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A Decade of Progress: Addressing Humanity’s Shared Challenges.
When Richard Marlink arrived in Botswana 27 years ago, confronting cancer wasn’t on his agenda. As the executive director of the Botswana-Harvard Partnership, Marlink was focused on reducing the African nation’s high rate of HIV/AIDS infections. But in 2016, when...
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...
Remote work has been a boon for people with disabilities. Will employers keep it going?
Work-from-home is here to stay − and it's been a transformative technology for workers with disabilities, Rutgers University researchers say. But while that picture may seem rosy, some of the gains could be lost as the labor market softens and companies push workers...
Marijuana Component Offers Opioid Alternative by Effectively Treating Dental Pain.
In a groundbreaking study that could revolutionize dental pain management, Rutgers researchers have found that cannabidiol (CBD) – the non-addictive marijuana derivative – alleviates acute dental pain. This first-of-its-kind result appears in the Journal of Dental...
Join NJ ACTS Special Populations Core Seminar on December 5th at 12pm
NJ ACTS Special Populations Core 2023 Seminar Series Substance Use Disorder Program Availability in Safety-Net and Non–Safety-Net Hospitals in the US with Ji Eun Chang, PhD Tuesday, December 5, 2023 Zoom | 12–1 pm ET View Flyer Hospitals are ideal sites for delivering...
Neighborhood Stress Can Heighten Levels of Maternal Sex Hormones During Pregnancy.
Pregnant women living in blighted neighborhoods with high levels of known stressors have higher levels of testosterone – the primary sex hormone in males -- which disrupt hormone regulation and may lead to life-threatening complications during and after childbirth,...
RBHS 10th Anniversary: A Decade of Commitment to Community Health.
Eyes wide, the young uninsured man from Venezuela gazed deeply into Maria Vega-Garces’ ophthalmoscope. The signs of damage from glaucoma – painless to the patient – were obvious to the student: degenerative changes to the optic nerve. “Glaucoma is one of those...
Exposure to Air Pollution In Utero May Affect Reproductive System Development.
From invisible wafts of diesel exhaust to sun-choking plumes of orange smoke, air pollution is known to damage respiratory well-being. Now, research from Rutgers suggests another reason to hold our breath: Polluted air also may hurt reproductive health. In a study of...