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Black Coffee Cuts Death Risk, But Sugar Erases Benefits

A representative picture of an organoid grown by Brian Lin and team--in fact, the researchers said, it was the first one they ever saw.

Dormant Nose Cells Key to Keeping Smell Sharp With Age

Rat behind bars

Urban Rat Migrations Reveal Hidden Pathways of Deadly Disease Transmission

Gili Naveh, associate professor at both Tufts University School of Dental Medicine and Tufts University School of Engineering, in her lab on the Medford/Somerville campus with her cavity-detecting device, the CaviSense.

This Simple $25 Device Catches Tooth Decay Before Dentists Can

Players injured in sports like soccer, boxing, football, and soldiers exposed to concussive forces and experiencing head trauma are at increased risk of neurodegenerative conditions over time

Head Injuries May Unleash Hidden Viruses, Raising Alzheimer’s Risk

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Sugary Drinks Linked to Over 3 Million New Cases of Diabetes and Heart Disease Annually

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Gun permits may be more effective than background checks alone at reducing firearm homicides

Gummy vitamins

Something to Chew On Before You Sink Your Teeth into Those Gummy Vitamins

Bovine muscle cells grown for meat make their own growth factors, removing an expensive ingredient from the liquid growth media

Cultivated meat costs could fall significantly with new cells

An Anthrobot is shown, depth colored, with a corona of cilia that provides locomotion for the bot

Scientists build tiny biological robots from human cells

Taco with lime wedge

Menu calorie labels estimated to save U.S. billions on cancer care

Fat contributes texture and distinct flavor to farm raised beef (shown here) and other meats. Researchers have replicated the texture and composition of natural fat in fat tissue grown from cells.

Lab-grown fat could give cultured meat real flavor and texture

"In the case of compounds that passed the screening, they had virtually no plaques visible after about a week,” says Dana Cairns. This image shows effects of resveratrol compared to control. Photo: Courtesy of Dana Cairns

Green tea and resveratrol reduce Alzheimer’s plaques in lab tests

Man taking food out of microwave oven

Globally, diets are not much healthier today than they were thirty years ago

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