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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...
Rutgers Startup Seeks to Design Safer Prescription Opiates.
Rutgers startup Zena Therapeutics is working to develop safer medications that would minimize or even eliminate overdoses from prescription drugs used in mental health treatment. “We believe that it is feasible and possible to design drugs and medications where death...
New NJACTS Publication
Please read Dr. Aleksunes' article in the Journal of Hazardous Materials titled, "Hybrid non-animal modeling: A mechanistic approach to predict chemical hepatotoxicity." Hepatotoxicity, often referred to as drug-induced liver injury (DILI), is a leading cause of acute...
NJIT Computing Researchers Fix Critical Mistakes in Medical Mobile Apps.
Potentially deadly mathematical errors are prevalent among mobile applications used in clinical and emergency room settings, but a team of researchers at New Jersey Institute of Technology's Ying Wu College of Computing has found provable solutions that may save...
Causes of Stress and Diabetes Could Be Linked, Study Suggests.
Stress may be the reason people with obesity are more likely to get other metabolic diseases, such as type 2 diabetes, according to a recent study. Scientists at Rutgers University, New Jersey, experimented on genetically engineered mice to investigate how overeating...
Consider the potential harms of antibiotics. Lives may depend on it.
What happens in the dentist’s office or urgent care center in Somerset today or with a doctor from West Windsor next week can have a long-term impact in New Jersey – and it can affect your health in ways you might not have considered. When used correctly, antibiotics...
Which cancer causes the most NJ deaths — and why are more Black residents dying of it?
Despite strides in survival rates, lung cancer remains the top cause of cancer deaths in New Jersey and was more likely to kill Black residents than other races, said a report released Tuesday. New Jersey ranked ninth among states in the five-year survival rate, which...
Bracing for the Dr. Oz effect on health care.
The health insurance coverage for 3.5 million vulnerable New Jersey residents will be overseen by a cardiologist and former television personality known for promoting highly questionable cures, if President-elect Donald Trump gets his way. The incoming Republican...