Trump cuts to basic science, medical studies will hurt everyone, researchers say.
The Trump administration's cuts to health research will shorten life expectancy and threaten the lives of all Americans, according to university union leaders and scientists. Lab leaders and researchers said they're already seeing PhD students not getting admitted,...
America’s Measles Outbreak: What You Need to Know.
A Rutgers Health expert discusses the myths and realities of the measles outbreak and the vaccine gap that is putting Americans at risk. The rate of measles outbreaks in the United States is rising: Last year, there were 16 outbreaks, up from four in 2023. So far in...
Drug overdose deaths fall in 2023 for 1st time since pandemic began: CDC.
Rates of drug overdose deaths decreased in the United States for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began, according to new federal data published early Thursday. The rate of overdose deaths fell from 32.6 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022 to 31.3 per 100,000...
More kids are going unvaccinated in N.J. See the county-by-county list.
More and more New Jersey kids are going unvaccinated on religious grounds amid what experts call an unprecedented acceleration in measles spread throughout the United States. Over the last ten years the percentage of New Jersey children skipping vaccines through...
Targeting the Causes of Parkinson’s.
Rutgers Experts Bring Hope to Finding a Cure. At the Rutgers American Parkinson Disease Association Center for Advanced Research—one of only nine such centers—we don’t just seek to treat the symptoms of Parkinson’s but to cure it. By focusing on approaches to stop a...
Rutgers Professor Is Named a Sloan Fellow for Her Research on the Sense of Touch.
A Rutgers professor studying the sense of touch and its role in movement, socialization and pain perception has been awarded a 2025 Sloan Research Fellowship. Victoria Abraira, an assistant professor in the Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience in the School of...
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...
New NJACTS Publication
Please read Dr. Lloyd's article in the Journal of Substance Use & Addiction Treatment titled, "Methadone treatment utilization and overdose trends among Medicaid beneficiaries in New Jersey before and during the COVID-19 pandemic." The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted...
Join Princeton Precision Health Seminar Series on 3/21 in Princeton
Co-sponsored by NJ ACTS The Netherlands Twin Register: A genome-wide association meta-analysis of ADHD symptoms and diagnoses, and omics data linkage to Statistics Netherlands presented by Camiel Morten van der Laan March 21, 2025 12 - 1 pm 252 Nassau Street,...
Exercise May Lower Your Dementia Risk—Here’s How It Works.
Scientists have churned out a bunch of studies lately about why exercise is important for brain health and may even help to lower your risk of dementia. Now, new research breaks down a specific chain reaction that happens in the body when you work out—and this...