Glycemic index values can vary by 20 percent within an individual and 25 percent among individuals, according to the results of a controlled feeding clinical trial

New model suggests that vegetarian diet with dairy products could feed the greatest number of people when compared to other diets

Advances could pave way for new generation of implantable and wearable diagnostics

Researchers prevent, normalize tumors using light to control cell electric signals

Findings shed light on role of a new kind of epigenetic signaling in evolution, could yield clues for understanding birth defects, regeneration

Team investigated the effects of three different dietary fats on the amount of C. albicans in the mouse gut

Breakthrough promises insights into climate, environment and age-old riddles, such as why no two snowflakes are alike

A daily sugar-sweetened beverage habit may increase the risk for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), researchers from the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (USDA HRNCA) at Tufts University reported June 5 in the Journal of Hepatology. 

Robot science does more than just crunch numbers.

Cataract is one of the most common eye diseases, becoming more prevalent as people age. Over half of adults in the United States develop cataracts before age 80 and more than six million have undergone surgery to prevent vision loss caused by the clouding of the eye lens.* 

Boston researchers see benefit from behavioral weight loss program designed to curb food addiction

Tufts University today (May 5) announced that it has licensed a novel silk technology for the treatment of chronic skin wounds to Akeso Biomedical, Inc., an early stage medical device company. The technology was invented by David L. Kaplan, Ph.D., Stern Family Professor of Engineering at Tufts University, and his team of researchers at Tufts’ School of Engineering.

In a study of older mice, wolfberries appear to interact with the influenza vaccine to offer additional protection against the flu virus

In a review study, researchers from Tufts University School of Medicine zero in on the controversial, non-therapeutic use of antibiotics in food animals and fish farming as a cause of antibiotic resistance.