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Researchers Test Nutrition-Based Approach to Protect Brain Health in Older Adults at High Risk for Alzheimer’s.
Rutgers researchers are launching a clinical trial to explore whether alpha-linolenic acid (ALA)-enriched nutrition can improve memory and brain health in older adults with mild cognitive impairment, as well as carriers of the APOE4 genotype, the strongest known...
Researchers Find Intermittent Fasting Is No Better, or Worse, Than Conventional Dieting.
Intermittent fasting – the practice of restricting eating to certain hours of the day or certain days of the week – is promoted across social media and embraced by millions of Americans. But a Cochrane systematic review of the clinical evidence finds it produces...
Join the Rutgers Equity Alliance for Community Health on Friday April 10th
Creating and maintaining successful academic-community partnerships Hosted by the Prevention Science program and the Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Community Engagement. Join us for an interactive, in‑person symposium focused on building and sustaining strong...
NJACTS Community Engagement Core Available Services
Virtual Community Engagement Salon The NJ ACTS CEC Virtual Community Engagement Salons bring researchers together with patients, community members and health care stakeholders to actively participate in cross-talk — to incubate ideas for engagement in the...
The Search for Autism’s Origin Heads to the Womb.
n the decades-long search for autism’s origin, researchers have tested a range of theories, some dubious – such as bad parenting – others more plausible, such as pollution. Despite billions of dollars spent on research since the first diagnosis in 1943, science has...
Reynold Panettieri and Maria Gennaro Named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Reynold Panettieri Jr., MD, Vice Chancellor for Translational Medicine and Science and Director, Rutgers Institute for Translational Medicine and Science and Professor of Medicine, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, was named for distinguished contributions to the...
Scientists are still trying to identify what a healthy gut microbiome looks like, but new research may offer a clue.
TikTok is packed with claims that high levels of cortisol are responsible for everything from sudden weight gain to fatigue and the way your face looks. With that, it’s understandable to wonder where your own cortisol levels stand. In case you’re not familiar with it,...
Ketamine May Fight Chronic Fatigue, Study Suggests.
Ketamine, a decades-old anesthetic and fast-acting treatment for severe depression, may also offer some people rapid relief from chronic fatigue, according to a small proof-of-concept study led by researchers at Rutgers Health and the National Institutes of Health....