Rutgers University
Rutgers University is a public non-denomination state funded university with three campuses located in New Brunswick, Camden, and Newark, New Jersey. Rutgers traces its roots to 1766. Rutgers has more than 50,000 students in total with a significant number of international students. Rutgers is noted for being one of the most culturally diverse universities in the USA. Rutgers has an international global reach with project sites around the globe. Its geology, anthropology, environmental sciences, school of engineering and biomedical sciences is rated highly world-wide. Rutgers confers undergraduate and graduate degree diplomas.
101 Somerset Street
New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1281
Time to panic? Academic assesses threat of Avian Flu
On April 27, China reported its first case of bird flu in the southern province of Hunan, bringing unwelcome news that the virus that had already claimed 23 lives in that nation since it was first detected ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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Phone app for managing heart disease
A new smart phone app that helps patients manage heart disease and stay out of the hospital has been developed by a team led by a Rutgers–Camden nursing student.
Cardiology
Apr 01, 2013 |
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Is Obama's plan to map the human brain this generation's equivalent to landing a man on the moon?
President John F. Kennedy's mission in 1960 was to land a man on the moon. President Bill Clinton made cracking the human genome one of his top priorities. Now, President Barack Obama says a detailed map ...
Neuroscience
Mar 25, 2013 |
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'Chemo brain': Study finds fog-like condition related to chemotherapy's effect on new brain cells and rhythms
(Medical Xpress)—It's not unusual for cancer patients being treated with chemotherapy to complain about not being able to think clearly, connect thoughts or concentrate on daily tasks. The complaint – ...
Neuroscience
Feb 21, 2013 |
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Report finds leave insurance program successfully reaches working families
In 2009, New Jersey became one of only two states in the country to enact a family leave insurance law.
Health
Feb 11, 2013 |
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Gay African-American youth face unique challenges coming out to families
Coming out to one's family can be stressful, but gay black males face a unique set of personal, familial and social challenges.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 22, 2013 |
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The best way to avoid overeating for the holidays? Stop dieting
Thanksgiving ushers in the long season of holiday treats. While many look forward to gobs of stuffing and plates piled high with cookies, others view the smorgasbords with dread. For them, holiday eating ...
Health
Nov 19, 2012 |
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Moderate drinking decreases number of new brain cells
Drinking a couple of glasses of wine each day has generally been considered a good way to promote cardiovascular and brain health. But a new Rutgers University study indicates that there is a fine line between moderate and ...
Health
Oct 24, 2012 |
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Rising opiate and heroin abuse among young adults a public health epidemic
(Medical Xpress)—Prescription pain killers – a leading cause of youth addiction and easily accessible in the family medicine cabinet – have caused an alarming rise in heroin abuse in New Jersey and ...
Addiction
Oct 18, 2012 |
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Economic abuse affects maternal mental health and parenting, study finds
(Medical Xpress)— Mothers who experience economic and psychological abuse during the first year of a relationship with their child's father are more likely to become depressed and spank the child in year ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 03, 2012 |
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Research links increased hospital infections to nurse burnout
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, each year nearly 100,000 hospitalized patients die from infections acquired while undergoing treatment for other conditions. While many factors ...
Health
Sep 27, 2012 |
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Study to assess impact of sleep on cognitive and emotional well-being
Over the past decade, scientists have learned that sleep is one of the best memory aids available, but Mark Gluck wants to take that research further. The Rutgers professor, an expert in cognitive and computational ...
Medical research
Sep 25, 2012 |
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Fewer friends, lower self-esteem can lead to distorted perceptions of life challenges
(Medical Xpress)—People who have fewer social resources, such as friends and family, literally see challenging objects and events in a more exaggerated way than do people who feel emotionally supported, ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 17, 2012 |
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Gaming the flu: How we decide to get vaccinated, or not
(Medical Xpress)—As the flu season approaches, public health officials will be campaigning to get people vaccinated, and each of us will have to decide whether to take their advice or not. How will we make ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 12, 2012 |
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West Nile virus: Be smart, don't panic
The current outbreak of West Nile virus may prove to be the worst since the disease was first recorded in New York 13 years ago, and it shows no indication of slowing down. As of the beginning of this month, ...
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