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Targeting the Causes of Parkinson’s.
Rutgers Experts Bring Hope to Finding a Cure. At the Rutgers American Parkinson Disease Association Center for Advanced Research—one of only nine such centers—we don’t just seek to treat the symptoms of Parkinson’s but to cure it. By focusing on approaches to stop a...
Rutgers Professor Is Named a Sloan Fellow for Her Research on the Sense of Touch.
A Rutgers professor studying the sense of touch and its role in movement, socialization and pain perception has been awarded a 2025 Sloan Research Fellowship. Victoria Abraira, an assistant professor in the Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience in the School of...
NJACTS Community Engagement Core COVID-19 Resources
The situation around the current spread of COVID-19 is changing rapidly. We have compiled resource links for the general community highlighting local resources across New Jersey, ways to get involved, and mental and physical wellness. Visit our COVID-19 page for...
New NJACTS Publication
Please read Dr. Lloyd's article in the Journal of Substance Use & Addiction Treatment titled, "Methadone treatment utilization and overdose trends among Medicaid beneficiaries in New Jersey before and during the COVID-19 pandemic." The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted...
Join Princeton Precision Health Seminar Series on 3/21 in Princeton
Co-sponsored by NJ ACTS The Netherlands Twin Register: A genome-wide association meta-analysis of ADHD symptoms and diagnoses, and omics data linkage to Statistics Netherlands presented by Camiel Morten van der Laan March 21, 2025 12 - 1 pm 252 Nassau Street,...
Exercise May Lower Your Dementia Risk—Here’s How It Works.
Scientists have churned out a bunch of studies lately about why exercise is important for brain health and may even help to lower your risk of dementia. Now, new research breaks down a specific chain reaction that happens in the body when you work out—and this...
How New Therapies Are Revolutionizing the Treatment of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis.
The use of biologic and targeted therapies for children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) surpassed more typical therapies in recent years, according to Rutgers Health researchers. Their study, published in Arthritis & Rheumatology, examined more than 20...
NJIT’s Grace Hopper AI Research Institute Launches with $1 Million in Research Proposals.
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) has taken a significant step in its commitment to advancing artificial intelligence by establishing the Grace Hopper AI Research Institute (GHRI). The institute is a key component of NJIT's $10 million AI Initiative aimed at...