
Nearly a Century Later, Redlining Still Slows Ambulances
In U.S. cities once marked "hazardous" on federal housing maps, ambulances are still slower to arrive than in neighborhoods rated most desirable nearly a century ago.
Aug 14, 2025
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In U.S. cities once marked "hazardous" on federal housing maps, ambulances are still slower to arrive than in neighborhoods rated most desirable nearly a century ago.
Aug 14, 2025

A new Rutgers University study highlights how internalizing stress, especially feelings of hopelessness and anxiety, could lead to faster memory decline among older Chinese Americans.
Aug 6, 2025

About 56 million years ago, as global temperatures surged and ecosystems unraveled, a coyote-sized predator made a quiet but crucial adjustment: it started crunching bones.
Aug 5, 2025

At the edge where two exotic materials meet, scientists have discovered a completely new quantum state of matter.
Jul 31, 2025

Communities shaken by rising homicide rates often face a second, quieter crisis the following year: an increase in suicide.
Jul 29, 2025

Amid sweeping federal cuts to science and public health, a new national survey finds Americans largely disapprove of efforts to defund research, fire agency staff, and halt public health communication.
Jun 30, 2025

Police officers across the United States are using roadside tests to detect marijuana-impaired driving that are "not much better than a coin toss," according to a scathing new analysis published in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.
Jun 30, 2025

Deep in cryogenic freezers at the University of Zurich, thousands of microscopic organisms wait in suspended animation.
Jun 27, 2025

Two teams of Rutgers researchers have discovered complementary brain pathways that function like a neurological tug-of-war, with one circuit stepping on the hunger accelerator while another applies the brakes.
Jun 10, 2025

Americans across the political spectrum privately support several firearm policies, yet there remains a puzzling disconnect between this widespread agreement and vocal public demand for policy action, according to a new study from Rutgers University.
May 17, 2025

Learning about your future Alzheimer's risk through brain scans doesn't cause emotional harm but might unexpectedly reduce motivation to maintain healthy habits, according to groundbreaking research published May 7, 2025 in Alzheimer's & Dementia.
May 7, 2025

A massive molecular cloud, hidden from scientists until now, has been discovered just 300 light years from our solar system.
Apr 28, 2025

Children whose fathers experience depression when they enter kindergarten are significantly more likely to develop behavioral problems and poor social skills by age 9, according to groundbreaking research from Rutgers Health.
Apr 21, 2025

Rutgers Health researchers have developed an oral antiviral drug candidate for COVID-19 that could overcome major limitations of Paxlovid, currently the most prescribed oral treatment.
Apr 7, 2025