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Long-term exposure to air pollution tied to clots in veins that bring blood to heart.
Long-term exposure to air pollution poses an increased risk of blood clots in deep veins, which can result in serious complications, including death, a new study indicates. The most comprehensive U.S. study reporting on this connection with three types of air...
New NJACTS Publication
Please read Dr. Lum's article in Nature titled, "Intragenic DNA inversions expand bacterial coding capacity." Adaptation is a cornerstone of survival for any species. In the complex gut microenvironment, bacteria experience many stressors including nutritional and...
New NJACTS Publication
Please read Dr. Roy's article in Contemporary Clinical Trials titled, "Leveraging machine learning: Covariate-adjusted Bayesian adaptive randomization and subgroup discovery in multi-arm survival trials." Common adaptive randomization in clinical trials focuses on the...
The New Rutgers School of Medicine Releases Mission, Vision and Values Statement Focused on Advancing Health Equity.
University officials say the school will become a national model aiming to curb health care disparities. Leaders of the new Rutgers School of Medicine (RSOM) have released a new mission, vision and values statement that underscores an emphasis on advancing health...
Screen Time Is a Poor Predictor of Suicide Risk, Rutger Researchers Find.
Encouraging positive social media interactions would be a more effective strategy for promoting emotional well-being and reducing suicidal ideation. For parents trying to shield their children from online threats, limiting screen time is a common tactic. Less time...
NJIT Robotics Expert Talks Drones as the University Researches Them.
New Jersey has been abuzz with reports of unidentified drones flying in its skies, sparking public curiosity and raising questions about their origin and purpose. Amid the growing concern, Associate Professor Pramod Abichandani, director of the Robotics and Data Lab...
Rutgers Health Forms Corps to Clear the Air About Asthma.
An initiative headed by the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy aims to use education to end pediatric asthma deaths in Newark and beyond. When two children died from asthma-related complications at the same Newark, N.J., school in 2016 and 2019, caregivers wanted...
New NJACTS Publication
Please read Dr. Schmitz's article in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology titled, "Paternal depression in the postpartum year and children's behaviors at age 5 in an urban U.S. birth cohort." Maternal depression has been linked to adverse child developmental...