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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...
Unveiling the Biomechanical Forces that Drive Scarring.
Fibroblasts are the body’s building blocks. Among the most abundant human cells, they help form the structure of organs and tissues and hold them together. They are also its repair crew. After an injury, they migrate to the damaged area, cover it with collagen and...
Scientists Discover Class of Crystals With Properties That May Prove Revolutionary.
Rutgers University-New Brunswick researchers have discovered a new class of materials – called intercrystals – with unique electronic properties that could power future technologies. Intercrystals exhibit newly discovered forms of electronic properties that could pave...
Will Banning Food Dyes Improve Our Health?
The federal government recently announced plans to phase out eight artificial food dyes and colorings from the food supply by the end of 2026, citing concerns they cause a range of health conditions including obesity, diabetes, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder...
Backed by Science and Evidence, New Jersey’s Actions Aim to Advance Maternal Health.
Nurture NJ is the state’s initiative to improve maternal and infant health through policy and programmatic investments with a vision to make New Jersey the safest, most equitable state in the nation to deliver and raise a baby. Over the past seven years, Governor...
When Doctors Dismiss Symptoms, Patients Suffer Lasting Harm.
A review by Rutgers Health researchers reveals the psychological damage and health care avoidance that may occur when doctors dismiss, minimize or ignore patients' symptoms, a phenomenon medical scientists call "symptom invalidation” and patients often call “medical...
Annual Rutgers Health Faculty Development Symposium – TOMORROW 6/19
Navigating Ethics in Health Professions and Biomedical Sciences: Principles and Tools for Contemporary Practice Presented by Rebecca Weintraub Brendel, MD, JD Harvard Medical School and Arthur R. Derse, MD, JD Medical College of Wisconsin Virtual June 19 11 am -1 pm...
Losing weight in middle age could reduce chronic diseases later, study shows.
All the work that goes into losing weight in middle age could set you up for a longer, healthier life later, according to a new study. A sustained weight loss of about 6.5% of body weight without medications or surgery in middle-aged people is linked to substantial...