Mara Sheftel @rutgersifh@RutgersCSHP recently shared her research using NJHealth Study data at the Krieger Klein Alzheimer’s Research Center @Rutgers_ADRD symposium! The study explored how social disconnection could contribute to cognitive decline, Alzheimer’s & dementia. 🧠 🩺
Where in NJ are our research assistants today?
📍Parsippany, Morris County!
Our researchers can meet study participants at local locations, such as the Parsippany Library, to support them as they complete study activities.
NJHealth Study research assistants are out and about around the Garden State! Even in the snow ❄️
One of our RA's recently helped a study participant complete study activities at the Barnegat branch of the @oceancountylib. 📕📚
Using NJHealth data, Rutgers researchers found that non‑formal learning like structured courses outside of school or work is linked to beneficial plasma protein profiles tied to healthier aging.
Read more in the preprint: https://t.co/CcESG0ABbh
📸 📍Another NJHealth Study sighting in the field!
Our research assistant Melissa recently headed to the Marlboro library in Monmouth County, NJ to help a participant complete additional research study activities. ❄️ 🤝 @MonCoLibrary
Already took the NJHealth Study survey? You may be eligible to take part in additional study activities, such as playing fun memory games or providing a saliva sample.
Your participation helps improve health in NJ & supports important research! Schedule your appointment today.
Check out our winter NJHealth Highlights newsletter 📷 sharing all the latest updates on the study including:
➤ volunteer survey progress
➤ spotlights on participants & researchers
➤ optional activities
➤ new data & more!
Read here: https://t.co/H6OtP97jGO
Watch as Dr. William T. Hu, MD, PhD, FAAN, Professor and Chief, Cognitive Neurology @RWJMS and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital shares how people from minority backgrounds are effected by Alzheimer's.
@rutgersifh
Using NJHealth Study data, study co-investigator @MaraSheftel@RutgersCSHP presented research on social wellbeing and the risk of loneliness in immigrant groups at @geronsociety Annual Scientific Meeting #GSA2025.
Our team members attended KinderSmile Foundation's Community Health Event in Trenton this weekend to talk to attendees about our study. The event was held in partnership with @MercerStFriends and @ramusaorg to promote oral health & access to healthcare.
Check out our spring NJHealth Highlights newsletter 🌼 sharing all the latest updates on the study including:
➤ volunteer survey progress
➤ spotlights on participants & researchers
➤ preview of data
➤ new location & more!
https://t.co/evcgouvors
Authors include: Joel Cantor, Dawne Mouzon, @williamhu43, Stephanie Bergren @HeyStephB, @MaraSheftel, Steven Cohen, Katherine Morton, Dinesh Mendhe, Margaret Koller & Paul Duberstein.
The NJHealth Study was designed to examine life stressors and learn how they influence health. Our design paper was published in @BMJ_Open - check it out!
🔗 https://t.co/cIm52L1lX9
Shoutout to Camden, NJ 🗣️ The NJHealth Study is in your neck of the state!
Did you know poet Walt Whitman's late 1800's home in Camden is now a historic site? ✍🏻
Look out for letters from NJHealth with info about our research study! 📩
Hey, #AtlanticCity, we're in your neighborhood! 📍
Did you know the properties on the classic Monopoly board game are all based on real-life Atlantic City locations? 🎲
Look out for letters from NJHealth with info about our research study! 📩