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Released: 26-Sep-2024 2:05 PM EDT
The Fight Against Lead: Progress Made, but Dangers Remain
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Rutgers Health expert warns of ongoing risks from consumer products – and calls for increased global cooperation.

Released: 25-Sep-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Study Reveals Sources of Opioid Poisoning Among Children
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Rutgers Health research finds the medications of grandparents and pets, as well as discarded items, pose unexpected hazards for young children.

Released: 24-Sep-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Rutgers, Michigan State Awarded $3.7 Million Grant to Research Long-Term Impact of Structural Racism on Aging, Health, and Well-Being
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

A group of researchers led by Rutgers University and Michigan State University have launched a study to understand how lifetime exposure to structural racism in communities affects cognitive aging and physical function decline, and frailty.

Newswise: Kathleen Pottick, Rutgers Professor of Social Work, Named NASW’s “Social Work Pioneer”
Released: 24-Sep-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Kathleen Pottick, Rutgers Professor of Social Work, Named NASW’s “Social Work Pioneer”
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Long-time Rutgers professor Kathleen Pottick is receiving one of the highest honors in the field of social work for her decades-long contribution and research, which focuses on delivering more effective mental healthcare services to children and adolescents.

Released: 23-Sep-2024 7:05 PM EDT
Rutgers and New Jersey Partner to Provide Integrated Behavioral Health in Primary Care Practices in Newark and Elizabeth
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Behavioral health professionals at Rutgers will work with the state to increase and improve the delivery of mental health and substance use services to the underserved communities of Newark and Elizabeth under a $4.5 million federal grant.

   
Released: 18-Sep-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Rutgers Receives $3.2 Million from NIH to Study Micronanoplastics in the Digestive System
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Rutgers received a $3.2 million dollar grant from the National Institutes of Health to study the impact of micronanoplastics on the digestive system.

Newswise: Horse-Caring Helps Veterans With PTSD
Released: 18-Sep-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Horse-Caring Helps Veterans With PTSD
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

A study by Rutgers University-New Brunswick researchers has shown that military veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), who participated in a program caring for horses, experienced an improved mental outlook and easing of symptoms. Some of the most widely used psychotherapy interventions for PTSD ... have shown that about one-third of participants drop out prior to the completion of treatment.

Released: 16-Sep-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Rutgers and Princeton Receive a $16 Million Grant to Study How the Brain Infers Hidden Causes for Decision Making
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Researchers from Rutgers and Princeton universities will use a $16 million federal grant award to collaborate on several research projects aimed at better understanding a key brain process that may be disrupted in mental health disorders.

Released: 16-Sep-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Testing a Revolutionary Treatment Against Progressive Multiple Sclerosis
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Rutgers Health researchers will enroll primary or secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (p-MS) patients to see if an engineered immune cell therapy can halt the progression of the autoimmune disease.

Released: 15-Sep-2024 6:25 PM EDT
Getting Autism Right
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Contrary to common perceptions and years of research that autistic people can’t describe their emotions or often have muted emotional responses, a Rutgers study published in the American Journal of Occupational Therapy concludes that many autistic adults are in fact acutely aware of their feelings and can label them in vivid, often colorful detail.

Released: 13-Sep-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Your Best Bet for Avoiding Illness from Flu and COVID-19? Getting Vaccinated.
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

An infectious disease expert at Rutgers Health explains the importance of getting crucial shots this fall

10-Sep-2024 8:00 AM EDT
Scientists Turn On Powerful New Machine for Study of Fundamental Physics
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

After nearly a decade of preparation, scientists – including researchers from Rutgers University – have turned on a new apparatus capable of detecting a host of mysterious tiny particles. Researchers working on the Short-Baseline Near Detector (SBND) at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab) in Batavia, Ill., have started up the new machine and begun detecting the neutrinos produced by Fermilab’s particle accelerator beams.

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6-Sep-2024 3:05 PM EDT
A Gun Safety Paradox: Study Finds Some Precautions Linked to Riskier Storage Practices
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Rutgers Health researchers surveyed 870 parents in nine states with diverse firearm policies and ownership rates.

Newswise: Rutgers School of Public Health Dean Receives Helen Rodriguez-Trías Social Justice Award
Released: 8-Sep-2024 7:05 AM EDT
Rutgers School of Public Health Dean Receives Helen Rodriguez-Trías Social Justice Award
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Perry N. Halkitis, dean of the Rutgers School of Public Health, has received the 2024 Helen Rodriguez-Trías Social Justice Award from the American Public Health Association for his advocacy work and research aimed at improving the health of LGBTQ+ people and populations.

Released: 5-Sep-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Risky Combos of Psychiatric Drugs Prescribed for Young Patients
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Rutgers Health researchers and others find hundreds of young patients receive potentially dangerous medication combinations, raising concerns about prescription practices.

Newswise: White Coat Ceremony Marks New Beginning for Rutgers Pharmacy Students
Released: 5-Sep-2024 11:05 AM EDT
White Coat Ceremony Marks New Beginning for Rutgers Pharmacy Students
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

The event, an annual tradition of the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, draws 190 students at the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy

Newswise: Rutgers World Trade Center Health Program Still Healing Wounds of 9/11
Released: 4-Sep-2024 10:05 PM EDT
Rutgers World Trade Center Health Program Still Healing Wounds of 9/11
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

On Sept. 11, 2024, Iris Udasin, the medical director of the World Trade Center Health Program, will receive the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Foundation’s “Service Above Self” award on behalf of law enforcement officers nationwide, presented at the National Law Enforcement Museum in Washington, D.C.



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