Stories about research and scientific development at Mount Sinai
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...
Annual Resident Research Fair
The Office of Graduate Medical Education at Mount Sinai St. Luke’s and Mount Sinai Roosevelt recently held its ninth Annual Resident Research Fair. Five judges reviewed 61 abstracts and three residents received a certificate and prize. The winning abstracts were:...
New Research Aims to Help People With Blood Cancers
A unique method of increasing the number of cord blood stem cells used to treat patients with blood cancers and blood disorders, such as sickle cell anemia, is being readied for clinical trials at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, with an $8.8 million grant...