Stories about research and scientific development at Mount Sinai
How Might Physical Exercise Stimulate Bone Synthesis?
Previous studies have shown that there is a clear relationship between physical activity and higher bone mineral density (BMD). Exercise and the force that muscle contraction applies to bone improve skeletal health by stimulating the formation of new bone. Conversely,...
Researchers Advance Effective Therapy for Psoriasis
The results of a multicenter clinical trial led by Mount Sinai Health System researchers and published in The New England Journal of Medicine on October 1, 2015, demonstrate that brodalumab, an experimental biologic treatment for plaque psoriasis, achieved 100 percent...
New Study Links Emotional Behavior to Anesthesia
Repeated exposure to anesthesia early in life causes changes in emotional behavior that may persist long-term, according to new research from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. The findings, published in the August 2015 Online First edition of...
Researchers Receive Robin Chemers Neustein Award
Leticia Tordesillas, PhD, and Elizabeth Heller, PhD, are the recipients of the 2015 Robin Chemers Neustein Postdoctoral Fellowship Award, which was created to encourage and support female research scientists at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Dr. Tordesillas...
Mount Sinai Researchers Identify Drug with Potential to Drive Beta Cell Proliferation
In a screen of more than 100,000 potential drugs, only one, harmine, drove human insulin-producing beta cells to multiply, according to a study led by researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, published in Nature Medicine. Diabetes results from too...
Mount Sinai Researchers Make Diabetes Discoveries
Andrew Stewart, MD, the Irene and Dr. Arthur M. Fishberg Professor of Medicine and Director of Mount Sinai’s Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism Institute led a team of scientists who discovered a novel mechanism that regulates the replication of insulin-producing beta...
A New Era in Cancer Immunotherapy
Advances in cancer immunotherapy, a promising new area in cancer treatment that harnesses the body’s immune system or natural defenses to destroy cancer cells, are being led by Nina Bhardwaj, MD, PhD, Director of Immunotherapy, and Professor of Medicine (Hematology...
Researchers Identify Key Protein in Melanoma Growth
A protein that promotes abnormal growth in melanoma cells has been identified for the first time by a team of researchers led by Emily Bernstein, PhD, Associate Professor of Oncological Sciences, and Dermatology, at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. The...
Examining the Impact of Hospice Care on Family Members
Surviving spouses of patients who received hospice care for three or more days more frequently reported reduced depressive symptoms after the patient’s death compared to spouses of patients who did not receive hospice, according to a study by Icahn School of Medicine...