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Rutgers’ Protein Data Bank Powers a New Era in Structural Biology.
The Research Collaboratory for Structural Bioinformatics Protein Data Bank, a global scientific resource based at Rutgers University-New Brunswick, has become the foundation for a new era of discovery, one that promises to reshape how scientists understand the inner...
How Nature Can Make Urban Dwellers Healthier.
A study by Rutgers ecologist Myla Aronson and colleagues has found “overwhelming” evidence that increasing biodiversity in cities – establishing parks, installing native plants and encouraging sustainable landscaping – can significantly improve human...
How Better Software Choices Could Cut U.S. Health Care Costs.
Denied insurance claims are among the biggest challenges facing the U.S. health care system – driving up costs and leaving providers with billions in unpaid bills. Hilal Atasoy, an associate professor at the Rutgers Business School, thinks she’s uncovered an elegant...
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...
N.J. scientists: Trump’s EPA disregards our health to serve corporate interests.
The recent decision by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to propose ending the requirement for industries to report their greenhouse gas emissions is a profound betrayal of the agency’s foundational mission. Established in 1970 with bipartisan support,...
O’Shea awarded a NJ ACTS translational science fellowship.
MD/PhD student Callan O’Shea, a member of the Princeton University Department of Molecular Biology (MOL), is the newest recipient of the New Jersey Alliance for Clinical and Translational Science Award (NJ ACTS) T32 Fellowship. O’Shea joined the ranks of six other...
Medicaid cuts could be dangerous for cancer survivors.
When Valerie Brown’s lung cancer returned and began to spread to other parts of her body, her doctors suggested a drug that would slow the cancer’s growth. She’d already had surgery and radiation, and eliminating the cancer was no longer an option. Most people with...
Rutgers Health expert urges vaccinations ahead of respiratory illness season.
With flu, COVID-19 and RSV expected to circulate widely again this fall and winter, a Rutgers Health infectious disease expert is urging people to get vaccinated in the coming weeks to reduce the risk of severe illness. Between Oct. 1, 2024, and May 17, the flu alone...