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On the Front Lines of Suicide Prevention Stand Family and Friends.
New Jersey’s suicide prevention hotline clinician says knowing the warning signs and what to say could save lives. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that suicide was the 11th leading cause of death overall in the United States, with more...
Professors Weigh in on the Obesity Breakthrough of Ozempic and Similar Drugs.
GLP-1 agonists – a class of medications such as Ozempic and Wegovy that can help manage Type 2 diabetes and obesity – have been making headlines for their effectiveness in weight loss. Keerthana Kesavarapu and Kunal Shah, two professors from the Rutgers Robert Wood...
Rutgers Recruiting Young Adult Participants to Study Cigarillo Marketing and Smoking Behaviors.
Rutgers Health researchers are recruiting participants for a study examining cigarillo perceptions and use in young adults. These products come in brands like Swisher Sweets, Black & Mild, White Owl, and Dutch Masters. The tobacco industry often targets African...
Decoding Early Lyme Disease.
A Rutgers Health physician-scientist publishes guidance for primary care doctors diagnosing and treating early Lyme disease, a bacterial infection. Every year in the United States, an estimated 476,000 people are diagnosed and treated for Lyme disease. The estimate...
How Future Dentists Are Saving Smiles Around the World.
On her left wrist, Hannah Ciullo carries a daily reminder of courage. The ocean-blue bracelet she wears was made by a little girl she treated on the school’s annual mission trip to the Dominican Republic. “Sometimes I get feelings like, ‘I can't do this. This is too...
Increasing Trends Found in Suicidality and Bullying Across Race and Sexual Identity.
In a sample of New York City youth, a Rutgers Health researcher finds Black lesbian, gay and bisexual adolescents faced the highest rising rates of suicidal ideation, attempts and bullying. Compared with their heterosexual peers, thinking about suicide, attempting...
Amarel Supercomputer Drives Research into Campaign Funding and Gender.
Researchers from Rutgers' Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP) and the Office of Advanced Research Computing (OARC) have teamed up to analyze patterns in gender and campaign finance across state and congressional elections to provide a window into who has a...
Research & Innovation the Prescription for a Healthier Democracy.
When we’re sick, the first step on the road to recovery is a visit to the doctor’s office. It turns out the same may also be true for breathing life into America’s democracy. A Rutgers University–New Brunswick study published in the journal JAMA Health Forum finds...