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Newswise: Joseph Barone, Dean, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy at Rutgers, Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
Released: 31-Oct-2023 10:05 AM EDT
Joseph Barone, Dean, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy at Rutgers, Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Joseph A. Barone, Dean of the Rutgers University Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, has been selected as the 2023 recipient of the New Jersey Pharmacists Association Lifetime Achievement Award

Released: 30-Oct-2023 9:05 AM EDT
Center Will Support Healthy Pregnancies by Detecting Placenta Problems Sooner
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Rutgers teams up with four other universities to form a new research center in Piscataway.

Released: 27-Oct-2023 9:00 AM EDT
Rutgers Poison Control Expert Available to Discuss Halloween Safety
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Diane Calello, Executive and Medical Director of the New Jersey Poison Center, is available to discuss safety measures parents should take during Halloween.

Released: 25-Oct-2023 2:05 PM EDT
Many in Law Enforcement Own Firearms. They Are More Likely to Have Suicidal Thoughts.
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Law enforcement officers in the United States own firearms at high rates and rarely engage in secure firearm storage, which could increase their risk for suicide, according to a Rutgers study.

Released: 25-Oct-2023 11:05 AM EDT
Amid Cocaine Addiction, the Brain Struggles to Evaluate Which Behaviors Will Be Rewarding
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Rutgers researchers find long-term users of cocaine may continue with unrewarding behavior because of changes in brain structure and chemistry responsible for generating an important teaching signal.

Released: 25-Oct-2023 9:30 AM EDT
Rutgers Awarded NIH Grant to Study How Previous Infections Affect Immune Response to Lung Disease
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Researchers will examine how the body’s adaptations to viruses, fungi and parasites change its ability to combat unrelated respiratory infections.

Newswise: A Decade of Progress: Addressing Humanity’s Shared Challenges
Released: 20-Oct-2023 11:05 AM EDT
A Decade of Progress: Addressing Humanity’s Shared Challenges
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Ten years after the creation of Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences, new university institutes and centers are bringing the world’s best medical ideas to New Jersey and beyond

Newswise: Scientists Help Fish Harvesters Implement Adaptive Strategies to Climate Change
Released: 19-Oct-2023 3:05 PM EDT
Scientists Help Fish Harvesters Implement Adaptive Strategies to Climate Change
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

For hundreds of years, business owners engaged in New Jersey’s commercial fisheries industry have weathered adversity, from coastal storms to species shifts. Recognizing this resilience, and acknowledging the challenges posed by global climate change, Rutgers scientists have come to their assistance. One of the results of recent efforts is a guide that researchers have developed for marine businesses, A Resilience Checklist for New Jersey’s Commercial Fishing Industry.

Released: 16-Oct-2023 3:05 PM EDT
Empathetic Cancer Clinicians Promote Psychological Well-Being in Breast Cancer Patients
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Supportive communication is key to reducing uncertainty cancer patients feel about diagnosis and treatment, Rutgers researchers find

Released: 16-Oct-2023 11:05 AM EDT
Firearm Exposure Associated With Poorer Health in Communities Around the U.S.
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Gun violence is tied to poverty, unemployment, broken families, disengaged youth and racial segregation, according to a study by the New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center at Rutgers.

Newswise: Rutgers School of Nursing Receives Excellence in Diversity Award
Released: 13-Oct-2023 11:05 AM EDT
Rutgers School of Nursing Receives Excellence in Diversity Award
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Rutgers School of Nursing Receives Excellence in Diversity Award

Released: 12-Oct-2023 10:05 AM EDT
New Red Blood Cell Transfusion Guidelines Recommend an Individualized Approach
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

An international panel of experts co-chaired by Jeffrey Carson, Distinguished Professor of Medicine at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, developed guidelines for new strategies which could help preserve the blood supply and prevent complications that result from transfusions.

Newswise: Cancer Epidemiologist to Join Rutgers Global Health Institute
Released: 12-Oct-2023 10:05 AM EDT
Cancer Epidemiologist to Join Rutgers Global Health Institute
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Tara M. Friebel, a cancer epidemiologist with expertise in global oncology and implementation science, is joining Rutgers Global Health Institute as a principal faculty member.

Released: 11-Oct-2023 8:05 AM EDT
Plastic Use in Agriculture Must be Reduced, According to New Research
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

International team which includes a Rutgers researcher says innovative recycling methods are needed to protect environment and human health

Released: 9-Oct-2023 10:05 AM EDT
New Analytical Tool Reduces Errors in Genetic Analysis and Research
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

The software's creators have used it to study cancer’s microbiome and made it freely available to the research community.

Newswise: Michal Schnaider Beeri Appointed Jacqueline Krieger Klein Endowed Director’s Chair
In Neurodegeneration Research
Released: 6-Oct-2023 10:05 AM EDT
Michal Schnaider Beeri Appointed Jacqueline Krieger Klein Endowed Director’s Chair In Neurodegeneration Research
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

The Board of Governors named Michal Schnaider Beeri, a global leader in Alzheimer’s disease clinical research and director of the Herbert and Jacqueline Krieger Klein Alzheimer’s and Dementia Clinical Research and Treatment Center, as its Endowed Chair in Neurodegenerative Research.

Released: 6-Oct-2023 9:30 AM EDT
States Vary in Firearm Ownership – as Well as the Storage and Carrying Habits of Owners
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Rutgers researchers find firearm owning communities in five states are diverse, with risky behaviors more common in some than others

Released: 5-Oct-2023 3:25 PM EDT
Rutgers Launches Climate and Energy Institute With Wide-Reaching Goals
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

University leaders are creating an institute designed to elevate the local, national and international profile of Rutgers–New Brunswick as a locus for scholarship on climate change, renewable energy production, energy conservation and their environmental dimensions. The Rutgers Climate and Energy Institute (RCEI) will combine and expand upon the activities of three existing institutes on climate, environment and energy research at the university.

Released: 5-Oct-2023 3:05 PM EDT
Climate Intervention Technologies May Create Winners and Losers in World Food Supply
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

A technology being studied to curb climate change – one that could be put in place in one or two decades if work on the technology began now – would affect food productivity in parts of planet Earth in dramatically different ways, benefiting some areas, and adversely affecting others, according to projections prepared by a Rutgers-led team of scientists.

Released: 5-Oct-2023 10:30 AM EDT
Rutgers Helps Document How Surge of Cheap, Flavored Cigars Targets Young Consumers
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

A report from the university’s Institute for Nicotine and Tobacco Studies and the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids shows how companies have flooded the market with products that appeal to young people.

   
Released: 4-Oct-2023 10:05 AM EDT
Rutgers Is Expanding Services for Students With ADHD and Autism
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Rutgers University has received a grant from the New Jersey Office of the Secretary of Higher Education (OSHE) – which, coupled with strategic funds from the Office of the Chancellor at the New Brunswick campus – will make it possible to bolster assessment and treatment services for Rutgers students with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism at a fraction of the typical cost.

Released: 2-Oct-2023 1:05 PM EDT
INVITATION TO COVER: 71st Annual Roy A. Bowers Pharmaceutical Conference
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

NJ First Lady Tammy Murphy headlines a conference with leading health policy experts

Released: 2-Oct-2023 9:05 AM EDT
A Quarter of Teens with Autism Go Undiagnosed, Rutgers Researchers Find
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Analysis of records from four New Jersey counties provides crucial data on the condition in 16-year-olds.

Newswise: Plans Detail Massive Medical School Renovation to Improve Care in Newark
Released: 27-Sep-2023 1:05 PM EDT
Plans Detail Massive Medical School Renovation to Improve Care in Newark
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Architects and engineers have completed an essential planning step in what may become Rutgers’ largest-ever investment in Newark, a transformational renovation at New Jersey Medical School (NJMS) that would cost an estimated $600 million and bring more world-class physician-scientists and biomedical researchers to the city.

Released: 25-Sep-2023 3:05 PM EDT
Team to Receive $1 Million in Federal Funding for Smart Kids and Cool Seniors Project
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

A team of researchers at Rutgers University–New Brunswick has been selected to receive a $1 million Civic Innovation Challenge (CIVIC) award for a community-university partnership that combats climate change and improves access to essential resources and services.

Released: 25-Sep-2023 1:05 PM EDT
Family Planning and the Fear of Missing Out
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Rutgers study finds among regretful parents, fear of missing out is a key motivator for having children

Released: 25-Sep-2023 9:55 AM EDT
Six Numbers Predict Life-Threatening COVID-19
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Rutgers develops a prognosis tool to help hospitals improve care.

Released: 24-Sep-2023 9:00 PM EDT
Avoiding a “Tripledemic” This Winter
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

A Rutgers infectious disease expert explains what you need to know about this year’s flu, COVID and new RSV shots

Released: 21-Sep-2023 10:05 AM EDT
Rutgers Health Regional Biocontainment Lab Plans Renovation and Expansion
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Three large grants for new research cores, equipment and training will turbocharge efforts to learn about and contend with dangerous pathogens.

Released: 20-Sep-2023 10:05 AM EDT
Safer Neighborhoods May Mitigate Risk of Child Abuse
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Improving the built environment and expanding housing services in low-incoming communities are protective factors against child abuse, Rutgers study finds.

Released: 19-Sep-2023 10:05 AM EDT
Scientists Develop Method to Detect Deadly Infectious Diseases
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Rutgers researchers have developed a way of detecting the early onset of deadly infectious diseases using a test so ultrasensitive that it could someday revolutionize medical approaches to epidemics.

   
Released: 18-Sep-2023 3:05 PM EDT
Firearm Violence Exposure in Black and American Indian/Alaska Native Communities Linked to Poorer Health
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Indirect and direct exposure to firearm violence is harmful to mental and physical health, according to a Rutgers study

Released: 13-Sep-2023 2:05 PM EDT
Studies on Mobile Health Intervention Suggest Positive Impact for Black Same Gender–Loving Men
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

The mobile application, iTHRIVE 365, is the first of its kind to provide psychological health resources, connections to economic support and a safe social space created by and for Black gay, bisexual and other same gender–loving men.

Released: 6-Sep-2023 5:05 PM EDT
Study Supports Widespread Use of Brain Research Probes in Epilepsy Patients
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Electrodes that collect research data while locating seizure origins may spur better treatment for many brain conditions.

Released: 5-Sep-2023 2:05 PM EDT
Bridging the Autism Service Cliff With Job Interview Training
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

For adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) trying to land a job, one-on-one interview training is a better way to prepare than group sessions, which may work for others, a Rutgers study found.

Released: 31-Aug-2023 3:45 PM EDT
Coastal Fisheries Show Surprising Resilience to Marine Heat Waves
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Rutgers-led research found that marine heat waves – prolonged periods of unusually warm ocean temperatures – haven’t had a lasting effect on the fish communities that feed most of the world. The finding is in stark contrast to the devastating effects seen on other marine ecosystems cataloged by scientists after similar periods of warming, including widespread coral bleaching and harmful algal blooms.

29-Aug-2023 4:30 PM EDT
Using Evidence From Last Ice Age, Scientists Predict Effects of Rising Seas on Coastal Habitats
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

The rapid sea level rise and resulting retreat of coastal habitat seen at the end of the last Ice Age could repeat itself if global average temperatures rise beyond certain levels, according to an analysis by an international team of scientists from more than a dozen institutions, including Rutgers.

Released: 29-Aug-2023 2:05 PM EDT
Climate Change-Induced Drought May Transform Parts of the Amazon’s Rainforests Into Savannas
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

A portion of Amazonian lowland rainforest – areas critical to absorbing carbon dioxide and buffering climate change – may morph over time into dry, grassy savannas, according to a Rutgers-led study.

28-Aug-2023 7:00 AM EDT
Only Severe COVID Cases Disrupted Oral Microbiomes
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Bacteria in the mouth mostly survived infection — and that’s a good thing, says a Rutgers researcher.

Released: 26-Aug-2023 11:05 AM EDT
30 Kids in 30 Days: Accidental Ingestions of Marijuana Edibles
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

In July, the New Jersey Poison Control Center assisted in the medical treatment of 30 children ranging from 1 to 12 years old who accidentally ate marijuana edibles. The experts give safety tips.

Released: 25-Aug-2023 11:05 AM EDT
Understanding the Surge in Cannabis Use among Pregnant and Postpartum Women in the US
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Rutgers researcher leads effort to map associations between mental health disorders, cannabis use and cannabis use disorder during pregnancy and postpartum in the United States

Released: 22-Aug-2023 5:05 PM EDT
Feeling Homesick? How to Manage It at College
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Leaving for college – whether you are a first-year student or returning to continue your college career – is a major transition, one that can cause feelings of being lost, lonely or missing home. Homesickness is common at this stage in life and can arise at any time during a college student’s time away, although it is most common in the first few months. Stephanie Marcello, chief psychologist at Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care, discusses how to manage homesickness and adjust to new surroundings.

Released: 21-Aug-2023 12:40 PM EDT
Do Prisons Hold the Key to Solving the Opioid Crisis?
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Rutgers study finds improved prison reentry programs could help flatten the rate of opioid overdose deaths in the U.S.

   
Newswise: The Future of Farming Looks Bright
Released: 18-Aug-2023 2:05 PM EDT
The Future of Farming Looks Bright
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Three years ago, administrative and faculty leaders at the Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences and the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station created a “beginner farmer” training program for people new to farming to address two related challenges: the aging of New Jersey farmers and the inexperience of many drawn to the profession.



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