Scientists Discover How Genetic Risk for Alcoholism Changes Brain Cell Behavior.
Rutgers Health researchers have discovered that brain immune cells from people with a high genetic risk for alcohol use disorder (AUD) behave differently than cells from low-risk people when exposed to alcohol. Their study in Science Advances could help explain why...
What leaving World Health Organization would mean for US.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday withdrawing the U.S. from the World Health Organization, finishing what he started during his first term when his administration formally began exiting the WHO amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In his order, the...
Fears of devastation across NJ health, scientific research if Trump cuts proceed.
Federally funded research largely continues in New Jersey, despite threats from the Trump administration to slash financial support for this work in ways critics say would be disastrous for science, public health and the state economy. But academic leaders,...
Rutgers Health scores $686K grant to study effects of medicinal cannabis use.
As medicinal cannabis becomes more widely used, Rutgers Health is examining the potential physical and mental health effects on patients. After receiving a $686,376 grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, researchers recently kicked off a five-year study on...
Bird Flu Basics From a Rutgers Health Infectious Disease Expert.
The H5N1 Avian influenza is decimating bird populations around the world. More than 136 million birds have been affected in the US since the disease arrived in 2022. More than 5 million egg-laying chickens died in the first 16 days of 2025. It also shows signs of...
Adverse Childhood Experiences Influence Potentially Dangerous Firearm-Related Behavior in Adulthood.
Researchers at Rutgers University have found that adverse childhood experiences can make people more sensitive to potential threats from others, which in turn increases their risk of engaging in defensive gun use in adulthood. Their study, published in the Journal of...
NJ joins lawsuit against Trump over cuts to medical research that would hit Rutgers.
New Jersey and 21 other states sued the Trump administration Monday for cutting funding that supports medical research, a move that they argue will grind such public health research to a halt at universities across the U.S. The Trump administration has said...
Simulation Training: A Powerful Tool to Bridge Theory and Practice.
As a fourth-year medical student, Colleen Donovan, faced a pivotal moment during a course that introduced her to a simulated scenario: working with a team to save a patient in cardiac arrest. It was a powerful “gut check.” “I remember being terrified, realizing that...
New NJACTS Publication
Please read Dr. Barrett's article in the International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health titled, "Associations between mycoestrogen exposure and sex steroid hormone concentrations in maternal serum and cord blood in the UPSIDE pregnancy cohort." Mycotoxins...
NJIT Maintains Highest Research Classification, Renews its R1 Status from Carnegie.
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) has once again earned the prestigious R1 designation from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, reaffirming its standing as a top-tier doctoral university with very high research activity. This...