Amid Trump’s ire, can Harvard afford to lose federal research funds?
Harvard University is very rich. On that, most people agree. Whether it’s rich enough to get through the next four years unscathed is less certain. On Monday, the Ivy League school’s leaders took the bold step of publicly rejecting a sprawling list of demands from...
Most residents don’t know N.J. offers medical aid in dying, survey finds.
A Rutgers-led survey found that only about 11% of New Jersey residents are aware the Garden State allows medical aid in dying. Although New Jersey passed the Medical Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act in 2019, the study “lets us know that those with access to...
Rutgers Researchers Revive Decades-Old Pregnancy Cohort with Modern Scientific Potential.
The Camden Study, a pregnancy cohort of 4,765 women recruited between 1985 and 2006 from one of America’s poorest cities, has found new life at Rutgers University – where it promises to unlock critical insights into maternal and child health for researchers worldwide....
Spring allergy season returns to NJ. How bad will it be?
While plenty of New Jerseyans complained about the colder-than-usual winter we just experienced, allergy sufferers may hold back on their criticism. The mostly frigid and dry conditions seen over the last three months may produce less pollen from trees this spring in...
A $750 million effort to revolutionize cancer care in N.J. opens next month.
RWJBarnabas Health and Rutgers Cancer Institute, the state’s only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, are opening New Jersey’s first freestanding cancer hospital next month. The Jack and Sheryl Morris Cancer Center, scheduled to open in...
New study raises alarm over Alzheimer’s blood tests.
Research from Rutgers Health indicates that blood tests for Alzheimer’s disease need to be interpreted with caution—particularly for Black patients. “These tests are currently geared towards primary care physicians and directly to older adults concerned about...
Elevated Serum cAMP Findings May Allow Asthma Diagnosis by Blood Test.
New research has found that cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) is highly elevated in the blood of people with asthma, enabling diagnosis and possibly severity determination with a simple blood test. "What we discovered is a specific transporter, a protein on the...
Tariffs could have deep impacts on costs for prescription drugs: What to know.
Business owners and consumers alike are breathing a sigh of relief following news that President Donald Trump paused a wide range of tariffs he had imposed on dozens of nations. It was surprising and welcomed news by Victor Vinhas, who owns and operates Vinhas...
New NJACTS Publication
Please read Dr. Goldman's article in Applied and Environmental Microbiology titled, "Identification of an antibiotic from an HTS targeting EF-Tu:tRNA interaction: a prospective topical treatment for MRSA skin infections." Because of the urgent need for new antibiotics...
With Spring in Bloom, Here’s How to Navigate Allergies.
If you find yourself wheezing and sneezing now that spring is here, you’re in good company. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about one in four adults and nearly one in five children experience seasonal allergies. Catherine Monteleone, a...