Testing Early for Viral Load May Lead to Better Care for Patients with COVID-19
The more SARS-CoV-2 virus, or viral load, individuals have in their bodies, the greater their chances of dying of COVID-19. This association was borne out in a new study at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai that was led by Carlos...
New $7 Million Grant Will Advance the Use of Genomic Data in Health Care for All Populations
The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has received a $7 million grant from the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) to create new methods and protocols for assessing disease risk that are based on DNA variants from large populations of people with...
Mount Sinai Receives $6.3 Million Federal Grant to Find Drugs That Protect Against COVID-19
The race to identify U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved drugs that can be repurposed to prevent or treat COVID-19 is advancing toward the finish line, under a $6.3 million federal grant that was recently awarded to Benjamin...
People With Down Syndrome May Experience Severe Forms of COVID-19
Individuals with Down syndrome, the nation’s most common genetic disorder, represent a small, vulnerable segment of the U.S. population whose comorbid conditions may make them particularly susceptible to severe forms of COVID-19.In fact, people with Down...
Lessons from the Epicenter: What We Have Learned About COVID-19
Since March 8, when Mount Sinai West hospitalized its first patient with COVID-19, more than 8,000 individuals with the disease have been admitted to the Mount Sinai Health System. During that time, the medical community’s knowledge of COVID-19...
Jonas Family Donation Supports Pediatric Research Into COVID-19
Kevin and Danielle Jonas, Joe Jonas and his wife, Sophie Turner, and Nick Jonas and his wife, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, have donated $500,000 to the Mindich Child Health and Development Institute at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, to...
Antibodies to COVID-19 in Human Breast Milk Being Tested as a Potential Therapy
Could the dominant antibodies found in milk produced by women who have recovered from COVID-19 serve as a potent treatment for individuals—both adults and children—who now have the disease? Rebecca L. Powell, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine...
New Institute for Health Equity Research Studies Issues Spotlighted by COVID-19
The Mount Sinai Health System’s new Institute for Health Equity Research is quickly acting on its mandate to rigorously study disparities in health issues, including COVID-19, with the intention of translating those discoveries into initiatives and...
Overwhelming Antibody Response to COVID-19 is an Encouraging Sign, Researchers Say
More than 99 percent of individuals who fully recovered from COVID-19 and had mild to moderate symptoms that did not require hospitalization went on to develop antibodies, according to a new study by researchers at the Mount Sinai Health...