by Taylor McNeil September 10, 2026 Biomedical Science , Cancer , School of Arts and Sciences , Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Share When cancer strikes, it doesn’t appear in isolation—the surrounding materials in our bodies have been tricked into supporting the tumor’s out-of-control growth. An important part of that mix is the microenvironment around the tumors, made up largely of the extracellular matrix, with its variety of molecules and proteins like collagen and elastin. How that ext
by Ari Navetta September 10, 2026 Entrepreneurship , Biomedical Science , School of Engineering Share Everyone has dreamt of a pain-free alternative to needles, while anticipating your annual flu shot or grimacing through self-injections. Luckily, this future may be close at hand, due to the work of a Boston-based startup founded by Tufts alumni. Anodyne Nanotech draws on Tufts research to create patches of miniscule microneedles that are applied to the skin, offering a new form of drug delivery
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by Monica Jimenez September 7, 2026 Arts & Humanities , Science & Technology , Graduate School of Arts and Sciences , School of Arts and Sciences Share A real lesson from Star Trek “One of the reasons I had the class watch Voyager’s ‘Living Witness’ is that I think it is one of the best Star Trek episodes about the way history actually works. The Doctor wakes up centuries later and finds a museum presenting Voyager and its crew as these brutal, almost monstrous figures. But what is really intere
