Big Data, Technology, and Personalized Nutrition
Beyond Self-Check Out: How Grocery Stores Are Incorporating Tech
June 4, 2019
“I'm sure the folks at Amazon are thinking of creative ways of using Amazon Prime to identify customers and to pull all the data that they know about them to make sure that they offer the products that I want when I want," says Norbert Wilson, a professor at Tufts School of Nutrition. “I wonder if that automation will reach all people equally and successfully.”
New study estimates preventable cancer burden linked to poor diet in the U.S.
May 22, 2019
A new modeling study estimates the number, proportion, and type of specific cancers associated with the under or overconsumption of foods and sugar-sweetened beverages among American adults. The analysis is one of the few to focus on the modifiable risk factors for cancer connected to food intake in the United States.
A Scientist and an Entrepreneur
May 20, 2019
When Silvia Berciano Benitez had the opportunity to join the Nutrition & Genomics Lab at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (HNRCA) in 2016, she moved from her native country of Spain to Boston to pursue her research goals in the field of Personalized Nutrition.
Hurricane Katrina’s aftermath included spike in heart disease hospitalizations
January 31, 2019
Increase in hospitalization rates lasted more than a month; higher among older black population compared to older white population
Jumpstarting Entrepreneurship
March 26, 2018
The problems we face today will not be entirely solved by the solutions of yesterday or today. At the Friedman School, we recognize that entrepreneurial thinking and action will be crucial to generate novel solutions for the future.
Healthcare costs for infections linked to bacteria in water supply systems are rising
August 29, 2017
Antibiotic resistance may be contributing to a trend in rising healthcare costs for infections associated with disease-causing bacteria that can live inside drinking water distribution systems, including household and hospital plumbing
Catalyzing Innovation and Collaboration
August 29, 2017
Each year, Tufts Office of the Provost and Senior Vice President sponsors two seed grant programs, Tufts Collaborates and Tufts Innovates; sparking research collaboration among disparate faculty members, and catalyzing innovative ideas for learning and teaching across campus.
Innovation Against Infection
August 29, 2017
As anyone who has tried to modify their eating habits or sleeping patterns knows, public health campaigns, medical advances, and scientific findings, do not always translate into immediate behavioral change. Long-lasting improvements in health and well-being require researchers who consider political, cultural, and economic factors alongside vital human health concerns. 
Sleep and Weight Gain
October 4, 2016
When it comes to studying the causes of weight gain and obesity, nutrition researchers rightly focus on the interaction between diet and exercise. They’re just starting to understand the influence of an activity that humans engage in for a third of their lives—sleep.
Tufts Student GIS Project Browser Launched
August 29, 2017
A beta-launch of a new project at Tufts has arrived and many of our own Friedman School students have their work featured. Visit the Tufts Student GIS site and learn more about the interesting and impactful work being done by Tufts students.