Researchers Target Alzheimer’s Risk and Resilience Among Brazilian Immigrants.
Researchers at the Herbert and Jacqueline Krieger Klein Alzheimer’s Research Center at the Rutgers Brain Health Institute have launched the Brazilian Aging in New York–New Jersey Study – one of the first United States–based studies to investigate aging and brain...
Publicly Insured Patients with Opioid Addiction Are Less Likely to Receive Treatment Services.
As public health insurance in the United States faces potential cuts, a Rutgers University review of medical records finds that Medicaid and Medicare patients with opioid addiction tend to receive behavioral health care services less often than those with other types...
University Hospital, in Partnership With Rutgers Health, Launches First Phase of Major Redevelopment to Expand Health Care Access in Newark.
University Hospital, in partnership with Rutgers University, began the long-anticipated redevelopment of its Newark health campus on July 1, with construction of the new Administrative and Clinical Facility building, known as the ADMB, which will include parking at...
New Jersey Makes Progress in Reducing Unnecessary Cesarean Deliveries and Supporting Maternal Health.
Researchers with the Rutgers School of Public Health found that New Jersey reduced low-risk Cesarean deliveries, bringing it closer to meeting the federal Department of Health and Human Services’ target of 23.6%. Highlighting the importance of the Nurture NJ...
Patient Receives Lifesaving Urological Repair with the Help of a Robot.
Thirteen years of complications ended with a three-centimeter robotic incision for “Bob,” now 51 years old, thanks to urologists with the Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. In 2011, a gunshot to his abdomen required major surgery at another institution. The bullet...
Faculty Workshop in Mentoring Biomedical Grad Students and Postdocs 9/26, 10am-12pm
The NIH requires faculty to be trained in how to mentor PhD students and postdocs. • Even faculty who have mentored dozens of graduate students and postdocs can improve their skills in mentoring. • Lessons and interactive case studies will be from the Center for the...
Researchers Examine the Impact of Mycoestrogen Exposure on Birth Outcomes.
Exposure to mycotoxins – a broad group of harmful substances produced by mold – during pregnancy may impact placental function, which could result in lower birthweight in humans, according to Rutgers Health researchers. One such mycotoxin is zearalenone, a compound...
Rutgers Health Researchers Challenge FDA Warning on Common Epilepsy Drug.
Rutgers Health researchers found that lamotrigine, a widely prescribed antiseizure medication, to be safe in older adults with epilepsy, contrary to a safety warning by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). According to the Centers for Disease Control and...
RWJBarnabas Health and Rutgers Cancer Institute Join with University Hospital to Grow Oncology and Related Services in the Greater Newark Region.
RWJBarnabas Health and Rutgers Cancer Institute are pleased to announce the addition of new oncology specialty care and related services at University Hospital in Newark. The agreement is intended to promote the health and wellness of cancer patients in the greater...
Two Rutgers Teams Trace Brain Circuits That Tell Us When to Eat – and When to Stop.
Scientists know the stomach talks to the brain, but two new studies from Rutgers Health researchers suggest the conversation is really a tug-of-war, with one side urging another bite, the other signaling “enough.” Together, the papers in Nature Metabolism and Nature...