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Tufts researchers are building a reputation for precision targeting in drug delivery. Their tools: tiny lipid-based nanoparticles (LNPs) fine-tuned to latch on to specific tissues, organs, even cell types within the body. Their latest creation: LNPs that carry genetic instructions directly into the lungs.

State-of-the-art analysis of brain images from nearly 700 children has turned up surprisingly few links between white matter structure and reading ability.

Researchers have described the first non-invasive and near real-time visualization of the human brain’s waste-clearance system.

Scientists are working on an environmental DNA sequencing method that would make it possible to identify potential sources of fecal contamination, particularly in water that flows through urban and agricultural environments.

Micromagnets have been used to control touch-sensitive brain cells, giving researchers a new tool to understand the role of these cells in health and disease and potentially help develop treatments for neurological disorders.

Researchers have now discovered the biophysical basis that enables a specific type of neuron to multiply two incoming signals in fruit flies.

Chemists at MIT have developed a novel way to synthesize himastatin, a natural compound that has shown potential as an antibiotic.

A nanoparticle-based vaccine could help mitigate the damage of one of the most devastating illnesses in swine farming.

Researchers have published their latest work describing a new subset of human embryonic stem cells that closely resemble the cells present at the genomic "wake up call" of the 8-cell embryo stage in humans.

The treatment of cancer could be revolutionized by the discovery that existing drugs, used to treat depression and heart disease, could reverse key changes in cancer cells that are associated with their ability to spread.