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Tufts Experts Weigh in on New Generation of Weight Loss Medications

Consumers should consider cost, availability, long-term benefits, and nutrition and exercise before taking the prescription drugs 

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A Disturbing Trend in Colon and Rectal Cancers

A physician and researcher explains what young people should know amid a rise in colorectal cancer in those under 50

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Tufts University Drove $3.1 Billion in U.S. Economic Benefits, $2.1 Billion in Mass. in FY2023

Within the Commonwealth, healthcare and other academic, research, and athletics activity made significant contributions to the university’s economic impact

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Diets Rich in Plant Protein May Help Women Stay Healthy as They Age

A new Tufts-led study found women who ate more plant-based protein developed fewer chronic diseases and were generally healthier later in life

Three wooden spoons with supplement pills in the foreground; fresh fruit in the background. A professor of nutrition science explains the pros of getting nutrients from food, but there are exceptions

How Are Vitamin Supplements Produced, and Is It Better to Get Vitamins Through Foods Instead?

A professor of nutrition science explains the pros of getting nutrients from food, but there are exceptions

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How Scientists are Solving the Mystery of Aging

Researchers at the HNRCA and across Tufts are studying why we get older, and how to stay healthy as we do.

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The Two-Way Relationship Between Nutrition and Aging

What we eat affects how we age; aging affects our nutritional needs. Understanding how is key to better health as we get older, say Tufts experts

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What Happens to our Cardiovascular System as We Age?

Researchers from across the university explain how our heart and arteries change as we get older and why women and men have different rates of cardiovascular disease

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How Breast Milk Boosts the Brain

A sugar molecule in human breast milk may be essential to the health of developing and aging brains, according to a Tufts-led team of researchers