Read about the findings of a Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School study that reviewed the evidence for and against bariatric surgery for teenagers with obesity.
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The saying “a picture is worth a thousand words” might be just what the doctor ordered for expecting fathers. Find out what a Rutgers-led study found can make a difference in getting new dads involved in prenatal care and increase healthier outcomes for women and babies.
Jill Konowich was in the middle of working on her M.D./Ph.D at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School when extreme pain started shooting up her right leg. She had been training for a half marathon with her fiancé and, suddenly, she couldn’t even walk. Read her story to find out why the recent graduate never gave up on her studies while fighting debilitating illness and how she believes the experience makes her a better doctor.
Although pollen has covered cars for weeks and allergy sufferers have been sneezing, we think of sex as being the realm of animals. But plant sex can be quite interesting, especially in species that can have male or female flowers.
Targeting a key gene before birth could someday help lead to a treatment for Down syndrome by reversing abnormal embryonic brain development and improving cognitive function after birth, according to a Rutgers-led study.by researchers at Rutgers-New Brunswick and Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.
Shilpa Viswanath can trace the roots of her research interests as a doctoral student in public policy to her childhood growing up in India with a father who worked in state governement and a mother who was a college professor and union member who went on strike for fair wages. Learn more about Viswanath, who will earn her degree this month from the School of Public Affairs and Administration at Rutgers-Newark.
People who regularly read with their toddlers are less likely to engage in harsh parenting and the children are less likely to be hyperactive or disruptive, according to study by Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School researchers that may be the first to focus on how shared reading affects parenting.
Researchers may be able improve corn yields and nutritional value after discovering genetic regulators that synthesize starch and protein in the widely eaten grain, according to a Rutgers-led study.
Read about the findings of a study co-authored by Marc Steinberg, an associate professor of psychiatry at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, that highlights the need for more emphasis on treatment for e-cigarette users who want to quit.
A program aimed at reducing violence against women and girls by focusing on positive expressions of masculinity changed the attitudes of middle school boys who may have been prone to harassment and dating violence, according to a study by lead author Victoria Banyard, a professor at Rutgers-New Brunswick’s School of Social Work.
Dante Apaestegui, the son of parents who came to the the United States as undocumented immigrants more than 30 years ago, hopes to pursue a law degree to help the poor and disenfranchised after graduating from Rutgers-Newark. Read what sparked the passion and commitmment of this 20-year-old Paterson native, the latest in our series on the Class of 2019.
When Jose Sagal needed an outlet to deal with the challenges of transitioning from life in the military to college at Rutgers, he found it on the golf course. His love for the sport inspired him to start a golf program for other student veterans to help them the networking skills they need after. Read more about Sagal, who completed his master's degree in Global Sports Business this spring and was named a PGA WORKS Fellow.