Stories about research and scientific development at Mount Sinai
New Institute for Exposomic Research Will Study Lifelong Effects of Environmental Exposures
The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is establishing the Institute for Exposomic Research under the leadership of Robert O. Wright, MD, MPH, and Rosalind J. Wright, MD, MPH, two international leaders in environmental health. The Institute, the first in the...
Working Toward a Universal Flu Vaccine
Peter Palese, PhD, chair of the department of microbiology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, discusses the microbiology of flu vaccination and his work on a universal flu vaccine. "In the U.S. alone every year, estimates are that between 30,000 and...
‘The Decade of the Developing Brain’ Panel Focuses on Environment and Lifelong Health
“The Decade of the Developing Brain,” a symposium held in honor of the tenth anniversary of the Department of Environmental Medicine and Public Health’s Children’s Environmental Health Center, could arguably be summed up by these three points: “Our environment is...
All in the Family: New Research Explains How Family Members Can Impact an Autism Diagnosis
Children who have older siblings or frequent interaction with grandparents are diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) earlier than those who do not, according to new research conducted at The Seaver Autism Center for Research and Treatment at Mount Sinai, and...
Mount Sinai Researchers Publish Results of First-of-Its-Kind iPhone Asthma Study
Scientists from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai published results from a pioneering study of asthma patients in the U.S. conducted entirely via iPhone using the Apple ResearchKit framework and the Asthma Health app developed at Mount Sinai with...
STAT News: A Q&A with Diane Meier on Palliative Medicine
Diane Meier, MD, director of the Center to Advance Palliative Care at The Mount Sinai Hospital, talks with STAT News about her pioneering work in palliative medicine, which seeks to optimize patients' quality of life by preventing or reducing their suffering. "The...
HealthDay: Americans With High Blood Pressure Still Eating Too Much Salt
For Americans with high blood pressure, cutting back on salt is an important way to help keep the condition under control. Yet, new research shows that these patients are getting more salt in their diet than they did in 1999. Among Hispanics and blacks, sodium...
Study Finds Supervised Self-Injection With Empty Syringes Improved Comfort in Food-Allergic Adolescents Administering Epinephrine
Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have found that supervised self-injection with empty syringes makes many food-allergic adolescents and their parents more comfortable with using the life-saving devices. The results were published on March 7...
Surprising New Evidence of How Cancer Cells Spread
New research from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has found that cancer cells can spread without the benefit of a primary tumor and remain dormant for months or even years before triggering aggressive, deadly breast cancer metastases. This surprising new...