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New NJACTS Publication
Please read Dr. Jensen's article in medRxiv titled, "Patterns of blunt and cigar use in the United States, 2015-2019." Concurrent cigar and blunt (i.e., replacing some or all of the tobacco within a cigar with cannabis) use is common within the United States...
Tech Can Help People Living with Dementia to Help Themselves, NJIT Expert Says.
People with mild dementia might live more independently if assistive technology could evolve in parallel with their progressing conditions, according to new research from Alisha Pradhan, assistant professor of informatics at New Jersey Institute of Technology. Pradhan...
Heart disease is killing Black women; 5 tips for preventing it.
Heart disease is largely preventable, experts say. Still, it’s the number one killer of Black women who sometimes lack access to health care and whose symptoms are often ignored. “The stark reality is more women die from heart disease than any other cause,” said Dr....
Why Research on Tuberculosis Prevention and Treatment is Even More Relevant Today.
Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the world’s deadliest infectious diseases, with outbreaks continuing to emerge globally and domestically. While TB rates in the U.S. are low, the disease is on the rise according to the World Health Organization’s 2024 country...
How Parenthood May Help Keep Your Brain Young.
Parents' brains may be getting an unexpected benefit from raising children: protection against some effects of aging, according to a new study of nearly 37,000 adults. The research from Rutgers Health and Yale University, published in the Proceedings of the Natural...
New Study Raises Alarm Over Alzheimer’s Blood Tests.
Research from Rutgers Health indicates that blood tests for Alzheimer's disease need to be interpreted with caution – particularly for Black patients. “These tests are currently geared towards primary care physicians and directly to older adults concerned about...
How a junk-food splurge can change your brain activity.
Five days of indulging in chocolate bars, crisps and other junk foods can lead to lingering changes in brain activity, a study shows1. The resulting brain patterns are similar to those seen in people who have obesity. A junk-food splurge shifted brain patterns in...
Princeton Precision Health: An interdisciplinary, AI-driven approach to tackling big questions about health and disease.
Human health is influenced by an extraordinarily complicated range of factors, from genetics and socioeconomics to air quality and lifestyle factors like exercise. Princeton Precision Health(Link is external) (PPH) is taking aim at this whole complex picture, bringing...