This Sunday morning, most people in the United States will turn their clocks back by one hour in observance of daylight saving time, but won’t get “an extra hour” of sleep. Daylight saving time just changes our circadian rhythm, which can disrupt our biological clocks and impact our health.
Pregnant women living in blighted neighborhoods with high levels of known stressors have higher levels of testosterone – the primary sex hormone in males -- which disrupt hormone regulation and may lead to life-threatening complications during and after childbirth, according to Rutgers research.
Four Rutgers School of Public Health faculty members have received 2023 Rutgers Biomedical Health Sciences Chancellor Awards.
Gun violence is tied to poverty, unemployment, broken families, disengaged youth and racial segregation, according to a study by the New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center at Rutgers.
International team which includes a Rutgers researcher says innovative recycling methods are needed to protect environment and human health
Research by Ellen C. Francis, assistant professor in the Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology at the Rutgers School of Public Health, contributed to a new international consensus report on precision medicine in diabetes prevention and care. The report highlights opportunities for the immediate or near-term adoption of precision diabetes medicine in clinical practice, while also emphasizing the critical knowledge gaps that are essential to address.
A new study by the New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center at Rutgers assesses the degree to which firearm owners in each state differ from one another with respect to firearm ownership, exposure and use.
Concealed guns significantly impact homicide rates and public safety, according to a Rutgers study that found an increase in homicides based on the number of concealed carry weapons licenses issued.
Elissa Kozlov, assistant professor in the Department of Health Behavior, Society, and Policy at the Rutgers School of Public Health answers questions about the Master of Public Health (MPH) Population Aging degree, being offered online beginning Fall 2024.
Jon-Patrick Allem, Ph.D., M.A., has joined the Rutgers School of Public Health’s Department of Health Behavior, Society, and Policy as an associate professor. He is also an associate professor of general internal medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine at the Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, and a core member of the Rutgers Institute for Nicotine & Tobacco Studies.
Many high school students are unaware of careers in public health and that there are many options available for those interested in improving health and preventing disease beyond being a doctor or a nurse. The Rutgers School of Public Health developed PHocus (Public Health: Outbreaks, Communities, and Urban Studies) to introduce high school students to the interdisciplinary field of public health, as well as to promote population and individual health.
Ellen Francis, Ph.D. has joined the Rutgers School of Public Health’s Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology as an assistant professor.