Exposure to mycotoxins – a broad group of harmful substances produced by mold – during pregnancy may impact placental function, which could result in lower birthweight in humans, according to Rutgers Health … Read More
Nearly all pregnant women may be exposed to the estrogen-mimicking toxin ZEN, which is prevalent in food and potentially increasing with climate change. Higher exposure levels correlate with certain diets … Read More
Esteemed alumni, Lauren Aleksunes ’07 (PHARM) and Sarah Thompson ’06 (PHARM) set to speak at graduation on May 5th. School of Pharmacy 2024 Commencement Speakers
When Lauren Aleksunes was a CVS pharmacist, pregnant women would often ask her questions about whether a certain dietary supplement was safe to take or even if a brand of … Read More
On October 30, Rutgers, along with Tulane University, the University of Pennsylvania, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the University of Rochester, announced a collaborative research center … Read More
Rutgers University is teaming up with other top schools to launch a research center funded with a $5 million grant by the National Institutes of Health to find out how … Read More
NIEHS trainees and grantees received honors recently bestowed by the Society of Toxicology (SOT). The awards, which were presented during the SOT 62nd Annual Meeting in Nashville on March 19, … Read More
NIEHS-funded researchers developed a new screening method that evaluates the ability of chemicals to interfere with normal placenta function. The placenta provides nutrients and oxygen to keep the developing fetus … Read More
Researchers developed a new model for predicting whether chemicals are toxic to the liver. The tool also identified a cellular pathway that might be involved in the process. Traditional models … Read More
NIEHS grantees developed a new algorithm to predict the toxicity of new and untested chemicals by evaluating their similarity to chemicals that have been previously tested for toxicity. The algorithm … Read More