by | Feb 18, 2025 | News
Federally funded research largely continues in New Jersey, despite threats from the Trump administration to slash financial support for this work in ways critics say would be disastrous for science, public health and the state economy. But academic leaders,... by | Feb 17, 2025 | News
As medicinal cannabis becomes more widely used, Rutgers Health is examining the potential physical and mental health effects on patients. After receiving a $686,376 grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, researchers recently kicked off a five-year study on... by | Feb 16, 2025 | News
The H5N1 Avian influenza is decimating bird populations around the world. More than 136 million birds have been affected in the US since the disease arrived in 2022. More than 5 million egg-laying chickens died in the first 16 days of 2025. It also shows signs of... by | Feb 15, 2025 | News
Researchers at Rutgers University have found that adverse childhood experiences can make people more sensitive to potential threats from others, which in turn increases their risk of engaging in defensive gun use in adulthood. Their study, published in the Journal of... by | Feb 14, 2025 | News
New Jersey and 21 other states sued the Trump administration Monday for cutting funding that supports medical research, a move that they argue will grind such public health research to a halt at universities across the U.S. The Trump administration has said...