The New Rutgers School of Medicine Releases Mission, Vision and Values Statement Focused on Advancing Health Equity.
University officials say the school will become a national model aiming to curb health care disparities. Leaders of the new Rutgers School of Medicine (RSOM) have released a new mission, vision and values statement that underscores an emphasis on advancing health...
Screen Time Is a Poor Predictor of Suicide Risk, Rutger Researchers Find.
Encouraging positive social media interactions would be a more effective strategy for promoting emotional well-being and reducing suicidal ideation. For parents trying to shield their children from online threats, limiting screen time is a common tactic. Less time...
NJIT Robotics Expert Talks Drones as the University Researches Them.
New Jersey has been abuzz with reports of unidentified drones flying in its skies, sparking public curiosity and raising questions about their origin and purpose. Amid the growing concern, Associate Professor Pramod Abichandani, director of the Robotics and Data Lab...
Rutgers Health Forms Corps to Clear the Air About Asthma.
An initiative headed by the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy aims to use education to end pediatric asthma deaths in Newark and beyond. When two children died from asthma-related complications at the same Newark, N.J., school in 2016 and 2019, caregivers wanted...
New NJACTS Publication
Please read Dr. Schmitz's article in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology titled, "Paternal depression in the postpartum year and children's behaviors at age 5 in an urban U.S. birth cohort." Maternal depression has been linked to adverse child developmental...
Is It Time to Worry About Benzene?
Benzene seems to have cropped up everywhere in recent years. First, it was hand sanitizers with “unacceptable levels” of the carcinogen. Then there were recalls of antifungal foot sprays and alarming reports of tainted deodorants, dry shampoos and sunscreens. Some of...
Rutgers Public Health Research Illustrates Rise in Use of Paid Family Leave in New Jersey.
Rutgers School of Public Health research found that New Jersey’s expansion of the Family Leave Insurance program in 2019 and 2020 was associated with a sharp increase in the use of family leave benefits among state residents. Both the number of eligible claims and the...
NJACTS Community Engagement Core COVID-19 Resources
The situation around the current spread of COVID-19 is changing rapidly. We have compiled resource links for the general community highlighting local resources across New Jersey, ways to get involved, and mental and physical wellness. Visit our COVID-19 page for...
Rutgers Startup Seeks to Design Safer Prescription Opiates.
Rutgers startup Zena Therapeutics is working to develop safer medications that would minimize or even eliminate overdoses from prescription drugs used in mental health treatment. “We believe that it is feasible and possible to design drugs and medications where death...
New NJACTS Publication
Please read Dr. Aleksunes' article in the Journal of Hazardous Materials titled, "Hybrid non-animal modeling: A mechanistic approach to predict chemical hepatotoxicity." Hepatotoxicity, often referred to as drug-induced liver injury (DILI), is a leading cause of acute...