Mount Sinai Research Finds Skipping Breakfast May Compromise the Immune System
A recent study from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai suggests that fasting could negatively affect immune cells, potentially increasing the risk of…
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Genetic Jigsaw: Piecing Together the Human Pangenome
Dr. Eimear Kenny, a renowned professor of Medicine, Genetics, and Genomic Sciences at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, has made substantial contributions…
HeartBEiT: Mount Sinai’s AI Innovation Decoding Electrocardiograms As Language
Mount Sinai’s AI model, HeartBEiT, improves the accuracy and detail of ECG diagnoses, even for rare conditions with limited data. It interprets ECGs as language…
Wearable Wonders: How Your Apple Watch Could Gauge Your Mental Resilience
Wearable devices may be a means to monitor psychological states through effortless data collection using artificial intelligence. Researchers at Mount Sinai have shown that data…
Scientists Have Identified the Genetic Causes of Three Previously Unexplained Rare Diseases
Researchers at Mount Sinai have created a computational method that enables the identification of previously unknown genetic causes for primary lymphedema, thoracic aortic aneurysm disease,…
COVID-19 Vaccination Linked to Fewer Heart Attacks, Strokes, and Other Cardiovascular Issues
First U.S. study to show lower cardiac risk of cardiac events in patients following SARS-CoV-2 infection. Analyzing the most extensive datasets in the United States,…
DNA Methylation Found to Play a Critical Role in Alzheimer’s Disease, Say Mount Sinai Researchers
Findings from novel analytic approach could contribute to discovery of new therapeutic targets for Alzheimer’s disease. Mount Sinai researchers have published a study today (February…
Significant Improvements: A New, Promising Long-Term Treatment for Eczema
Patients experienced significant improvement in their symptoms, even up to 20 weeks after they had stopped taking the medication. Mount Sinai researchers have reported promising…
Faster and Safer: A New Treatment for Bone Marrow Transplant Side Effects
The new drug has been shown to be faster and has fewer negative side effects compared to the current standard treatment. A team of researchers…
Molecular Changes Linked to Long COVID a Year After Hospitalization
Mount Sinai researchers have published one of the first studies to associate changes in blood gene expression during COVID-19 with “long COVID” in patients more…
Mayo Clinic Researchers Reveal Critical New Insight Into Cancer
The study provides key information about gliomas’ size and growth rate. An important new hint for preventing and treating brain tumors known as gliomas has…
Human Cocaine and Heroin Addiction Is Tied to Impairments in Specific Brain Circuit
According to a new study, white matter in the brain that was previously implicated in animal studies has now been suggested to be specifically impaired…
Stem Cells Reveal: How Neurons From PTSD Patients React to Stress
First induced pluripotent stem cell model of PTSD offers insights into underlying genetics and opportunities for new therapies. Researchers have just made a finding that…
Crystal Structure of Key SARS-CoV-2 Enzyme Unraveled – Paving the Way for New COVID Antivirals
Researchers unravel the crystal structure of a key enzyme of SARS-CoV-2, paving the way for new antivirals. A high-resolution crystal structure of an enzyme essential…
Rates of Childhood Liver Disease Are Rapidly Rising – Scientists May Have Discovered Why
Prenatal exposure to chemicals in consumer and industrial items is linked to rising liver disease in children. Researchers from Mount Sinai University have discovered a…
Why Do Women Respond Differently Than Men to Depression Treatments?
Researchers have identified a possible explanation why women may not react to treatments for depression similarly to men. Despite the fact that there are treatments…
Having a Pet Dog Could Protect You Against Crohn’s Disease and Improve Your Intestinal Health
According to a new study, growing up in a big family or living with dogs may reduce the risk of inflammatory bowel disease According to…
Are Scientists Being Fooled by Bacteria? New Machine Learning Algorithm Reveals the Truth About DNA
Previous studies of a genetic on/off switch may have been confounded by contamination, but Mount Sinai scientists have created a new tool for accurately determining…
