by William Jester | Dec 23, 2025 | Community, News
Exposure to housing hardship before the age of 5 may influence “housing insecurity” in early adulthood, according to Rutgers-led research. “There’s something unique about early childhood,” said Katherine Marçal, an assistant professor with the School of Social Work...
by William Jester | Dec 22, 2025 | Community, News
Parents may have more influence than they realize when it comes to shaping their children’s behavior, especially for those at higher genetic risk for conduct problems, according to Rutgers Health-led research. The study, published in Frontiers in Child and Adolescent...
by William Jester | Dec 19, 2025 | Community, News
Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) significantly increased the number of people at risk of HIV diagnosis who were prescribed preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP), a preventative medication taken in pill or injectable form, according to Rutgers Health-led...
by William Jester | Dec 18, 2025 | Community, News
Support from family, friends and partners can influence a person’s behaviors around firearms, with more support corresponding to a reduction in unsafe behaviors, according to Rutgers Health researchers. Their study, published in Injury Prevention, examined how...
by William Jester | Dec 17, 2025 | Community, News
Young sexual minority men – a term used to describe gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men – with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms are more likely to begin using substances such as cigarettes, alcohol, cannabis, stimulants and...
