For many heartbreaking diseases of the brain — dementia, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and others — doctors can only treat the symptoms. Medical science does not have a cure. Why? Because it’s difficult to cure what we don’t understand, and the human brain, with its...
When it comes to large research projects, strong leadership and experience may be a stronger predictor of team effectiveness than interdepartmental collaboration. This finding, which could help improve the future efficacy of large research teams everywhere, emerges...
New Rutgers Health summer school seeks to inspire the next generation of medical researchers through practical, hands-on learning For Regina Bruce, a science teacher at Newark’s Technology High School and a Rutgers master’s student in biomedical sciences, the summer...
COVID and flu season is coming sooner than you might think, and getting up to date with vaccines is the best way to protect yourself in the months ahead. This year’s COVID vaccine is a little different from previous versions, not to mention that there are three...
A study published in the Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology has found nearly all pregnant women ingest the fungal toxin zearalenone (ZEN), which mimics estrogen in the body and hinders reproduction in some animals. Researchers from Rutgers and...
