by William Jester | Nov 14, 2023 | Community, News
Rutgers researchers have used neuroimaging to demonstrate that cocaine addiction alters the brain’s system for evaluating how rewarding various outcomes associated with our decisions will feel. This dampens an error signal that guides learning and adaptive...
by William Jester | Nov 13, 2023 | News
Congratulations to NJ ACTS fellows Andrew Boreland (Dr. Zhiping Pang lab) and Courtney McDermont (Dr. Manny DiCicco-Bloom lab) for being named the 2023 Aaron Shatkin Award winners. This award recognizes outstanding graduate students who have excelled in their...
by William Jester | Nov 13, 2023 | Community, News
How does the placenta keep harmful substances away from developing babies while still providing proper nutrition? The exact mechanisms remain unknown, which is why Rutgers University, Tulane University, the University of Pennsylvania, the University of North Carolina...
by William Jester | Nov 13, 2023 | News
Please read Dr. Grasman’s article in Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology titled, “Porous biomaterial scaffolds for skeletal muscle tissue engineering.” Volumetric muscle loss (VML) is a condition whereby a loss of skeletal muscle results in...
by William Jester | Nov 10, 2023 | Community, News
About half of New Jersey workers know they can take paid sick leave from their jobs, but fewer than half know about paid family leave, at least by the name of the law, according to a recent study put out by Rutgers University. Nonetheless, seven in 10 respondents were...
