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Why Caffeine Might Hold the Key to Preventing Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.
After decades of stalled national progress in reducing the rate of Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID), a category of infant mortality that includes sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), researchers at Rutgers Health have proposed an unexpected solution: Caffeine...
Engineers Develop Genetic Testing Device to Detect Rare Mutations.
A team led by Rutgers University-New Brunswick engineers has developed a portable device capable of detecting rare genetic mutations from a single drop of blood. The instrument, described in a study published in Communications Engineering of the Nature Publishing...
Scientists Find a New Way to Help Plants Fight Diseases.
In a discovery three decades in the making, scientists at Rutgers and Brookhaven National Laboratory have acquired detailed knowledge about the internal structures and mode of regulation for a specialized protein and are proceeding to develop tools that can capitalize...
An Increase in Suicides Follows Rising Homicide Rates Throughout the U.S.
Increases in local homicide rates in U.S. counties are linked to higher suicide rates the following year, particularly when firearms are involved, according to Rutgers researchers. A new study, published in Social Science & Medicine, examined data spanning more...
Expanding Institute, Growing Reach: i3D’s Symposium Shows Its Momentum.
Scientific conferences are important drivers of innovation and institutional health, spreading cutting-edge, unpublished data, allowing scientists to test ideas in real time and helping host institutions recruit allies and future hires. By that yardstick, the steady...
Access to Green Spaces May Be Linked to Lower Risk of Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Children.
Living near green spaces before and during pregnancy as well as in early childhood is associated with a reduced risk of neurodevelopmental disorders, according to Rutgers Health researchers. Published in Environment International, the study examined how exposure to...
FDA Clears First Blood Test for Alzheimer’s Diagnosis, a “Turning Point” in Early Detection.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first blood test to aid in the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease - an advancement that could dramatically improve how and when patients are diagnosed. Michal Schnaider Beeri, director of the Herbert and Jacqueline...
Simulations Unlock Secrets of Blood Vessel Growth.
Researchers at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) and the University of Florida have made a groundbreaking discovery about how blood flows through the tiniest new blood vessels in our bodies, findings that could revolutionize our understanding of everything...