The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai: From Start-up to Innovation Hub
How a new stand-alone medical school grew into one of the nation’s leading centers for scientific and medical advancement. Operating out of a converted garage, it was an ambitious, bold, and risky entrepreneurial venture fueled by dreams of not merely...
Researchers Advance the Understanding of How Viruses May Play a Role in Alzheimer’s Disease
Two strains of human herpesvirus—human herpesvirus 6A (HHV-6A) and human herpesvirus 7 (HHV-7)—are found in the brains of individuals with Alzheimer’s disease at levels up to twice as high as in those without Alzheimer’s, according to findings published June 21, 2018,...
Experimental “Brain Glue” Helps Save the Life of a Teen Patient
When, in early 2017, the teacher of 14-year-old Shawn Svoboda called to say he was falling asleep in class, his mother wasn’t overly concerned, considering it typical teenage behavior. However, when the teacher called a second time that same day to emphasize she...
Could Dogs Serve as Hosts for the Next Flu Pandemic?
Dogs are becoming increasingly friendly hosts for a surprising array of influenza viruses, a situation that could pose a potential threat to humans. That is the finding of a new study from the Global Health and Emerging Pathogens Institute at the Icahn...
Paying Tribute to a Giant in Medicine
Family, friends, and colleagues of the late James F. Holland, MD, Distinguished Professor of Neoplastic Diseases at The Tisch Cancer Institute, gathered in May at the Mount Sinai Health System to celebrate his work as a renowned physician-scientist who...
Raising Awareness for Biomedical Research
Seven researchers and veterinarians from the Mount Sinai Health System discussed humane animal research at a panel held at Hatch Auditorium to commemorate Biomedical Research Awareness Day (BRAD) on Thursday, April 19. They joined more than 110 other...
Barbara Murphy, MD, Honored by Her Alma Mater in Ireland
Barbara Murphy, MD, Chair of the Samuel Bronfman Department of Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, was a featured speaker at the May 2018 graduation ceremony of her alma mater, the School of Medicine of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland...
Novel Product to Help Patients at Risk for Kidney Disease
Steven G. Coca, DO, and Girish N. Nadkarni, MD, nephrologists in the Samuel Bronfman Department of Medicine at the Mount Sinai Health System, have invented an artificial intelligence-based prognostic scoring system that is designed to identify patients at high risk...
Third Episode of Mount Sinai Future You
The third episode of Mount Sinai Future You features a 22-year-old man from Idaho with a rare facial tumor called a lymphangioma. Following two dozen unsuccessful surgeries, he sought treatment from Gregory Levitin, MD, Director of Vascular Birthmarks and...