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Join us TODAY at 2pm for the NJACTS BERD Workshop Series
Strategies for Engaging Communities in Research: NJ ACTS Biostatistics and Epidemiology Workshop Series Speaker: Dr. Kristen Krause, Ph.D., MPH December 8, 2022 2 pm This workshop is designed for anyone who is interested in learning about engaging different...
Many New Jersey Merchants Will Sell Tobacco Products to Underage Buyers
Although New Jersey and federal law both prohibit merchants from selling tobacco to customers under the age of 21, a Rutgers study finds high rates of non-compliance. Underage buyers aged 18 to 20 visited tobacco retailers in New Jersey and successfully purchased...
How to Navigate Medical Disinformation: New Jersey Experts Weigh In.
On July 14, 2021, Bill Spadea, a popular talk-radio host on New Jersey station 101.5, shared with his listeners the news that the emergent Delta variant of Covid-19 wasn’t deadly. Two months later, Fox TV host Tucker Carlson broadcast the similarly encouraging news...
A Chemical That Kills Viruses Could Have Saved Lives During Pandemic.
Technology that reliably kills airborne viruses inside buildings could prevent most cases of cold and flu and could have saved millions of lives during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a Rutgers expert. Emanuel Goldman, professor of microbiology, biochemistry and...
New Jersey health officials are recruiting children under 5 for COVID bivalent vaccine trials.
Local vaccine trial sites are recruiting young children to test COVID-19 bivalent doses more than two months after the vaccines were authorized for use in adults, teens, and older children. Scientists will study the safety and efficacy of Pfizer-BioNTech’s bivalent...
Your Sleep Aids May Be Key to Treating More Than Insomnia, Study Finds.
A new Rutgers study suggests that sleep aids may do more than mitigate insomnia: They might also help reduce cravings for those struggling with alcohol and drug addiction. Why? It comes down to a hormone called orexin that stimulates drug and alcohol cravings, more...
Psychologists Offer Advice to Help Children Understand Alzheimer’s During the Holidays.
Holidays can be especially challenging for the six million Americans with Alzheimer’s disease and the families who love and care for them. Young children may have difficulty reconciling the season's joy with the confusion, fear, or sadness that surface when a loved...
Full-dose Blood Thinners Could Prevent COVID-Related Clotting in Hospitalized Patients
Anyone who has had COVID-19—even if it was a mild case—is at a higher risk of developing blood clots for months after recovery. If untreated, blood clot complications such as deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism can cause serious damage to the heart or lungs. A...