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Electrodes designed to collect research data while also locating epileptic seizures in the brain perform about as well as electrodes designed solely to locate seizures, according to Rutgers and UCLA researchers. “The finding could increase the usage of these...

Please read Dr. Wei's article in Nature Communications titled, "Clustering of single-cell multi-omics data with a multimodal deep learning method." Single-cell RNA sequence (scRNA-seq) profiles a high-resolution picture inside an individual cell. Based on scRNA-seq...

Victoria Abraira’s grandmother had trouble seeing or hearing when she was in her 90s during the final years of her life. But Abraira said the matriarch of her family always knew when she came to visit simply from her touch. “She could feel that it was me when I...

The gut microbiome dominates the headlines, but it’s not the only collection of tiny organisms that live inside you and affect your health. The oral microbiome — which populates the mouth and connects with the sinuses, larynx, trachea and lungs — harbors more than 700...

Please read Dr. Mahone's article in the American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse titled, "Opioid use disorder treatment and the role of New Jersey Medicaid policy changes: perspectives of office-based buprenorphine providers." In the US, seventy percent of...

Pregnant and recently postpartum women who suffer with mental health disorders may be vulnerable to using cannabis to self-medicate, according to a Rutgers-led study. In a nationally representative survey, Qiana L. Brown, an assistant professor at the Rutgers School...

With opioid overdose deaths surging in the United States, many communities are in desperate need of solutions to bring down the body count. Among the most promising is strengthening prison reentry programs for highest-risk users, a Rutgers-led study has found. “For...

Researchers at Rutgers and Emory University are gaining insights into how schizophrenia develops by studying the strongest-known genetic risk factor. When a small portion of Chromosome 3 is missing – known as 3q29 deletion syndrome – it increases the risk for...

Please read Dr. Konova's article in Psychology of Addictive Behaviors titled, "The role of social connection in opioid use disorder treatment engagement." Opioid misuse and overdose remain public health challenges in the United States, with 9.5 million people affected...

Rutgers scientists have devised a highly accurate method for creating coatings of biologically active materials for a variety of medical products. Such a technique could pave the way for a new era of transdermal medication, including shot-free vaccinations, the...