Awards Faculty Honored Across Tufts for Excellence in Teaching and ResearchTufts Now | June 16, 2025At the conclusion of each academic year, the university’s schools recognize excellence in research and…karnottJune 16, 2025 Read More
Local News Gilles Martin Identifies Neurons Associated With the Suppression of Binge DrinkingUMass Chan Medical School | June 16, 2025Among the billions of neurons in the brain, fewer than 500 are responsible for suppressing…karnottJune 16, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Multi-Timescale Reinforcement Learning in the BrainMasset, P., et al. | June 16, 2025To thrive in complex environments, animals and artificial agents must learn to act adaptively to…karnottJune 16, 2025 Read More
Local News Tufts Chemists Design a Next Generation of Weight Loss DrugsTufts Now | June 13, 2025Weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy are used by over 15 million adults in…karnottJune 13, 2025 Read More
Awards Aging Brain Initiative Seed Grants Fund Five New Projects to Address Neurodegenerative DiseaseThe Picower Institute | June 13, 2025The devastating impacts of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s afflict millions of American families, and…karnottJune 13, 2025 Read More
Local News How the Brain Distinguishes Between Ambiguous HypothesesMcGovern Institute | June 13, 2025When navigating a place that we’re only somewhat familiar with, we often rely on unique…karnottJune 13, 2025 Read More
Awards Lifetime Achievement Award Recognizes Catalyst of ALS Therapy Research and DevelopmentMassachusetts General Hospital | June 12, 2025In April 2025, the American Academy of Neurology presented the Lifetime Achievement Award for Clinically-relevant…karnottJune 12, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Loss of Insulin Signaling in Microglia Impairs Cellular Uptake of Aβ and Neuroinflammatory Response Exacerbating AD-Like NeuropathologyChen, W., et al. | June 12, 2025Clinical studies have suggested a strong link between type 2 diabetes (T2D) and Alzheimer’s disease…karnottJune 12, 2025 Read More
Awards Brittany Walsh Receives 2025 FAS Dean’s Distinction AwardHarvard University Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology | June 11, 2025Brittany Walsh, Research Assistant for the Bellono Lab, has been named a 2025 recipient of…karnottJune 11, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Multimodal Cell Maps as a Foundation for Structural and Functional GenomicsSchaffer, L., et al. | June 11, 2025Human cells consist of a complex hierarchy of components, many of which remain unexplored1,2. Here…karnottJune 11, 2025 Read More