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This active learning virtual workshop will use techniques and case study discussions in breakout rooms to teach PhD students and Postdoctoral Fellows tools and skills to better mentor undergraduate students in a laboratory setting.  Attendees will also reflect upon...

Please read Dr. Aleksunes' article in Reproductive Toxicology titled, "Extravillous trophoblast migration and invasion: Impact of environmental chemicals and pharmaceuticals." A successful pregnancy requires a healthy and properly functioning placenta to provide...

NJ ACTS Pilot Program Deadline–Letter of Intent Deadline: May 6, 2022 (required)(midnight) via REDCap link: https://redcap.rwjms.rutgers.edu/surveys/?s=LJYKKM3J9A   or https://redcap.link/nc0eena5 Read more about the NJ ACTS Pilots Program One of the major objectives...

Scientists from Rutgers University found that obesity changes how airway muscles function, which increases the risk of developing asthma. The research is published in the Journal of Physiology—Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology and was conducted by Reynold...

After older people and nursing home residents, no group perhaps has been harder hit by the pandemic than people with diabetes. Experts hope policymakers will take notice, and finally get serious about tackling the nation’s diabetes crisis.  Read the Full Article.

It's clear now more than ever that wearing a face mask is an important way to protect yourself and others from the spread of COVID-19. And, as new variants continue to emerge, there's been plenty of talk about which type of face mask is best. One face mask has been...

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...

Each year in the US, more than 300 children and young adults under 24 and more than 3,000 adults die of asthma—attacks that are often preventable. “The number is likely higher, however. A person might suffer a fatal asthma attack outside of a hospital, but if they...

A treatment for critically ill COVID-19 patients could be on the way, something health officials have been waiting for since the dawn of the pandemic. And if approved, it might be available for hospitalized patients by the fall. The experimental drug sabizabulin — the...

Two products commonly administered intravenously to replenish iron levels in the body have a much higher chance of provoking a severe allergic attack, according to Rutgers researchers who conducted a study analyzing the medical records in a large database of older,...