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At the Cutting Edge – Rutgers Surgeons Perform First Robotic Breast Reconstruction in New Jersey.
Two surgeons at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School are the first in the state to use robotics in breast reconstruction after cancer treatment. Surgery with the robot is less invasive than traditional surgery, so patients typically heal faster and have smaller...
NIH Funding Is at a Standstill. This Professor Is Tracking the Delays.
On February 19, Annika F. Barber started counting. Barber, an assistant professor of molecular biology and biochemistry at Rutgers University at New Brunswick, had been gearing up for a meeting in which she and other experts would review grant applications to the...
Micro-nano plastics Make Other Pollutants More Dangerous to Plants and Intestinal Cells.
Micro- and nanoscale plastic particles in soil and water can significantly increase how much toxic chemicals plants and human intestinal cells absorb, according to two new studies from Rutgers Health that raise fresh concerns about food safety from plastic...
Are you the PI or MPI of a funded multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, or transdisciplinary research project?
The Team Science Core of NJ ACTS hosts a virtual seminar entitled "Team Science Across the NJ ACTS Consortium" that features leaders and team members of multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, and transdisciplinary research projects taking place within the NJ ACTS...
Health Care Students and Clinicians Support Integrated Care Education.
A multidisciplinary, team approach to health care delivery education is valued by health sciences students and faculty, according to a Rutgers Health study. Integrated care – a coordinated approach that addresses patients’ physical, mental and social health needs –...
March 4th Lecture at Princeton on Bioscience – Open to the Public
"These Are the Days of Miracles and Wonders": Exciting – and Frightening – New Paths Bioscience Is Opening Henry T. (Hank) Greely Affiliation Stanford University Mar 4, 2025, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Add to calendar📅 Location Friend Center Convocation Room Audience Faculty...
Many Adults Report Inaccurate Beliefs About Risks and Benefits of Home Firearm Access.
Adults tend to overestimate the degree to which home firearm access protects people during home invasions while underestimating the impact on suicide risk, according to Rutgers Health study. About 40% of households in the United States report firearm access and the...
NJACTS Community Engagement Core Available Services
Virtual Community Engagement Salon The NJ ACTS CEC Virtual Community Engagement Salons bring researchers together with patients, community members and health care stakeholders to actively participate in cross-talk — to incubate ideas for engagement in the...