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Long-term population benefits of wearing masks for endemic infections depend on the biology of transmission and immunity.
Masking — along with social distancing, hand washing, and other so-called “non-pharmaceutical interventions” (NPIs) — proved very effective at limiting the spread of COVID-19, and simultaneously drove down rates of endemic diseases like colds, flu, RSV and others....
After 40 Years of Decline, Stroke Death Rates Are Rising Again.
A Rutgers analysis of U.S. stroke deaths from 1975 to 2019 has found both a dramatic decline and the potential for an impactful resurgence. Stroke mortality (per 100,0000) plummeted from 88 to 31 for women and 112 to 39 for men between 1975 and 2019 in the United...
Join the NJ ACTS Workforce Core for Part 2 of The Clinical Research Collaborative Training Series
Community Conversations: Diversity Inclusion and In Site Identification Join us as we continue to share insights on the impact of adopting decentralized clinical trial methods in the quest to address the disparity in patient populations and investigator participation...
White House Announcement on Cancer Moonshot Initiatives Highlights Botswana-Rutgers Partnership for Health.
When President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden reignited the Cancer Moonshot initiative in February, they aimed to reduce the death rate from cancer by at least 50 percent over the next 25 years and improve the experience of people and families living with and...
NJIT and CHOP Develop Tool for Studying Characteristics of a Single Cell.
Researchers from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and New Jersey Institute of Technology developed new software that integrates a variety of information from a single cell, allowing researchers to see how one change in a cell can lead to several others and...
Poor Gut Health May Drive Multiple Sclerosis — Better Diet May Ease It
Researchers from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School’s Department of Neurology have traced a previously observed link between microscopic organisms in the digestive tract — collectively known as the gut microbiome — and multiple sclerosis (MS). Their study in...
Watch Now! Team Science Across the NJ ACTS Consortium – The Corona Cohort Study
The December 8, 2022 Seminar features the lead researchers of The Corona Cohort Healthcare Worker Study Watch on YouTube This bi-monthly university-wide virtual seminar series, hosted by the Team Science Core of NJ ACTS, features leaders and team members of...
NJACTS Community Engagement Core COVID-19 Resources
The situation around the current spread of COVID-19 is changing rapidly. We have compiled resource links for the general community highlighting local resources across New Jersey, ways to get involved, and mental and physical wellness. Visit our COVID-19 page for...