http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress provides the latest news from Rutgers University 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 in March is spreading. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-panic-academic-threat-avian-flu.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 02 May 2013 06:32:17 EST news286695127 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. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-app-heart-disease.html Cardiology Mon, 01 Apr 2013 10:35:18 EST news284031308 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 of the human brain is necessary to understand how it works and what needs to be done when it's not working properly. The president is expected to unveil his plans for an estimated $3 billion, decade-long commitment to the Brain Activity Map project next month in his 2014 budget proposal. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-obama-human-brain-equivalent-moon.html Neuroscience Mon, 25 Mar 2013 09:23:30 EST news283422202 (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 – often referred to as chemo-brain – is common. The scientific cause, however, has been difficult to pinpoint. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-chemo-brain-fog-like-condition-chemotherapy.html Neuroscience Thu, 21 Feb 2013 06:17:32 EST news280649829 In 2009, New Jersey became one of only two states in the country to enact a family leave insurance law. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-successfully-families.html Health Mon, 11 Feb 2013 06:07:25 EST news279785239 Coming out to one's family can be stressful, but gay black males face a unique set of personal, familial and social challenges. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-gay-african-american-youth-unique-families.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 22 Jan 2013 17:00:01 EST news278096388 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 means blown diets, expanding waistlines and a lingering sense of guilt. Rutgers-Camden psychologist Charlotte Markey studies America's conflicted relationship with food and how eating habits are shaped by family and cultural norms. She talked to Rutgers Today about the key to avoiding holiday overindulgence and the futility of dieting. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-overeating-holidays-dieting.html Health Mon, 19 Nov 2012 07:11:15 EST news272531466 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 binge drinking – a risky behavior that can decrease the making of adult brain cells by as much as 40 percent. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-moderate-decreases-brain-cells.html Health Wed, 24 Oct 2012 16:53:19 EST news270316367 (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 throughout the nation because heroin is a cheaper high and easy to get. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-opiate-heroin-abuse-young-adults.html Addiction Thu, 18 Oct 2012 08:28:52 EST news269767710 (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 five, researchers from the Rutgers School of Social Work have found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-economic-abuse-affects-maternal-mental.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 03 Oct 2012 09:23:08 EST news268474982 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 may contribute to the phenomenon, nurse staffing (i.e., the number of patients assigned to a nurse) has been implicated as a major cause. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-links-hospital-infections-nurse-burnout.html Health Thu, 27 Sep 2012 13:31:23 EST news267971472 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 neuroscience, is seeking to answer important questions about the complex interactions between natural fluctuations in sleep and their influence on cognitive and emotional wellbeing.  http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-impact-cognitive-emotional-well-being.html Medical research Tue, 25 Sep 2012 07:30:13 EST news267777004 (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, according to research by Kent Harber, associate professor of psychology at Rutgers-Newark. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-friends-self-esteem-distorted-perceptions-life.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 17 Sep 2012 09:50:01 EST news267092653 (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 those decisions?  http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-gaming-flu-vaccinated.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 12 Sep 2012 09:10:02 EST news266658814 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, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) had received more than 1,850 reports of West Nile virus cases across the country, and more than 40 deaths. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-west-nile-virus-smart-dont.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 05 Sep 2012 07:04:42 EST news266047474