Stories about research and scientific development at Mount Sinai
Study Supports Palliative Care for Cancer Patients
Advanced-stage cancer patients who received palliative care required shorter durations of radiation treatment and had shorter hospital stays, according to a recent study at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. “Radiation therapy is very effective at relieving...
Protecting the Brain From Bipolar Disorder
Individuals whose siblings have bipolar disorder are at high risk for developing mood disorders themselves. However, siblings who remain psychiatrically healthy may have a natural ability to rewire their brains that compensates for their genetic risk. These findings,...
Use of Big Data Leads to Discovery in Diabetes
After carefully analyzing the electronic health records (EHRs) of 11,000 patients, investigators at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have discovered three potential new subtypes of type 2 diabetes. The discovery, led by Joel Dudley, PhD, Director of...
Examining the Body’s Response to Radiation Therapy
Researchers at The Tisch Cancer Institute have uncovered an intriguing mechanism that may help explain why radiation therapy eradicates cancerous tumors in some patients but not in others. Their study, reported in the September 7, 2015, issue of Nature Immunology,...
Introducing NextStep Carrier Screening, the Most Comprehensive Panel Available
The Mount Sinai Genetic Testing Lab, housed in the Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences and led by Executive Director Lisa Edelmann, worked closely with clinical geneticists who see patients for rare diseases, as well as the bioinformatics team at the Icahn...
New Birth Defects Research: The Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Program
An exciting development in birth defects research emerged in 2015! In 2013, Gabriella Miller, a young girl dying from cancer, called upon the U.S. Congress for “less talking, more doing…We need action.” This stimulated Congress to pass the Gabriella Miller Kids First...
National Recognition for Autism Researcher
Joseph D. Buxbaum, PhD, a pioneering researcher in the field of autism, recently was elected to the National Academy of Medicine, considered one of the highest honors in medicine. New members are elected annually by current active members through a selective process...
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...