Research in the News

State Researchers at Rutgers University might have found the key to fighting it.

Rutgers study suggests tie between stem cell behavior and a high fat diet

Funding supports investigation of cell metabolism and tumor development in common cancers

Air Pollution and TB: Exploring the Connections

Rutgers innovation may help guide treatment of Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s diseases

Data bank makes more than 150,000 3D biomolecular structures freely available to the public

Rutgers professor is at the forefront of duckweed farming research

New Rutgers Optimizes Innovation Program to integrate university strengths in biomedical sciences and expertise in research commercialization

Study may spawn ways to genetically alter and control red seaweeds

Rutgers-led research could help lead to tests for prenatal exposure to alcohol and related health issues

Findings may lead to “plant probiotic” and new antibiotics

Rutgers-led study uses artificial intelligence to examine genetic signatures of inflammatory bowel illness

Martin J. Blaser and Maria Gloria Dominguez-Bello are investigating the microbiome, the vast constellation of bodily bacteria that regulate our health—and may hold the key to medicine's future

Aaron Kowalski is the first person living with type 1 diabetes to lead the world’s largest nonprofit funder of diabetes research

Rutgers-led research could help lead to more efficient and affordable algal biofuels

Rutgers-led team’s protein patterns look like flowers, trees, snowflakes

Research could lead to designer algae that produces fuels and cleanup chemicals

Scientists insert synthesized, primordial protein into living cells

Most genetic studies include only people of primarily European descent

Rutgers researcher honored for work on gut bacteria and the global consequences of antibiotic overuse

Rutgers-led team uses stem cell-based disease models to pinpoint gene linked to impaired memory in Down syndrome

Findings could help lead to new treatments for Parkinson’s disease, psychiatric disorders

Study could shed light on harmful bacteria that share antibiotic resistance genes

Rutgers-led study of post-menopausal women finds potential risks and benefits

New Rutgers researcher brings career expertise to fight against chronic diseases

Jeffrey D. Laskin and Thomas Nosker among first to be honored for fostering innovation, mentoring tomorrow's inventors

Two genes may make staph infections resistant to copper, a powerful antibacterial agent

The super-fast screening technology could help to discover new treatments

Genetic vicious cycle may reinforce risky drinking behavior, Rutgers-led study says

Discovery by Rutgers and other scientists could lead to new antibiotics and anticancer drugs

Rutgers collaborates with Scripps Research hoping to develop new drug treatment

Leaders from health care, pharma, public policy and government discuss plans to hasten clinical trials, develop new therapies and train a new scientific workforce in the Garden State

Caffeine plus another compound in coffee beans’ waxy coating may protect against brain degeneration, Rutgers study finds