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NJ joins lawsuit against Trump over cuts to medical research that would hit Rutgers.
New Jersey and 21 other states sued the Trump administration Monday for cutting funding that supports medical research, a move that they argue will grind such public health research to a halt at universities across the U.S. The Trump administration has said...

Simulation Training: A Powerful Tool to Bridge Theory and Practice.
As a fourth-year medical student, Colleen Donovan, faced a pivotal moment during a course that introduced her to a simulated scenario: working with a team to save a patient in cardiac arrest. It was a powerful “gut check.” “I remember being terrified, realizing that...
New NJACTS Publication
Please read Dr. Barrett's article in the International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health titled, "Associations between mycoestrogen exposure and sex steroid hormone concentrations in maternal serum and cord blood in the UPSIDE pregnancy cohort." Mycotoxins...

NJIT Maintains Highest Research Classification, Renews its R1 Status from Carnegie.
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) has once again earned the prestigious R1 designation from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, reaffirming its standing as a top-tier doctoral university with very high research activity. This...

Researchers Track Sharp Increase in Diagnoses for Sedative, Hypnotic and Anxiety Use Disorder in Young Adults.
The prevalence of diagnosed disorders from recurrent use of sedative, hypnotic and antianxiety medications in adolescents and young adults has increased sharply since 2001, according to Rutgers Health researchers. Their study, published in Addiction, examined...
Join NJ ACTS Genetically informed Research, Education, And Treatment (GREAT) Core TODAY at 10:30 am
JOIN TODAY for a Listening Session The GREAT Core supports translational science research capacity through consultation and training on genetically informed research designs and engages the broader community in understanding the role of genetics in health. Want to...

A Common Antihistamine Shows Promise in Treating Liver Complications of a Rare Disease.
A common antihistamine may offer hope for patients with a rare genetic disease that can lead to severe liver damage and ultimately require transplantation, according to new research from Rutgers Health. The study in Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and...
NJ ACTS Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Research Design (BERD) Workshop Series on 2/20
Enhance Prediction of Alzheimer’s Disease with Generative AI Chenxi Yuan, PhD Assistant Professor, Informatics NJIT Target Audience: Researchers focusing on longitudinal studies and missing data challenges in medical research. February 20 12 - 1:30 on Zoom View Flyer...