NJIT Undergrad Alixs Pujols Sheds Light on the Effects of Nanoplastics on Female Reproductive Health.
During the pandemic, Alixs Pujols ’24 read an article that inspired her to become an undergraduate research assistant at the Laboratory of Endocrine Disruption & Chemical Biology (EDC Lab). That article showed how researchers had found nanoplastics in the...
Scientist Explains Effects of Canadian Wildfires on Local Air Quality.
As wildfires rage in Canada, officials warned that the country was on track for its worst-ever year of wildfire destruction as warm and dry conditions are forecast to persist through to the end of the summer after an unprecedented start to the fire season. Much of our...
Fatal Heart Disease Has Plummeted Since 1990, But Progress Has Stalled.
After decades of decline, fatal coronary heart disease may rise again unless Americans modify three major risk factors: smoking, drinking, and obesity. A Rutgers study just published in American Heart Journal found that deaths from coronary heart disease among people...
Advancing the Science of Engagement Funding Opportunity Opens September 6
Patient-Centered Outcome Research Institute Advancing the Science of Engagement PCORI seeks to fund studies that build an evidence base on engagement in research, including: Measures to capture structure/context, process, and outcomes of engagement in research....
Infant Exposure to Brief Auditory Cues Can Support Language Development.
It matters what your baby hears. Even during sleep, the sounds that infants are exposed to can play a big role in language development, especially for babies at risk of language delays, according to a Rutgers University-Newark neuroscientist. Although it’s well-known...
Unlocking a Mystery of Fetal Development.
Rutgers study of cadmium in pregnant women yields crucial insights into the placenta’s role in regulating toxin exposure. As with many toxins, exposure to the toxic metal cadmium during pregnancy can adversely impact fetal development. Now, researchers at the Rutgers...
Hobbies and Healthy Habits Surged During the Pandemic.
Rather than turn to vices such as alcohol and drugs, many people turned to new pursuits to cope with pandemic-related stresses, according to a Rutgers study. The study, published in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence, paints a more nuanced picture of how...
The Rise of a Climate-Triggered Neurotoxin in the Arctic Tundra.
Climbing temperatures in the Arctic tundra are transforming inorganic mercury deposited by power plants and other industrial polluters, some of it inert for decades, into a neurotoxin that is accumulating in the region’s lake sediments, wetland ponds, soils and food...
New NJACTS Publication
Please read Dr. Jimenez's article in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology titled, "Reach Out and Read Implementation: A Scoping Review." Eighty percent of third-graders who live in poverty do not read at grade level. Third-grade reading proficiency strongly...
Grants Pair Researchers With Communities to Improve Health, Life Outcomes.
Since the foreclosure crisis, Kathe Newman has been leading research into mortgage lending disparities in communities – work that will soon be expanded to include community organizations in Camden to better understand the challenges residents face in securing...