How Discrimination and Stress Impact the Mental Health of Young Sexual Minority Men.
Young sexual minority men face higher rates of anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and substance use compared with their heterosexual peers, according to Rutgers Health researchers. In their study, published in the journal Youth, the researchers...
Scientists Find Common Medications May Impact Gut Microbiome for Years.
Each body is unique—particularly your gut; everything from what you eat to your genetics can influence its exact makeup. Now, new research suggests that medications you took years ago may have an impact on your gut microbiome that can last for up to a decade. That’s...
A surprising cause of some urinary tract infections: Contaminated meat.
Researchers have identified a surprising cause of some urinary tract infections: contaminated meat. A four-year study found that nearly 1 in 5 UTIs detected among a group of patients in Southern California were most likely caused by the consumption of chicken, turkey,...
Scientists Discover How Leukemia Cells Evade Treatment.
Researchers from Rutgers Health and other institutions have discovered why a powerful leukemia drug eventually fails in most patients – and found a potential way to overcome that resistance. Team members identified a protein that lets cancer cells reshape their...
Researchers Track Characteristics of Firearm Owners Receiving Mental Health Treatment.
People who are female, younger, more educated and have reported suicidal ideation are more likely to go to therapy or use psychiatric medications, according to Rutgers Health researchers. Their study, published in the Journal of Clinical Psychology, examined the use...
Why the Collapse of Firearm Violence Prevention Is a Threat to U.S. Lives.
A Rutgers professor and other firearm violence prevention experts warn that the progress the country made last year in reducing homicide rates is in jeopardy because of a wave of federal cuts and policy reversals in 2025. In 2024, the homicide rate in the U.S. dropped...
NJACTS Community Engagement Core COVID-19 Resources
The situation around the current spread of COVID-19 is changing rapidly. We have compiled resource links for the general community highlighting local resources across New Jersey, ways to get involved, and mental and physical wellness. Visit our COVID-19 page for...
NJIT Researcher Fortifies Virtual Reality Tech for Cancer Patient Emergencies.
Virtual reality expert Erin Truesdell, in NJIT’s Ying Wu College of Computing, is designing a new kind of user interaction technology that could help cancer patients and caregivers prepare for potential complications due to fevers. Truesdell works on the technical...
Join Us Today for Rutgers Health Policy and Advocacy Corps
Join us for our second fall session titled: “From the Halls of the Statehouse to Trade Association Board Rooms: Tales of Policy, Advocacy and Lobbying” Featuring: Christine Stearns, JD Chief Government Relations Officer, The New Jersey Hospital Association (NJHA) 📅...
Rutgers-Newark Launches Institute on Improving Communities Through AI and Interdisciplinary Data Work.
Rutgers-Newark announced the launch of the Institute for Data, Research and Innovation Science (IDRIS), a groundbreaking effort that explores how AI and other technologies can improve healthcare, education, public safety, and other aspects of community well-being....