Nanoparticles Can Cross the Placenta During Pregnancy, Potentially Exposing Fetus.
Inhaled nanoparticles – human-made specks so minuscule they can’t be seen in conventional microscopes, found in thousands of common products – can cross a natural, protective barrier that normally protects fetuses, according to Rutgers University scientists studying...
Save the Date! 2022 Community Engaged Scholarship Symposium Best Practices to Achieve Health Equity – June 14, 2022 9:00am – 4:00pm
Event Venue: President's Tent - 11 Bishop Place, New Brunswick Registration & Abstract Submission Now Open! Symposium Registration Closes: May 18, 2022 - Register HERE! Abstract Submission Closes: May 18, 2022 - Submit Abstract HERE! PLEASE REVIEW THE ABSTRACT...
New NJACTS Publication
Please read Dr. Setoguchi's article in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association titled, "Synergies between centralized and federated approaches to data quality: a report from the national COVID cohort collaborative." COVID-19 has precipitated a...
Join NJ ACTS Special Populations Core on May 10th at 12pm
Special Populations Behind Bars and Razor Wire: Correctional Psychiatry Challenges and Opportunities Joseph V. Penn, MD, CCHP, FAPA Director of Mental Health Services University of Texas Medical Branch Correctional Managed Care Dr. Penn is a Clinical Professor in the...
Many Physicians Have Misconceptions About E-Cigarettes.
Many physicians incorrectly believe all tobacco products are equally harmful and thus are less likely to recommend e-cigarettes for people seeking to quit smoking or those being treated for a tobacco-caused disease, according to a Rutgers study. About 480,000 people...
COVID’s other toll: Mental health of nurses
Hospitals working to help staff who struggled with anxiety, racism, fear while pandemic raged While COVID-19 cases have declined significantly in recent months, the pandemic has taken a heavy toll on the mental health of nurses and other frontline providers. A Rutgers...
Body’s Response to Different Strains of Tuberculosis Could Affect Transmission.
Two strains of the bacterium causing tuberculosis have only minor genetic differences but attack the lungs in completely different fashion, according to Rutgers researchers. The findings, published in the journal Nature Communications, could help break the cycle of...
Where do N.J.’s healthiest people live? Here’s how your county ranks.
Morris, Hunterdon and Somerset counties landed at the top of this year’s ranking of healthiest counties in New Jersey, thanks to access to high-achieving schools, an ample number of doctors and hospitals and their proximity to parks and recreation that encourage an...
Rutgers Scientists Develop Test That Easily Detects Variants Causing COVID-19.
Rutgers scientists have developed a lab test that can quickly and easily identify which variant of the virus causing COVID-19 has infected a person, an advance expected to greatly assist health officials tracking the disease and physicians treating infected...
New NJIT-Led Center Wins Pharma Backing to Improve Drug Design, Shorten Development Times.
Swallowing a pill is simple. Developing one the body will absorb into the bloodstream and deliver to the precise location, at the right concentration and in the optimal sequence is complex. The vast majority of pills are composed of powders, materials with properties...