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Which COVID-19 bivalent booster should I get, and when? What you need to know.
Health officials are still urging Americans to get a bivalent booster nearly a month after the Food and Drug Administration authorized the COVID-19 shots targeting the omicron variant. A look at cases and deaths: 13 states had more cases in the latest week than in the...
All The Convincing You’ll Need To Ditch Bottled Water For Good.
As of 2017, people worldwide are purchasing plastic water bottles at the rate of 1 million bottles per minute, with the average American consuming 45 gallons of bottled water apiece every year. And though bottled water sales have continued to skyrocket since 2010 ―...
New NJACTS Publication
Please read Dr. Crystal's article in the Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment titled, "Non-prescribed buprenorphine preceding treatment intake and clinical outcomes for opioid use disorder." Buprenorphine, the most frequently prescribed medication for opioid use...
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...
Should We Be Concerned About Cannabis Use Among Youth?
As the wave of legalization of medical marijuana and recreational cannabis sweeps the nation, many of us who work in the addiction field are worried. Legalization resulted in an increased availability of marijuana and a decreased stigma around using it, and those two...
Rutgers Researchers Aim to ‘Edit’ Proteins in Humans and Attain Insight into Illness.
Rutgers researchers are seeking to develop the technology to modify or “edit” protein molecules in the body—an advance that could spur major breakthroughs in human health. While such research is in its early phases, the Rutgers team has received support from a...
What you should know about sleep loss and inflammation, according to new study.
Chronic sleep deprivation in a small group of healthy adults increased production of immune cells linked to inflammation while also altering the immune cells’ DNA, a new study found. “Not only were the number of immune cells elevated, but they may be wired and...
New Jersey Equity in Commercialization Collective (NJECC) Annual Conference – October 27, 2022
Innovation for Impact: Commercializing Academic Discovery The NJECC Annual Conference, Innovation for Impact: Commercializing Academic Discovery, is a statewide commercialization conference taking place on October 27th, 2022 at NJIT's Campus Center in Newark, NJ. The...