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Screen Time Is a Poor Predictor of Suicide Risk, Rutger Researchers Find.
Encouraging positive social media interactions would be a more effective strategy for promoting emotional well-being and reducing suicidal ideation. For parents trying to shield their children from online threats, limiting screen time is a common tactic. Less time...
NJIT Robotics Expert Talks Drones as the University Researches Them.
New Jersey has been abuzz with reports of unidentified drones flying in its skies, sparking public curiosity and raising questions about their origin and purpose. Amid the growing concern, Associate Professor Pramod Abichandani, director of the Robotics and Data Lab...
Rutgers Health Forms Corps to Clear the Air About Asthma.
An initiative headed by the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy aims to use education to end pediatric asthma deaths in Newark and beyond. When two children died from asthma-related complications at the same Newark, N.J., school in 2016 and 2019, caregivers wanted...
New NJACTS Publication
Please read Dr. Schmitz's article in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology titled, "Paternal depression in the postpartum year and children's behaviors at age 5 in an urban U.S. birth cohort." Maternal depression has been linked to adverse child developmental...
Is It Time to Worry About Benzene?
Benzene seems to have cropped up everywhere in recent years. First, it was hand sanitizers with “unacceptable levels” of the carcinogen. Then there were recalls of antifungal foot sprays and alarming reports of tainted deodorants, dry shampoos and sunscreens. Some of...
Rutgers Public Health Research Illustrates Rise in Use of Paid Family Leave in New Jersey.
Rutgers School of Public Health research found that New Jersey’s expansion of the Family Leave Insurance program in 2019 and 2020 was associated with a sharp increase in the use of family leave benefits among state residents. Both the number of eligible claims and the...
H.O.P.E. Clinic Receives Award to Transition to Electronic Health Record System.
The Health Outreach Practice Experience (H.O.P.E.) Clinic, a free health clinic in the Rutgers School of Health Professions that serves uninsured patients in Plainfield, N.J., has received a grant to transition from a paper-based system to an electronic health record...
NJACTS Community Engagement Core COVID-19 Resources
The situation around the current spread of COVID-19 is changing rapidly. We have compiled resource links for the general community highlighting local resources across New Jersey, ways to get involved, and mental and physical wellness. Visit our COVID-19 page for...