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Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have identified a new drug target that may treat and/or prevent heart failure. The team evaluated failing human and pig hearts and discovered that SUMO1, a so-called "chaperone" protein that regulates the activity of key transporter genes, was decreased in failing hearts. When the researchers injected SUMO1 into these hearts via gene therapy, cardiac function was significantly improved. This research indicates that SUMO1 may play a critical role...

Mount Sinai School of Medicine researchers have found that climate change may lead to more asthma-related health problems in children, and more emergency room (ER) visits in the next decade. The data, published in the current issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, found that changing levels of ozone could lead to a 7.3 percent increase in asthma-related emergency room visits by children, ages 0-17. The research team, led by Perry Sheffield, MD, Assistant Professor of...

Only hospital in Miami to receive national ranking in geriatric care and high performing recognition in cardiology and cardiac surgery by U.S. News & World Report MIAMI BEACH, Fla., July 19, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Mount Sinai Medical Center is among the nation's top hospitals for the fifth year in a row according to U.S. News & World Report's 2011-2012 Best Hospitals. Mount Sinai was the only hospital in South Florida to receive a prestigious national ranking in geriatric...

MIAMI BEACH, Fla., July 7, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Dr. Gervasio Lamas, chief of the Columbia University Division of Cardiology at Mount Sinai Medical Center, will now also serve as Mount Sinai's Chairman of Medicine. Dr. Lamas has been part of the Mount Sinai family for nearly 20 years and is actively involved with the institution's teaching program and research initiatives making him a natural choice for overseeing the institution's department of medicine. (Photo:...

Study to Enroll Patients with Severe Aortic Stenosis for Non-surgical Aortic Valve Replacement MIAMI BEACH, Fla., June 3, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach, Florida announced its participation in the Medtronic CoreValve U.S. Clinical Trial, which will evaluate a new, non-surgical alternative to open-heart surgery for patients with severe aortic stenosis. Mount Sinai is now among a select number of leading hospitals across the U.S. to participate in...

Mount Sinai School of Medicine today honored U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-New York), Nancy G. Brinker, founder of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, and three scientific pioneers at its 42nd commencement ceremony held at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center. Senator Gillibrand also addressed the audience as commencement speaker. (PRWEB) May 15, 2011 Mount Sinai School of Medicine today honored U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-New York), Nancy G. Brinker, founder of Susan G. Komen for...

NEW YORK, May 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Robotic prostatectomy and prostate cancer treatment expert Dr. David B. Samadi, Vice Chairman, Department of Urology, and Chief of Robotics and Minimally Invasive Surgery at The Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City, appeared on FOX-NY's Good Day New York to discuss the successes of robotic surgery in prostate cancer treatment, and the benefits it has over other treatment options, making robotic surgery a preferential method for prostate cancer...

New Dubin Breast Center at Mount Sinai Raises the Standard for Comprehensive Cancer Care The new Dubin Breast Center of The Tisch Cancer Institute at Mount Sinai opened today, bringing a range of multidisciplinary services under one roof and marking a great leap forward in care of breast cancer patients throughout the region. New York, NY (Vocus/PRWEB) April 18, 2011 The new Dubin Breast Center of The Tisch Cancer Institute at Mount Sinai opened today, bringing a range of...

Academic and Community Medicine join to battle the fastest growing cancer in America which frequently presents with chronic cough. Tarrytown, NY (Vocus/PRWEB) March 01, 2011 The Mount Sinai Medical Center and ENT and Allergy Associates® (ENTA) today announced that they are expanding their first-of-its-kind clinical affiliation to screen and treat patients for esophageal cancer. The type of esophageal cancer that is related to acid reflux disease and adenocarcinoma of the esophagus,...

Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have found that even small amounts of damage to heart muscle during coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is associated with an increased risk of death, even among patients who initially do well following surgery. The study is published in the February 9 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).Small elevations of troponin and creatine phosphokkinase "“ chemicals called enzymes that are released by heart muscle cells when...