Rutgers Launches Lyme Disease Vaccine Study.
The university is participating in the effort to determine the efficacy of what could be the first vaccine to prevent Lyme disease in children ages 5 to 17. Rutgers has been selected as a clinical trial site for the national research study by drug company Pfizer Inc....
New NJACTS Publication
Please read Dr. Blaser's article in Cancer Cell titled, "Tumor microbiome links cellular programs and immunity in pancreatic cancer." The microbiome contributes to human health and disease, including oncogenesis. Although it is uncertain whether the healthy pancreas...
Health scientist explains link between cognitive decline and ultra-processed foods.
A recent study in the Journal of the American Medical Association shows that what you eat could make a big difference in your mental acuity during your later years. The research linked cognitive decline with the frequent consumption of ultra-processed foods such as...
Investigating the Impact of Prescribed Opioids, Benzodiazepines on Veterans.
Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences Chancellor Brian Strom leads investigation of the medications’ co-prescription and veteran overdoses and deaths. Are veterans who simultaneously take opioids for chronic pain and benzodiazepines for anxiety and insomnia at an...
IED Wounds Leave Many Service Members Unable to Have Biological Children.
The rising use of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) has resulted in thousands of service members emerging from combat zones without working sex organs or any chance of having biological children, according to a new study from Rutgers. Researchers who analyzed the...
New NJACTS Publication
Please read Dr. Barker's article in Genes, Brain and Behavior titled, "Neuropathic pain as a trigger for histone modifications in limbic circuitry." Chronic pain is a disorder characterized by persistent nociceptive hypersensitivity, often accompanied by allodynia...
COVID-19 Pandemic Increased the Frequency of Intimate Partner Violence.
The study found those living in the South were more likely to report an increase in violence and depression. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people who experienced intimate partner violence in their current relationship before COVID-19 had an increase in...
Prescriptions for ADHD drugs spiked during the pandemic, CDC report finds.
Prescriptions for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder medications spiked in the first year of the pandemic, according to a report published Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The jump in prescriptions came after several years of...
Childhood Asthma Declines During COVID-19 Pandemic.
Half as many children in the United States were diagnosed with asthma in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic compared to previous years, and Rutgers researchers think fewer colds may be part of the reason. In a new Rutgers study, published in Respiratory Research,...
New NJACTS Publication
Please read Dr. Horton's article in Respiratory Research titled, "Childhood asthma diagnoses declined during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States." The COVID-19 pandemic has caused profound interruptions in healthcare access and delivery. Prior studies have...