Rutgers-Newark researchers have shown that a genetic variant specific to African ancestry alters the brain in a way that could foretell the eventual development of Alzheimer's Disease. The study also revealed some good news: A more well-known genetic mutation doesn't seem as malevolent in African Americans as it is in people of primarily European descent.
Jazz artist Stefon Harris did something no one’s done before: create an app that makes music as unpredictable as a jazz solo. After 13 years of research, Harris, a Rutgers-Newark professor of music, invented Harmony Cloud, an AI-powered software platform he developed to help musicians practice the art of not knowing what comes next.
Thirty years ago, Rutgers-Newark researcher Charles Payne wrote a book that redefined the history of the civil rights movement, shifting the focus from a handful of charismatic leaders to the ordinary people who risked their lives to do the day-to-day work of organizing.
Scientists at Rutgers University–Newark have developed a first-of-its-kind RNA-based nanotechnology that assembles itself inside living human cells and can be programmed to stop propagation of harmful cells.
Like many schoolchildren, Professor Lacey Hunter was taught that ancient history began in Mesopotamia and ended with the fall of Rome. There were no lessons about the ancient history of Africa, a subject that will be explored at the 46th Annual Marion Thompson Wright Lecture Series, held on February 21. The event is titled Beyond Time: Ancient Africa, History and the Black Imagination.
Men are often reluctant to participate in medical research, but a Rutgers-Newark outreach effort is finding ways to encourage them to enroll them in studies on Alzheimer's risks.