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Major NIH Grant is Strengthening Rutgers–Camden Research.
Under the guidance of Professor of Chemistry and Center for Computational Biology (CCIB) faculty member Jinglin Fu, Rutgers–Camden students are benefiting from a grant of almost $500,000 from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The goal of the research is to...
Keep Calm & Carry On. An update on people’s behavioral health needs and the way care is delivered.
According to Ken Esser, executive vice president of behavioral health at Hackensack Meridian Health, “About one in five adults across this country are suffering from some sort of mental health illness. Half get no treatment whatsoever. When you talk about significant...
Study suggests breast milk hormones affect babies’ sleep patterns.
Busy moms might be sending their babies the wrong signal if they feed evening breast milk that was expressed in the morning, a new study suggests. The composition of breast milk changes throughout the day, including hormones thought to influence babies' wake/sleep...
Research Resources Workshop Wednesday on 10/15 from 4-5 pm
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Medicaid Crucial In Battling Opioid Epidemic.
Medicaid serves a key role in helping opioid addicts get the treatment they need, a new study says. Prescription rates for the anti-opioid medication buprenorphine increased more than 27% in states that expanded Medicaid between 2018 and 2024, researchers reported in...
What do RFK Jr’s vaccine moves mean in NJ?
A newly-assembled CDC advisory committee, handpicked by U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., spent two chaotic days debating federal public health strategies before voting to change some vaccine protocols for both COVID-19 and a combination...
Jon Cohen and Dan Notterman Join Office of the Dean for Research as Advisors.
The Office of the Dean for Research (ODFR) welcomed two new advisors: Jonathan Cohen, M.D., Ph.D., joined July 1 as senior advisor for computing and data and Daniel A. Notterman, M.D., is vice dean for biomedical and clinical research, effective September 1. “The...
Scientists are developing a new weight loss drug with fewer side effects than other GLP-1s.
We've all heard about the uncomfortable side effects that come with taking GLP-1 medications: upset stomach, constipation, nausea, hair loss... The list goes on. But researchers are hard at work on a new class of weight loss medication that promises to combat obesity...