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Research provides unprecedented insight into fighting viral infections

Researchers at Rutgers and UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School have determined the structure of a protein that is the first line of defense in fighting viral infections including influenza, hepatitis C, West Nile, rabies, ...

Medical research created Sep 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

More evidence that caffeine lowers risk of skin cancer

There might be a time when instead of just drinking that morning cup of coffee you lather it on your skin as a way of preventing harmful sun damage or skin cancer.

Cancer created Aug 15, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Rutgers study: Third of N.J. immigrant children, many adult newcomers lack health insurance

One-third of immigrant children and more than 70 percent of foreign-born, nonelderly adults living in New Jersey five years or less lack health coverage, a Rutgers statewide survey finds.

Health created Jun 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Rutgers laboratory helped to create new HIV drug

Two decades after a Rutgers team began working with legendary drug developer Paul Janssen, founder of a Belgian subsidiary of pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson in an effort to create new and potent drugs to fight AIDS, ...

HIV & AIDS created Jun 23, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Improving a child's chance to grow up healthy

If you change the way you run your household, can you keep your child from becoming obese? Two Rutgers nutrition researchers believe that’s possible, and they’ll spend the next five years trying ...

Health created Jun 06, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Walking and cycling have Increased in U.S. but remain at low levels

(Medical Xpress) -- A new study led by a Rutgers researcher and published in the American Journal of Public Health reports a significant increase in walking between 2001 and 2009 in the United States, but ...

Health created May 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Research offers hope in new treatment for spinal cord injuries

Rutgers researchers have developed an innovative new treatment that could help minimize nerve damage in spinal cord injuries, promote tissue healing and minimize pain.

Neuroscience created May 03, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Political wins celebrated with porn, researcher says

Some celebrate a political candidate's victory with a party. Others, according to a Rutgers–Camden researcher, choose porn.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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