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Study Finds Widespread Exposure to Hormone-Disrupting Chemical During Pregnancy.
A study published in the Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology has found nearly all pregnant women ingest the fungal toxin zearalenone (ZEN), which mimics estrogen in the body and hinders reproduction in some animals. Researchers from Rutgers and...
Community-Based Programs in Senior Centers May Lower Health Care Use and Costs for People with Dementia
According to research from professionals from Rutgers University-New Brunswick and the University of Massachusetts Boston, having dementia in areas with senior centers that give access to social services and adult day health was tied to lower Medicare costs and health...
New NJACTS Publication
Please read Dr. Aleksunes' article in the Toxicological Sciences titled, "Fetoplacental Disposition and Toxicity of Cadmium in Mice Lacking the Bcrp Transporter." One function of the placenta is to safeguard the fetus from exposure to toxicants. This protection is...
How Rutgers Health and Vaccine Equity Education Coalition Ambassadors at the Boys & Girls Club of Newark Are Promoting Vaccine Equity.
Flu vaccination coverage has been consistently lower among Black Americans since 2010, with 43 percent of Black adults receiving the vaccine versus 51 percent of White adults in the 2022–23 season, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. To combat...
Center for Environmental Exposures and Disease 7th Annual Environmental Health and Justice Summit 10/18, 9am-4pm
The 7th annual Environmental Health & Justice Summit will be on October 18th from 9-4 at the College Avenue Student Center. This event will feature information from presenters about the growing concerns regarding pollutants related to plastic in the environment...
Trial Innovation Network Virtual DIDACT Symposium
Johns Hopkins University Trial Innovation Center to host A Virtual DIDACT Symposium Join this virtual symposium highlighting contemporary methods for the efficient design and analysis of clinical trials. New tools and software will be discussed, and attendees will be...
Study Reveals Doubled Risk of Preterm Birth for IVF Pregnancies.
Women who conceive through in vitro fertilization and experience a serious pregnancy complication are twice as likely to deliver early (before 37 weeks) compared to those with only one of those factors, according to a Rutgers Health researcher. The study, which...
Research Resources Workshop Series: NJ ACTS & Research Resources
Research Resources Workshop continues on Wednesday October 16th at 4 pm with Dr. Panettieri and NJ ACTS & Research Resources. NJ ACTS and Research Resources Reynold A. Panettieri Jr., M.D. Vice Chancellor for Translational Medicine and Science Zoom Webinar Link:...