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Science

1.5-million-year-old ancient human footprints found in Kenya

Amit Malewar

Some ancient hominins were neighbors.

The research could lead to treating chronic pain more effectively.
Health

New way to control the sense of touch

Ashwini Sakharkar

The discovery could revolutionize chronic pain treatment.

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Transportation

Presence of bike lanes reduces traffic speeds

Ashwini Sakharkar

Traffic researchers are studying ways to improve safety on roads throughout the country.

An old man touches his head. headache. alzheimer's disease
Health

Adults with ADHD face elevated dementia risk

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Dementia risk in adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

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Health

Rutgers Scientists invent deadly disease detection tool

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Rapid pathogen quantification: A digital assay using DNA nanoballs.

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Health

Most overweight individuals do not risk increased mortality

PLOS

BMI’s link with mortality may also vary by age, per two decades of data on more than half a million US adults.

Image showing exercise instruments and sugar checking device
Health

Study offers a summary of the benefits of exercise on Type 2 diabetes

Pranjal Malewar

The timing and type of workout is critical for optimal effects.

Image showing green tea in three cups
Health

Green tea extract may harm the liver in people with certain genetic variations

Pranjal Malewar

Despite offering protection against several diseases, it may cause liver damage.

Image showing a lady working late night
Health

Night owls are more susceptible to diabetes and heart disease

Pranjal Malewar

Those who stay up later have a reduced ability to use fat for energy.

Jupiter’s moon Io
Space

Jupiter’s Moon Io has wonderful dunes, created by lava flows

Amit Malewar

A new explanation of how dunes can form even on a surface as icy and roiling as Io’s.

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Science

Locating immature cells in the central nervous system

Pranjal Malewar

New findings by show activities of specialized brain cells differ based on their location.

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Science

Scientists discovered proteins that could responsible for the origins of life

Pranjal Malewar

A new study sheds light on the origins of life on earth.

Site of Toba supereruption
Science

Early humans were saved from the worst effects of volcanic supereruption- Toba volcano

Pranjal Malewar

Resolving this debate is important for understanding environmental changes during a key interval in human evolution.

Scientists resolved a controversial but key climate change mystery
Environment

Scientists resolved a controversial but key climate change mystery

Ashwini Sakharkar

Revised Holocene temperature record affirms the role of greenhouse gases in recent millennia.

Exposure to metals may disrupt a woman's hormones during pregnancy
Health

Exposure to metals may disrupt a woman’s hormones during pregnancy

Amit Malewar

Metals and metalloids may alter prenatal hormone concentrations during pregnancy.

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Environment

Warm, moist rivers of air help create massive holes in Antarctic sea ice

Pranjal Malewar

Warm, moist rivers of air may have continent-wide effects and influence climate change.

This image shows bacterial cells trapped in a 3D microbead matrix. Image: Wenrong He/Rochester Institute of Technology.
Health

This tiny device that can rapidly detect harmful bacteria in the blood

Ashwini Sakharkar

Drug-resistant bacteria, or superbugs, are a significant public health concern. Globally, at least 700,000 individuals kick the bucket every year because of drug-resistant infections,...

Poor physical health acts as a barrier for job seekers
Social Science

Poor physical health acts as a barrier for job seekers

Pranjal Malewar

Physical health conditions are pervasive among individuals with serious mental illness (SMI) living in the community. And many individuals with SMI are unemployed despite...

An influenza virus binds to receptors on a respiratory tract cell, allowing the virus to enter and infect the cell. Image: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Health

A tool to monitor influenza A virus mutations in real-time

Pranjal Malewar

The gold-based tool could help virologists stop the replication of viruses.

Black teens experience over five incidences of discrimination daily — mainly online.
Social Science

Black teenagers experience daily racial discrimination, suffer depressive symptoms

Pranjal Malewar

Black teenagers experience daily racial discrimination, most frequently online, which can lead to negative mental health effects, according to a Rutgers researcher.

Nuclear winter would threaten nearly everyone on Earth
Environment

Nuclear winter would threaten nearly everyone on Earth

Pranjal Malewar

The second study of its kind confirms extreme impacts from the U.S. vs. Russia nuclear war.

Scientists create the loudest possible sound
Physics

Scientists create the loudest possible sound

Amit Malewar

A team led by Gabriel Blaj, a staff scientist at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University, has produced a record-shattering underwater sound...

Air pollution may impact fetal cardiovascular system, study
Health

Air pollution may impact fetal cardiovascular system, study

Pranjal Malewar

Exposure of the maternal environment to engineered nanomaterials (ENM) during pregnancy has been shown to impact the health of the dam, fetus, and adult...

The findings indicated significant changes in the smokers’ red-green and blue-yellow color vision and that heavy smokers had a reduced ability to discriminate contrasts and colors.
Health

Heavy smoking can damage your vision, study

Pranjal Malewar

Everyone is aware that smoking is indeed bad for the health. Still, some people do it anyway. Smoking has been proven a cause of numerous...

This image shows how to make a personal heating patch from polyester fabric fused with tiny silver wires, using pulses of intense light from a xenon lamp. Image: Hyun-Jun Hwang and Rajiv Malhotra/Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Technology

High-tech heating patches: An energy-efficient way to stay warm

Pranjal Malewar

Rutgers scientists along with Oregon State University, have recently come up with an innovative way that helps you to stay warm. They have developed...

Coffee may combat two devastating brain diseases
Health

Drinking coffee may combat two devastating brain diseases

Pranjal Malewar

A good cup of coffee in the morning can set the mood for your whole day. Whether you like it with milk and sugar, lots...

Women favor daughters, men favor sons
Social Science

Women favor daughters, men favor sons

Bhawana Vaidya

A new study led by scientists from the Rutgers University-New Brunswick found that women mostly invest more in daughters whereas men invest more in...

Jorge Serrador with the electrical stimulator he developed, which improved balance in 100 percent of the veterans with Gulf War Illness who wore it. CREDIT Photo: Nick Romanenko, Rutgers University
Health

New device improves balance in veterans with Gulf War Illness

Pranjal Malewar

Gulf War Syndrome, also known as Gulf War illnesses (GWI), comprises myriad complex symptoms and illnesses. GWI affects approximately 200,000 veterans of the 650,000...

Parts of New Jersey and New York with 8 feet of sea-level rise. An almost 8-foot rise is possible by 2100 under a worst-case scenario, according to projections. The light-blue areas show the extent of permanent flooding. The bright green areas are low-lying. CREDIT NOAA Sea Level Rise Viewer
Environment

Global sea level could rise 50 feet by 2300, study

Amit Malewar

Since the start of the century, global average sea-level has risen by about 0.2 feet. A new study suggests that it could rise by nearly...

Why and how you forget passwords?
Social Science

Why and how you forget passwords?

Pranjal Malewar

People tend to use several websites every day, and it is a hassle to remember such a multitude of information, particularly something as significant...

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