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Rutgers University-New BrunswickRutgers circadian rhythm and sleep experts discuss the impact of the time change on mental and physical health
Rutgers circadian rhythm and sleep experts discuss the impact of the time change on mental and physical health
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.
The year 2024 is a Leap Year, giving February an extra day. This will make Thursday, Feb. 29, a Leap Day – something that happens once every four years. But how is this kink in the calendar tied to Earth science? Benjamin Black, an assistant professor in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences in Rutgers–New Brunswick’s School of Arts and Sciences, can explain.
Home health care use in the last three years of a patient’s life is associated with a higher likelihood of hospice care at the end of life, according to a Rutgers Health study.
A Rutgers professor who studies and improves the design of algorithms – human-made instructions computers follow to solve problems and perform computations – has been selected to receive a 2024 Sloan Research Fellowship. Aaron Bernstein, an assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science in the School of Arts and Sciences at Rutgers University-New Brunswick, was named one of 126 researchers drawn from a select group of 53 institutions in the U.S. and Canada.
Rutgers study led by undergrads and gap-year students breaks ground in the field of neuroscience and suggests experimental medication could treat dementia.
Women with HIV experience accelerated DNA aging, a phenomenon that can lead to poor physical function, according to a study led by Stephanie Shiau, an assistant professor in the Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology at the Rutgers School of Public Health.
The governing board of the New Jersey Integrated Population Health Data (iPHD) Project in December approved the release of data – along with pilot funding and data access fee waivers – for six research proposals to study the top challenges of the state’s population health.
Nancy Sinkoff, professor of history and Jewish studies and the academic director of the Rutgers Bildner Center, has had a longstanding interest in themes of racial and ethnic “passing” for Black and Jewish Americans.
A report co-authored by a Rutgers Health official advocates better pay and (eventually) a different payment model.
Rutgers Health researchers find differences among Asian older adults’ support of research and inclination to receive MRI results.
Employing massive data sets collected through NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, a research team led by a Rutgers University–New Brunswick astronomer is unearthing clues to conditions existing in the early universe. The team has catalogued the ages of stars in the Wolf–Lundmark–Melotte (WLM) galaxy, constructing the most detailed picture of it yet, according to the researchers.
The Rutgers New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center (GVRC) is bringing together researchers, policy makers, community members and elected officials to discuss data-driven solutions to firearm-related issues in New Jersey.
Black men with firearm-acquired disabilities face negative physical and psychological impacts on their manhood, independence and mobility, according to a Rutgers Health study.
Two Rutgers professors, both leading Alzheimer's disease researchers, have partnered with Tel Aviv University and Hebrew University to organize the US-Israel Alzheimer’s Disease Conference in Tel Aviv.
Whether experienced directly or indirectly, gun violence is damaging Black Americans’ mental health, according to Rutgers Health study
Analysis from Rutgers Health and Harvard links first-trimester methadone use with a greater risk of various birth defects than buprenorphine use.
Diane Calello, Executive and Medical Director of the New Jersey Poison Control Center,at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, is available to discuss the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s report warning that readily purchased tianeptine products (marketed as “Neptune’s Fix”) might contain synthetic cannabis.