New NJACTS Publication
Please read Dr. Lum's article in the Journal of Proteome Research titled, "Differential Contributions of Interferon Classes to Host Inflammatory Responses and Restricting Virus Progeny Production." The cornerstone of mammalian intrinsic and innate immune defense...
Chronic Pain Patients Are More Supportive of Cannabis Access Than Doctors.
Adults with chronic pain are significantly more supportive of policies expanding cannabis access than the physicians who treat them, according to a study from Rutgers Health and other institutions. The study, published in JAMA Network Open, surveyed more than 1,600...
The Fight Against Lead: Progress Made, but Dangers Remain.
A review by a Rutgers Health expert shows that, despite decades of successful efforts to reduce lead exposure, the toxic metal still poses dangers in consumer products that warrant additional attention. "Consumer products were consistently identified as one of the...
It’s wildfire season. How smoke, poor air quality can impact health — even for people who live far away.
Three major California wildfires are raging right now, with the Airport, Bridge and Line fires burning more than 115,000 acres of land this month. Canada has also been struggling with wildfire season, with fires in several western provinces. But while these wildfires...
Eight local experts have been elected to the National Academy of Medicine.
The National Academy of Medicine has elected 100 new members, including eight from the Philadelphia area. Six of the new local members are associated with the University of Pennsylvania, including one affiliated with Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. One newly...
NJIT Undergrad Earns Acclaim Abroad for Antibiotic Waste Research.
Biochemistry major Jonas Muller ’27 has earned plaudits abroad this summer after unveiling surprising findings on the environmental impact of antibiotic drugs during a poster competition at the International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology (ISPE) annual conference —...
Study Reveals Sources of Opioid Poisoning Among Children.
A dog's pain medication, a grandparent's pill organizer, even a discarded tissue: Rutgers Health research reveals they’re all potential sources of opioid poisoning for young children. Researchers at the New Jersey Poison Control Center examined 230 cases of opioid...
Rutgers Receives $3.2 Million From NIH to Study Micronanoplastics in the Digestive System.
Rutgers received a $3.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study the impact of micronanoplastics on the digestive system. The byproduct of environmental and industrial processes, micro- and nano-scale plastic particles and fibers increasingly...
Rutgers Health Clinical Research Work Group 10/28 at 12pm
New Dashboards and Reporting Capabilities Through OnCore Jonathan Carter, MBS Business Systems Analyst Clinical Trials Office We are back with another joint work group call. Jonathan will show the new reporting capabilities through OnCore, Rutgers’ clinical trial...
Testing a Revolutionary Treatment Against Progressive Multiple Sclerosis.
Rutgers Health researchers will enroll primary or secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (p-MS) patients to see if an engineered immune cell therapy can halt the progression of the autoimmune disease. Mistargeted attacks by the body’s immune system and active...