorder.

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Harnessing the power of artificial intelligence (AI) will enable new strategies for tackling cancer in a collaborative venture that brings together team science and vast data resources.

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The Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) has periodically revamped its organ allocation policies over the years to prioritize sicker children over adults and expand the geographic area of donors. A recent study led by Children’s Hospital Los Angeles showed that this has helped improve the odds for children with PALF.

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James and Heather Gills have donated $10 million to the Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Medicine, for establishment of a new center at Wilmer: the James P. Gills Jr., M.D., & Heather Gills Artificial Intelligence Innovation Center.

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A new study from researchers at the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health examines changes in access to mental health care for adults with low incomes before and after... ...

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Esteemed journalist Frank Sesno to Emcee November 13 ceremony in Washington, D.C. ...

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A federal judge unsealed a 165-page filing from special counsel Jack Smith yesterday that laid out their most extensive case to date against former President Donald Trump for his effort to overturn... ...

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Jen Easterly, director of the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency told The Associated Press on Wednesday that “ballot-counting and other election infrastructure is more secure today... ...

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A new study led by researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health estimates that thousands of lives could have been saved during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic if convalescent plasma had been used more broadly, particularly in outpatients at high risk for severe disease and in hospitalized patients during their first few days of admission.

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Research shows people previously vaccinated against mpox in 2022 had declining antibody responses after six to 12 months, as World Health Organization (WHO) designates the 2024 mpox outbreak a public health emergency of international concern.

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A nonpartisan voter guide to the five questions on the Massachusetts ballot for the 2024 election, based on research led by Evan Horowitz at the Center for State Policy Analysis at Tufts University's Tisch College.

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Significantly more younger people underwent colorectal cancer screening after the recommended age to begin such screening was lowered, Yale researchers report. In a new study of 10 million insured people aged 45 to 49, researchers found that a recommendation by the United States Preventative Services Task Force to drop the age for starting colorectal cancer screening by five years to age 45 was highly effective — tripling the rate of screening overall — but the magnitude of increase was significantly smaller for low-income and rural populations.

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This year, nearly 3,000 residents of the Tufts host communities of Medford and Somerville, Massachusetts, joined university students, faculty, and staff for Community Day on Sunday, September 29.

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More than 150 students and their mentors, as well as leaders from 20 STEM development organizations, gathered at Chicago’s Pullman State Historic Site on August 2 to showcase projects completed during summer STEM programs.

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The Hispanic/Latin Initiative (HLI) at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock has seen remarkable growth in the past year, with student participation increasing from 10 students last year to 64 this year—a 540 percent growth!

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How Passion Drives or Derails Team Innovation