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Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have gained insight into the mechanism by which a pathological brain protein called tau contributes to the progression of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and other neurodegenerative disorders. This finding, published in the most recent issue of the Journal of Biological Chemistry, may provide the basis for future investigations on how to prevent tau from damaging brain circuits involved in cognitive function. New York, NY (PRWEB) May 01, 2012...
Patients find "cloud" technology a faster, more efficient way to store and distribute their medical images than current options, according to the preliminary findings of an image sharing project led by The Mount Sinai Medical Center in conjunction with four other academic medical institutions. The Phase I results of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Image Share project are being presented today at the American Roentgen Ray Society Annual Meeting in Vancouver, Canada. Mount...
NEW YORK, April 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Varian Medical Systems' ground-breaking TrueBeam(TM) system for radiation treatments is making itself known outside the medical profession, as the company begins an advertising campaign in The New York Times Magazine next week with the succinct, yet powerful, message to "Make cancer the victim." The two-page print ads were the first created by the newly opened San Diego office of the New York advertising agency DeVito/Verdi. DeVito/Verdi...
The Mount Sinai Medical Center and MRC Technology (MRCT), the technology transfer organization for the United Kingdom’s prestigious Medical Research Council, have reached an agreement to collaborate on the development of monoclonal antibodies that can be commercialized as drugs to control infection and treat diseases. New York (PRWEB) April 02, 2012 The Mount Sinai Medical Center and MRC Technology (MRCT), the technology transfer organization for the United Kingdom’s prestigious...
Mount Sinai School of Medicine researchers presented 86 abstracts and plenary sessions at the American College of Cardiology’s (ACC) 61st Annual Scientific Session, including ground-breaking research on aggressive statin therapy, the prevalence of unrecognized cardiovascular disease symptoms in women, and morbidity associated with non-adherence to medication after stent implantation. New York, NY (PRWEB) March 28, 2012 Mount Sinai School of Medicine researchers presented 86 abstracts...
New statin regimen, unrecognized heart disease symptoms, new imaging innovations among research from Mount Sinai Mount Sinai School of Medicine researchers presented 86 abstracts and plenary sessions at the American College of Cardiology's (ACC) 61st Annual Scientific Session, including ground-breaking research on aggressive statin therapy, the prevalence of unrecognized cardiovascular disease symptoms in women, and morbidity associated with non-adherence to medication after stent...
Dennis S. Charney, MD, Dean of Mount Sinai School of Medicine, announced today that the school has received reaccreditation from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME), the premier authority responsible for accrediting all Medical Doctor (MD) programs in the United States and Canada. Mount Sinai was reaccredited for the maximum term of eight years. New York, NY (PRWEB) March 19, 2012 Dennis S. Charney, MD, Dean of Mount Sinai School of Medicine, announced today that the school...
Continuous Improvement of Medical Protocols Makes New York’s Busiest Cardiac Catheterization Lab Also One of Its Safest New York, NY (PRWEB) March 14, 2012 Mount Sinai’s Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory has been awarded New York State’s highest "two-star" safety rating in the categories of overall and non-emergency cases for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), according to new data released March 13, 2012 that examine patient discharges from 2007 – 2009. The Lab...
Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have found that 92 percent of more than 1,000 gastroenterologists responding to a survey believed that pressures to increase the volume of colonoscopies adversely impacted how they performed their procedures, which could potentially affect the quality of colon cancer screening. The findings, based on responses from members of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE), are published in the March 2012 issue of Gastrointestinal...
Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine have identified a regulator protein that plays a crucial role in kidney fibrosis, a condition that leads to kidney failure. Finding this regulator provides a new therapeutic target for the millions of Americans affected by kidney failure. The research is published in the March 11 issue of Nature Medicine. Led by John Cijiang He, MD, PhD, Professor of Nephrology and Pharmacology and Systems Therapeutics; and Avi Ma'ayan, PhD, Assistant...
