Lipid metabolism may not sound sexy, but it’s how you fit into that smaller pair of jeans. And when the fat says farewell, it has to go somewhere — but where?

Read more at NPR.org.

We are pleased to announce the schedule for Digital Classicist New England. This initiative, inspired by and connected to London’s Digital Classicist Work in Progress Seminar, is organized in association with the […]

A 17-year-old says she doesn’t want to undergo treatment for Hodgkin lymphoma, but her doctors and the state say she will die without it. The Connecticut Supreme Court is hearing the case.

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We’re excited to announce that the Hirsh Library has achieved Gold Level in the Office of Sustainability’s Green Office Certification Program! The Program supports, promotes, and recognizes Tufts offices that […]

A new study suggests using an e-reader before trying to nod off may disrupt sleep more than reading a paper book. Scientists suspect the screen’s blue light is messing with the sleep-inducing hormone, […]

Missing out on sleep can lead to more than grumpiness. Teenagers who aren’t getting enough sleep are also more apt to binge drink, a study finds, even years later.

Read more at NPR.org.

One of the most important medical advances may also be the simplest: hand-washing. It’s the best defense against spreading disease. And its power was discovered long before anyone knew about germs.

Read more about the history of hand-washing at NPR.org.

After eating sweet bread from a Santa Ana bakery, thirty people got ill, complaining of heart palpitations and hallucinations. The deputy health counselor for the Orange County Health Agency said that people developed symptoms somewhere between 20 minutes and two hours after they consumed the rosca de reyes — Mexican sweet bread, traditionally eaten on Jan. 6 for Dia de los Reyes (The Three Wise Men Day). Preliminary lab results indicate the presence of a synthetic drug in the bread. A criminal investigation has been launched.

Around the same time as the incident, senators from California and Ohio introduced legislation that takes aim at producers and importers of synthetic drugs. The bill is called the Protecting Our Kids from Dangerous Synthetic Drugs Act.

Read more about the evolving problem of synthetic drug use at NPR.org.

Last week the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new device that aims to curb hunger by zapping a nerve. The device stimulates the vagus nerve and may curb hunger by blocking communication between the stomach and the brain, but researchers still aren’t sure why it makes people feel less hungry.

Read more about the new device at NPR.org.

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Attention Tufts students: Please don’t hesitate to apply if you are just beginning your environmental journey; we are looking for a broad range of applicants!Please contact us at tuftsgreenhouse@gmail.com with any questions about the application or any other concerns you might have! Don’t miss the upcoming vegetarian dinner on Thursday, January 22nd to learn more about the application process.

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Gregory Crane
Professor of Classics and Winnick Family Professor of Entrepreneurship
Tufts University
Alexander von Humboldt Professor
University of Leipzig
January 19, 2015

In the city of Medford, within sight […]

Please be aware that we have reduced hours at the library service desk this coming Monday for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.  We will be open from 12pm-7pm.  We hope you have a nice weekend!

 
Members of the Runstadler Lab have been sampling gray seals on Muskeget and Monomoy Islands off Cape Cod, Massachusetts during January 2015. Photo: Researchers move a seal pup.