- One-Fourth of Children with Autism Are Undiagnosed. Black and Hispanic children are most at risk for missed autism diagnosis, according to a Rutgers researcher https://news.rutgers.edu/research-news/one-fourth-children-autism-are-undiagnosed/20200109-0 3 comments science
- Black teenagers experience daily racial discrimination, most frequently online, which can lead to negative mental health effects. The teens reported more than 5,600 experiences of racial discrimination in total – an average of more than five experiences per day. https://news.rutgers.edu/research-news/black-teens-face-racial-discrimination-multiple-times-daily-suffer-depressive-symptoms-result/20191211#.xgtl-wsnydy 104 comments science
- Striped maple trees can change sex from year to year, and male trees grow more but female trees are more likely to die. Study finds that 54% of striped maple trees changed sexes over a 4-year period, with some switching at least twice. Male trees usually outnumber female trees by more than 3 to 1. https://news.rutgers.edu/striped-maple-trees-often-change-sexes-females-more-likely-die/20190529#.xo7sqihkiun 13 comments science
- Reading With Toddlers Reduces Harsh Parenting, Enhances Child Behavior, Rutgers-Led Study Finds https://news.rutgers.edu/reading-toddlers-reduces-harsh-parenting-enhances-child-behavior-rutgers-led-study-finds/20190417-0#.XOcpuhZKjIV 315 comments books
- Religious and cultural beliefs may discourage many Latinos in the United States from seeking treatment for depression and other mental health disorders, a Rutgers University-New Brunswick study finds. https://news.rutgers.edu/mental-health-stigma-fueled-religious-belief-may-prevent-many-latinos-seeking-help/20190329#.xkniyejyrne 7 comments science
- Heavy drinking may change DNA, leading to increased craving for alcohol. Genetic vicious cycle may reinforce risky drinking behavior, new study says. This may help explain why alcoholism is such a powerful addiction. https://news.rutgers.edu/heavy-drinking-may-change-dna-%E2%80%93-leading-increased-craving-alcohol/20190128#.xfbtzqtzult 8 comments science
- Study finds that between 2009-2012, there was a 40% increase in the diagnosis of head and neck cancers among workers and volunteers who responded to the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, pointing to newly emerging risks that require ongoing monitoring and treatment. https://news.rutgers.edu/research-news/world-trade-center-responders-increased-risk-head-and-neck-cancers-rutgers-study-finds/20190116#.xeez_vxkjix 4 comments science
- Rutgers University Scientists Discover a Protein That May Slow Progression of Emphysema https://news.rutgers.edu/research-news/protein-may-slow-progression-emphysema-rutgers-study-finds/20181203?utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=rutgerstoday#.xaxgg-9omji 3 comments science
- Now AngelBobs is leaking!! Scientists have developed catalysts that can convert carbon dioxide – the main cause of global warming – into plastics, fabrics, resins and other products. https://news.rutgers.edu/how-convert-climate-changing-carbon-dioxide-plastics-and-other-products/20181120#.W_p0KRbZUlS 13 comments factorio
- Researchers synthesized nanostructured silica particles containing payloads of antimicrobial agent, effective at killing 2 human bacterial pathogens. It allows compounds to slowly release antimicrobials into local environments, resulting in high amounts of the molecule in a specific location. https://news.rutgers.edu/rutgers-discovers-new-delivery-system-could-help-prevent-bacterial-infections/20181004#.w7vijghkiul 4 comments science
- In the first study to evaluate YouTube videos on facial plastic surgery procedures, Rutgers University researchers found that most are misleading marketing campaigns posted by non-qualified medical professionals. https://news.rutgers.edu/research-news/youtube-source-misinformation-plastic-surgery-rutgers-study-finds/20180815#.w3rh15nki4q 4 comments science
- Fish are migrating more than 40 miles per decade as the oceans heat up, pushing populations into fisheries where other countries have exclusive rights and setting the stage for an era of surging international conflict, new research has found https://news.rutgers.edu/climate-change-means-fish-are-moving-faster-fishing-rules-rutgers-led-study-says/20180612#.wyk1qugvzrd 40 comments science
- Every 405,000 years, gravitational tugs from Jupiter and Venus slightly elongate Earth's orbit, a consistent pattern that has influenced our planet's climate for at least 215 million years and allows scientists to more precisely date geological events like the spread of dinosaurs. https://news.rutgers.edu/earth%E2%80%99s-orbital-changes-have-influenced-climate-life-forms-least-215-million-years/20180502#.wuohdkqvy70 356 comments space
- The sea slug, Elysia chlorotica, is able to become plant-like and survive solely on photosynthesis, which is highly unusual for an animal, by ingesting millions of green-colored plastids, which are like tiny solar panels, from algae. This suggests isolated plastids may be harnessed to create energy. https://news.rutgers.edu/solar-powered-sea-slugs-shed-light-search-perpetual-green-energy/20180502#.wu2mwip_xxx 614 comments science
- Meditation and Aerobic Exercise Help Women Recover After Sexual Assault. Combining both decreases negative thinking and enhances self-worth. https://news.rutgers.edu/research-news/meditation-and-aerobic-exercise-helps-women-recover-after-sexual-assault/20180416#.wt4qohyh2pp 5 comments science
- Scientists have linked the frequency of extreme winter weather in the United States to Arctic temperatures. Warm Arctic means colder, snowier winters in northeastern U.S., study says. https://news.rutgers.edu/news/warm-arctic-means-colder-snowier-winters-northeastern-us-study-says/20180309#.wqafowrwapo 62 comments science
- Selfies Drive Self-Image and May Lead Many to Seek Plastic Surgery - Researchers develop a new mathematical model to explain how smartphones act as “portable funhouse mirrors”. An average selfie, taken about 12 inches from the face, makes the nasal base appear approximately 30% wider. https://news.rutgers.edu/research-news/selfies-drive-self-image-and-may-lead-many-seek-plastic-surgery/20180301#.wp0j7frzxxx 6 comments science
- A study has found Inherited IQ can increase in early childhood. The study, the researchers say, has significant implications for the way we educate children, whose inherited IQ can increase, especially during early childhood, with the right kind of stimulation and attention. https://news.rutgers.edu/inherited-iq-can-increase-early-childhood/20180117 123 comments science
- Speaking Up Against Bigotry Can Reduce Bad Behavior - "Don’t let racist comments pass this holiday season, Rutgers psychologists say" https://news.rutgers.edu/speaking-against-bigotry-can-reduce-bad-behavior/20171129#.wigsnbspnbl 183 comments science
- Acting Like a Muscle, Nano-Sized Device Lifts 165 Times its Own Weight. Materials scientists discover effect that could benefit robotics, aviation, medicine, and other fields. http://news.rutgers.edu/research-news/acting-muscle-nano-sized-device-lifts-165-times-its-own-weight/20170829#.wachj8h95dj 17 comments science
- Handwashing: Cool Water as Effective as Hot for Removing Germs - New study indicates that washing for 10 seconds eliminates harmful bacteria. This study may have significant implications towards water energy, since using cold water saves more energy than warm or hot water. http://news.rutgers.edu/research-news/handwashing-cool-water-effective-hot-removing-germs/20170529#.wtj3g2grlix 29 comments science
- Study finds that a chemical used to detect amyloid plaques found in the brains of those with Alzheimer’s extended the lifespan of thousands of roundworms. Worms were used because they feature more genetic diversity than can be found between mice and humans and so respond to interventions differently http://news.rutgers.edu/research-news/chemical-used-detect-sticky-buildup-brains-alzheimer%E2%80%99s-victims-extends-roundworm-lifespan/20170308#.wmmbmfnyviv 3 comments science
- Wastewater from oil and gas operations—including fracking for shale gas—at a West Virginia site altered microbes downstream. Findings point to the need to understand the impacts on microbial ecosystems from accidental releases or improper treatment of fracking-related wastewater. http://news.rutgers.edu/research-news/oil-and-gas-wastewater-spills-including-fracking-wastewater-alter-microbes-west-virginia-waters/20170222#.wk9snfkrliw 3 comments science
- Sea level in the Northeast and in some other US regions will rise significantly faster than the global average, according to a new report. In a worst-case scenario, global sea level could rise by about 8 feet by 2100. The report lays out 6 scenarios intended to inform national and regional planning. http://news.rutgers.edu/news/regional-sea-level-scenarios-will-help-northeast-plan-faster-global-rise/20170118#.widfilmrk70 1044 comments science
- Is Draymond Autistic? Rutgers neuroscientists have established that problems controlling bodily movements are at the core of autism spectrum disorders... http://news.rutgers.edu/news/neuromotor-problems-core-autism-study-says/20161211#.we7wt-arkvn 13 comments nba
- Rutgers neuroscientists have established that problems controlling bodily movements are at the core of autism spectrum disorders and that the use of psychotropic medications to treat autism in children often makes such neuromotor problems worse, based on fMRI scans of 1,048 people. http://news.rutgers.edu/news/neuromotor-problems-core-autism-study-says/20161211#.we6allu8aam 47 comments science
- Scientists have measured a black hole that is about 660 million times as massive as our sun, and is encircled by a cloud of gas moving at about 1.1 million miles per hour. The supermassive black hole sits at the center of a galaxy dubbed NGC 1332, which is 73 million light-years from Earth. http://news.rutgers.edu/news/measuring-black-hole-660-million-times-massive-our-sun/20160505#.vyvhejarlix 530 comments science
- Low Vitamin D Level Predicts Cognitive Decline in Older Population http://news.rutgers.edu/news/low-vitamin-d-level-predicts-cognitive-decline-older-population/20150910#.vfjti_nbzgd 3 comments science
- ‘Lab-on-a-Chip’ Technology Cuts Costs of Lab Tests for HIV, Lyme Disease, Other Diseases http://news.rutgers.edu/research-news/%E2%80%98lab-chip%E2%80%99-technology-cuts-costs-lab-tests-hiv-lyme-disease-other-diseases/20150910#.vfmu8f_d-uk? 4 comments science
- Farmers should concern themselves with how many individual wild bees they have pollinating their fields, not how many kinds of bees, according to new research http://news.rutgers.edu/news/wild-bees-it%E2%80%99s-how-many-not-which-ones-counts/20150607#.vxc6is9vikr 8 comments science
- Greg Lastowka, Cyberlaw/Games Law/IP academic and author dies aged 46 http://news.rutgers.edu/news-release/rutgers-law-professor-internationally-recognized-cyberlaw-scholar-dies-cancer/20150428 6 comments law
- Past Climate Change Was Caused by the Ocean, Not Just the Atmosphere, New Rutgers Study Finds http://news.rutgers.edu/news/past-climate-change-was-caused-ocean-not-just-atmosphere-new-rutgers-study-finds/20141023#.veqsxlcsguk 8 comments science
- American World Cup Goalkeeper Tim Howard Inspires Tourette Syndrome Program Making Debut at Rutgers http://news.rutgers.edu/feature/world-cup-superstar-tim-howard-inspires-tourette-syndrome-program-making-debut-rutgers/20140720#.u83q24bdu7o%20target= 3 comments soccer
- Pesticide exposure linked to Alzheimer’s disease: Scientists find that levels of DDE, the chemical compound left when DDT breaks down, were higher in the blood of late-onset Alzheimer’s disease patients compared to those without the disease http://news.rutgers.edu/research-news/pesticide-exposure-linked-alzheimer%E2%80%99s-disease/20140127#.uug5vhcmrce 3 comments science
- Scientists say fearful memories can trigger heightened sense of smell: Findings could provide better understanding of anxiety disorders like PTSD http://news.rutgers.edu/research-news/sniffing-out-danger-rutgers-scientists-say-fearful-memories-can-trigger-heightened-sense-smell/20131212#.uqrdutiw394 3 comments science
- New Finding Shows Climate Change Can Happen in a Geological Instant http://news.rutgers.edu/research-news/new-finding-shows-climate-change-can-happen-geological-instant/20131003 5 comments science
- Drug Is Found to Eradicate HIV Permanently from Infected Cells http://news.rutgers.edu/news-release/drug-found-eradicate-hiv-permanently-infected-cells/20130924#.ukbarx9lysr 774 comments worldnews
- Drug is found to Eradicate HIV permanently from infected cells http://news.rutgers.edu/news-release/drug-found-eradicate-hiv-permanently-infected-cells/20130924#.ukxyat91jg3 231 comments science
- Research Shows Why Energy Drinks Are Harming Children, Adolescents http://news.rutgers.edu/news/why-energy-drinks-are-harming-children-adolescents/20130809#.ugua05lvusp 5 comments science
- “At some level of government,” says Dean Farmer, “at some point in time, a decision was made not to tell the truth about the national response to the attacks on the morning of 9/11. We owe the truth to the families of the victims of 9/11. We owe it to the American public as well." http://news.rutgers.edu/medrel/news-releases/2009/09/new-book-by-dean-joh-20090908 8 comments politics