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Pocket Ultrasound Reduces Hospital Stays for Patients with Shortness of Breath.
When hospitalized patients struggle to breathe, doctors typically reach for their stethoscopes, but results from a Rutgers and RWJBarnabas Health clinical study in JAMA Network Open suggest they should diagnose the problem with portable ultrasounds instead....
Researchers Find Medicaid Is Crucial to Access Treatment for Opioid Addiction.
Medicaid plays a key role for giving people with opioid-use disorder access to treatment, according to a Rutgers Health study. Progress in life-saving treatment for opioid-use disorder with the medication has stalled in the past several years, according to a Rutgers...
New Charts for Artery Stiffness Could Flag Heart Risk Long Before Symptoms.
An international team has created the first comprehensive reference measurements for blood vessel stiffness in healthy young people, a step that could give pediatric and adolescent clinics a multidecade head start in spotting and treating cardiovascular disease risk....
When It Comes to Breastfeeding, Study Shows Timing Is an Important Consideration.
Rich in nutrients, immune-boosting proteins and beneficial bacteria, breast milk has long been hailed as nature’s perfect food for babies. Now, a Rutgers University-led study suggests that breast milk is more than just nourishment. Breast milk also is a biological...
A Rutgers Scientist Confronts the Assertive “Bouncer” of the Brain, Seeking Insights into Human Health.
If you can imagine your brain as an exclusive nightclub, then it’s the bouncer standing guard at the door that most intrigues Rutgers scientist Natasha O’Brown. Her research explores the blood-brain barrier, a network of cells that regulates what can enter the brain—a...
Nicotine Pouches May Offer Path to Reduced Tobacco Harm.
As lawmakers and public health experts debate the safety of nicotine pouches, researchers from Rutgers Health found that for now, most adults that use these products also have a history of tobacco use and may be choosing these products as a possible step toward...
Soot’s Climate-Altering Properties Change Within Hours of Entering Atmosphere.
Billions upon billions of soot particles enter Earth’s atmosphere each second, totaling about 5.8 million metric tons a year — posing a climate-warming impact previously estimated at almost one-third that of carbon dioxide. Now, researchers say the climate-altering...
Rutgers and RWJBarnabas Health Receive $2.8 Million to Develop New Devices to Treat Epilepsy.
Researchers from Rutgers Health and other institutions were awarded a grant for $2.8 million over the course of three years from the National Institutes of Health to improve implantable devices for epileptic patients. The grant will fund a program to develop the next...