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“Dramatic” success in clinical trials of novel asthma treatment.
According to the AAFA, around 25 million people in the U.S. have asthma, about one in every 13 people. This long-term disease causes swelling and inflammation of the airways, resulting in restriction and discomfort when breathing or even death in some severe cases....
NJACTS Community Engagement Core Available Services
Virtual Community Engagement Salon The NJ ACTS CEC Virtual Community Engagement Salons bring researchers together with patients, community members and health care stakeholders to actively participate in cross-talk — to incubate ideas for engagement in the...
NJ employers: What do we have to do to get you back in the office?
When it is finished, CentralReach's office will have all the amenities you would expect from a high-tech company: moveable furniture, whiteboards, televisions, a kitchen, all to bring out the best in its work force. The big question: Will the office have...
Diabetes Drugs Could Soon Transform the Treatment of Obesity.
Kunal Shah, an assistant professor of endocrinology at Rutgers University’s Robert Wood Johnson Medical School specializing in the treatment of obesity for more than a decade, sees reason for hope in newly approved diabetes medications hitting the market. Obesity...
Risk for Miscarriage and Failure of In Vitro Fertilization Can Be Predicted.
A woman’s risk of suffering one of the most common types of miscarriages can be predicted based on a specialized analysis of her genome, according to a Rutgers study. Scientists said this insight could allow patients and clinicians to make better-informed decisions...
An N.J. medical expert warns of the rise of superbugs.
As an infectious diseases doctor at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, I’ve been watching the spread of Candida auris with great concern. This fungus can cause serious infection, pain, suffering, and even death — and people with weak immune systems are at...
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Stem Cells Either Overproduce or Underproduce Brain Cells in Autistic Patients.
Analyzing brain stem cells of patients with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), Rutgers scientists have found evidence of irregularities in very early brain development that may contribute to the neuropsychiatric disorder. The findings support a concept scientists have...