NJIT Launches Center for Translational Research.
With the recent launch of its Center for Translational Research, NJIT is promising to quicken the pace of converting lab research into beneficial, market-ready products and services. The center will serve as a hub for commercialization training and development on...
America’s hopelessness crisis may have less to do with the economy and more to do with Gen Z’s mental health, new survey shows.
Americans have a long reputation for being hopeful. The United States is often characterized by its can-do attitude and the pursuit of the American Dream–the idea that motivated individuals have the freedom to pursue their dreams and improve life for themselves and...
Join Child Health Institute of NJ Science Seminar on April 3rd at 1 pm
"Study of Dengvaxia, the first licensed dengue vaccine, in Filipino children." Speaker: Wei-Kung Wang, PhD Professor Department of Tropical Medicine, Medical Microbiology and Pharmacology John A. Burns School of Medicine University of Hawaii at Manoa Date and Time:...
Register for NJ ACTS Special Population Core April 16th Seminar
NYU-HEAL: Academic-Public Partnership to Improve Quality of Care for People with Substance Use Disorders with Charles J. Neighbors, PhD, MBA Tuesday, April 16, 2024 12–1 View Flyer and Register to Attend on Zoom The NYU Health Evaluation and Analytics Lab (NYU-HEAL)...
Firearm Access and Gun Violence Exposure Are Common in Black and Native Communities.
A New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center study is the first to provide nationally representative data on gun use, storage and violence within Black and American Indian/Alaskan Native (AIAN) families. Both Black and native communities have seen increasingly elevated...
Have concerns about Rutgers’ medical school merger? 2 deans have answers.
As the deans leading the process of merging Rutgers New Jersey Medical School with Robert Wood Johnson Medical School to form the new Rutgers School of Medicine, we hear from members of the community who have questions and concerns regarding what the merger will mean...
Abdominal Fat Can Impact Brain Health and Cognition in High Alzheimer’s Risk Individuals.
The impact of abdominal fat on brain health and cognition is generally more pronounced in middle-aged men at high risk of Alzheimer’s disease as opposed to women, according to researchers at Rutgers Health. In middle-aged individuals with a family history of...
Peptides for Weight Loss: What to Know, According to Experts.
Medications like Wegovy and Zepbound receive plenty of buzz for their ability to help people lose weight. The two have a few things in common, mainly, peptides for weight loss. Wegovy (semaglutide) belongs to a class of medications known as glucagon-like...
New NJACTS Publication
Please read Dr. Vivek Kumar's article in Nature Communications titled "Antiviral fibrils of self-assembled peptides with tunable compositions". The lasting threat of viral pandemics necessitates the development of tailorable first-response antivirals with specific but...
Nine Dimensions of Authentic Community Engagement
Community engagement is a powerful tool for organizations that want to create lasting and positive change. When done well, community engagement builds trust, advances health equity, creates cost-savings and efficiencies for healthcare organizations, and leads to...