NJ ACTS Workforce Development Internship Fall 2024 – Deadline Today
The NJ ACTS Workforce Development Core is creating a digital badge for Principal investigators (PI) and Co-Investigators to meet the workforce needs for improving the readiness of early career investigators to conduct Clinical Trials. Support the research, gathering,...
Rutgers Health Researchers Find Disparities in Outcomes of Hospice Discharges.
Black patients who leave hospice care and patients with short stays in hospice care are at increased risks for being admitted to a hospital after being discharged from hospice, according to Rutgers Health researchers. Their study, published in JAMA Network Open,...
NJIT Researchers Close in on New Technology for Objectively Measuring Pain.
On a scale of one to ten, how much pain do you feel? It’s a question many patients get from their doctor in the U.S. each day, often accompanied by the Visual Analogue Scale from 1-10 that was first introduced in clinics in 1921. A century later, the simple assessment...
Indirect Gun Violence Exposure Linked to Decreased Quality of Life.
Just living near gun violence – even without direct exposure or injury – significantly hurts quality of life, according to a study published in the Journal of Urban Health. This finding from the New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center at Rutgers University reveals...
Your Best Friend from High School? Here’s Why Their Genes Mattered.
Mom always said, “Choose your friends wisely.” Now a study led by a Rutgers Health professor shows she was onto something: Their traits can rub off on you – especially ones that are in their genes. The genetic makeup of adolescent peers may have long-term consequences...
Public Health Expert on Social Media’s Impact on Teens.
As the United States government considers major policy decisions regarding social media, including a potential forced sale of TikTok and new legislation to protect young users, the comprehensiveness of research informing these decisions faces scrutiny. A 2024 report...
On the Front Lines of Suicide Prevention Stand Family and Friends.
New Jersey’s suicide prevention hotline clinician says knowing the warning signs and what to say could save lives. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that suicide was the 11th leading cause of death overall in the United States, with more...
Professors Weigh in on the Obesity Breakthrough of Ozempic and Similar Drugs.
GLP-1 agonists – a class of medications such as Ozempic and Wegovy that can help manage Type 2 diabetes and obesity – have been making headlines for their effectiveness in weight loss. Keerthana Kesavarapu and Kunal Shah, two professors from the Rutgers Robert Wood...
Rutgers Recruiting Young Adult Participants to Study Cigarillo Marketing and Smoking Behaviors.
Rutgers Health researchers are recruiting participants for a study examining cigarillo perceptions and use in young adults. These products come in brands like Swisher Sweets, Black & Mild, White Owl, and Dutch Masters. The tobacco industry often targets African...
Decoding Early Lyme Disease.
A Rutgers Health physician-scientist publishes guidance for primary care doctors diagnosing and treating early Lyme disease, a bacterial infection. Every year in the United States, an estimated 476,000 people are diagnosed and treated for Lyme disease. The estimate...