Hispanic Association of Computing College Students Takes Off at NJIT
The Hispanic Association of Computing College Students (HACCS) at NJIT’s Ying Wu College of Computing has taken off and is already seeing a great turnout in their inaugural meetings. This Hispanic-oriented club seeks to cater to the needs of Hispanic computing...
NCATS Women Scientists Advisors Seminar, July 21st at 2pm
The NCATS Division of Preclinical Innovation (DPI) is virtually hosting SPEAKER: DOROTA SKOWRONSKA-KRAWCZYK, PH.D. ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENTS OF PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOPHYSICS, AND OPHTHALMOLOGY CENTER FOR TRANSLATIONAL VISION RESEARCH UC IRVINE, SCHOOL OF MEDICINE...
New NJACTS Publication
Please read Dr. Singla's article in PLOS ONE titled, "A randomized controlled trial to evaluate outcomes with Aggrenox in patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection." A novel coronavirus was first reported in December 2019 and declared an international pandemic by the World...
All of Us Research Program Now the Largest, Most Diverse Genomic Dataset of its Kind
The Researcher Workbench dataset is now the world’s largest, most diverse genomic dataset available for wide use The National Institutes of Health's All of Us Research Program has significantly expanded its data to now include nearly a quarter million whole genome...
Attend the Virtual Webinar Advancing Representative Enrollment in Clinical Trials on July 18th!
A lack of representative enrollment can weaken the impact of a clinical trial and skew findings. How can researchers improve the representation of participants included in a clinical trial? The Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy explores the answer to this...
Rutgers Tobacco Surveillance Center Will Provide FDA With Unprecedented Data.
A Rutgers-led consortium has been awarded $18 million to help tobacco regulators by providing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) with real-time data on tobacco and nicotine marketing, products and consumer behaviors. “Nothing like this has ever been attempted...
Oral Medication Is the Leading Choice for Multiple Sclerosis Treatment.
The majority of individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS) treat the chronic and progressive neurological disorder with oral medications, likely because of many factors, including convenience, consumer advertising and approval by health insurers, according to Rutgers...
New NJACTS Publication
Please read Dr. Barrett's article in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology titled, "Protective role of the placental efflux transporter BCRP/ABCG2 in the relationship between prenatal cadmium exposure, placenta weight, and size at birth." The placenta...
Fentanyl Can Be Weaponized. Preparation Could Minimize the Damage.
The widely-available drug fentanyl, already the number one killer of Americans under 50, could be weaponized and used for terroristic mass poisoning, according to health experts at Rutgers and other institutions. “Before fentanyl, the only viable mass poisons were...
Genetic Risk Information May Help People Avoid Alcohol Addiction.
Today’s substance use prevention efforts ignore individual genetic risk, but Rutgers research suggests DNA test results may eventually enhance prevention and treatment and improve outcomes. Investigators recruited 325 college students, provided them with varying...