Scientists Find a New Way to Help Plants Fight Diseases.
In a discovery three decades in the making, scientists at Rutgers and Brookhaven National Laboratory have acquired detailed knowledge about the internal structures and mode of regulation for a specialized protein and are proceeding to develop tools that can capitalize...
An Increase in Suicides Follows Rising Homicide Rates Throughout the U.S.
Increases in local homicide rates in U.S. counties are linked to higher suicide rates the following year, particularly when firearms are involved, according to Rutgers researchers. A new study, published in Social Science & Medicine, examined data spanning more...
Expanding Institute, Growing Reach: i3D’s Symposium Shows Its Momentum.
Scientific conferences are important drivers of innovation and institutional health, spreading cutting-edge, unpublished data, allowing scientists to test ideas in real time and helping host institutions recruit allies and future hires. By that yardstick, the steady...
Access to Green Spaces May Be Linked to Lower Risk of Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Children.
Living near green spaces before and during pregnancy as well as in early childhood is associated with a reduced risk of neurodevelopmental disorders, according to Rutgers Health researchers. Published in Environment International, the study examined how exposure to...
FDA Clears First Blood Test for Alzheimer’s Diagnosis, a “Turning Point” in Early Detection.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first blood test to aid in the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease - an advancement that could dramatically improve how and when patients are diagnosed. Michal Schnaider Beeri, director of the Herbert and Jacqueline...
Simulations Unlock Secrets of Blood Vessel Growth.
Researchers at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) and the University of Florida have made a groundbreaking discovery about how blood flows through the tiniest new blood vessels in our bodies, findings that could revolutionize our understanding of everything...
Professors Push for Bridging the Biomedical-Behavioral Health Divide.
At Family Medicine at Monument Square, a Rutgers Health primary care clinic in New Brunswick, N.J., doctors, nurses and even front-office staff are trained to connect behavioral-health services to every patient who needs them. When patients present with mental health...
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Seeks to Fix Medical Assistant Shortage.
Damian Melendez never thought about working in health care until his father had a heart attack. That’s when his personal experience turned into a professional calling. In his early 20s, working in customer service at a New York airport and taking care of his father,...
Herbal Mouthwash Targets Gum Germs While Letting Helpful Bacteria Flourish.
Mouthwashes have long bragged about killing 99.9% of germs in your mouth, but Rutgers Health researchers suggest this scorched-earth approach may harm oral health by eliminating beneficial bacteria along with the bad. A study in Frontiers in Oral Health from...
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...