A Gun Safety Paradox: Study Finds Some Precautions Linked to Riskier Storage Practices.
Rutgers Health researchers have found that parents who actively teach their children how to handle or shoot firearms are more likely to store loaded guns in unsecured locations. "Some parents may believe that modeling responsible firearm use negates the need for...
From Cavities to Sleep Apnea: Dentists Can Assume New Role in Saving Lives.
A patient dozes off in a dental chair despite the anxiety of an impending procedure. A seemingly unremarkable act, but — for dentists versed in the latest sleep research — this red flag hints at a life-threatening condition. In a research review published in...
Risky Combos of Psychiatric Drugs Prescribed for Young Patients.
A new study reveals that young patients treated with psychiatric medications receive potentially dangerous combinations with concerning frequency. Researchers from Rutgers Health and other institutions analyzed New York State Medicaid records for more than 141,000...
Mapping an entire (fly) brain: A step toward understanding diseases of the human brain.
For many heartbreaking diseases of the brain — dementia, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and others — doctors can only treat the symptoms. Medical science does not have a cure. Why? Because it’s difficult to cure what we don’t understand, and the human brain, with its...
Princeton Precision Health 2024 Seminar Series on 11/15 at noon
Talking tech: How parents and kids co-create social norms about technology use presented by Emily Foster-Hanson, PhD Swarthmore College November 15, 2025 12pm Lunch will be provided. Princeton University 252 Nassau Street Princeton Getting to the seminar space...
Why Leadership Outweighs an Interdisciplinary Mix in the Effectiveness of a Research Team.
When it comes to large research projects, strong leadership and experience may be a stronger predictor of team effectiveness than interdepartmental collaboration. This finding, which could help improve the future efficacy of large research teams everywhere, emerges...
Rutgers Fashions a Biomedical Springboard for Newark-Area High School Students.
New Rutgers Health summer school seeks to inspire the next generation of medical researchers through practical, hands-on learning For Regina Bruce, a science teacher at Newark’s Technology High School and a Rutgers master’s student in biomedical sciences, the summer...
What Are the 2024 COVID Vaccine Side Effects? A Breakdown.
COVID and flu season is coming sooner than you might think, and getting up to date with vaccines is the best way to protect yourself in the months ahead. This year’s COVID vaccine is a little different from previous versions, not to mention that there are three...
Study Finds Widespread Exposure to Hormone-Disrupting Chemical During Pregnancy.
A study published in the Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology has found nearly all pregnant women ingest the fungal toxin zearalenone (ZEN), which mimics estrogen in the body and hinders reproduction in some animals. Researchers from Rutgers and...
Community-Based Programs in Senior Centers May Lower Health Care Use and Costs for People with Dementia
According to research from professionals from Rutgers University-New Brunswick and the University of Massachusetts Boston, having dementia in areas with senior centers that give access to social services and adult day health was tied to lower Medicare costs and health...