Stories about research and scientific development at Mount Sinai
Researchers Identify a Population of Cells Linked to the Development of the Heart’s Ventricular Chambers
A population of cells in early development may give rise to the ventricular chambers of the heart, but not the atria, according to a study led by researchers from the Mindich Child Health and Development Institute at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and...
Why Marijuana Has the Potential to Treat Opioid Addiction
Yasmin Hurd, PhD, a professor of psychiatry, neuroscience, and pharmacology and systems therapeutics at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, discusses her new report on marijuana, and its potential to curb opioid addiction. Watch the video See more Mount Sinai...
Why the Benefits of Hepatitis C Drug Therapies Outweigh the Risks
Guest blog written by Douglas Dieterich MD, Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Liver Diseases, Director of the Institute for Liver Medicine, Mount Sinai Health System Viral hepatitis is liver inflammation caused by an infection with one of several...
Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment
Nimesh Nagarsheth, MD, an associate professor of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive science at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, reviews cervical cancer prevention and treatment, including HPV vaccination. Watch the video Watch more Mount Sinai...
Researcher Wins Presidential Early Career Award
Manish Arora, PhD, MPH, Vice Chair of the Department of Environmental Medicine and Public Health at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, has been named a recipient of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor bestowed...
Mount Sinai Physicians Help Develop New Allergy Guidelines Urging Early Introduction of Peanuts
In a significant departure from past medical practice, new guidelines from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) call on parents to introduce peanut containing foods to infants as young as 4 to 6 months as a way to prevent potentially...
Mount Sinai study: How primary tumor cells are preset for dormancy and evade chemo after spread
The findings by Mount Sinai researchers were published in the January 31, 2017 issue of Nature Cell Biology and featured on the cover.
How Big Data Could Transform The Health Care Industry
In Huffington Post's new video series "Experimenters," data scientist Eric Schadt, PhD, founding director of the Icahn Institute for Genomics and Multiscale Biology, discusses his mission to revolutionize health care.
The Huffington Post: A Quick Guide to Getting Enough Vitamin D
If you are like many of my patients, you may be wondering, “Am I getting enough vitamin D?” Shanna R. Levine, MD, Instructor of General Internal Medicine, The Mount Sinai Hospital, explains why this is a valid concern.