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Brown University President Ruth J. Simmons, PhD, Delivers Keynote Address and Receives Honorary Degree New York, NY (PRWEB) May 11, 2012 Mount Sinai School of Medicine honored pioneers in discovery and innovation at its 43rd commencement ceremony at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center. A total of 224 degrees were granted, including 141 MDs, 39 PhDs, and 44 Masters degrees. Ruth J. Simmons, PhD, President of Brown University, addressed the Mount Sinai graduates as commencement speaker....

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...

Mount Sinai School of Medicine researchers have found that targeted swallowing exercises can help alleviate swallowing dysfunction – a debilitating side effect in people undergoing chemoradiation therapy (CRT) for head and neck cancer. The study, published in the April issue of Archives of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, a JAMA Network publication, suggests that clinicians should consider giving all patients undergoing CRT an exercise regimen to improve their quality of life...

Use of new gene-sequencing technology rapidly identifies mutations that lead to drug resistance Through a groundbreaking new gene sequencing technology, researchers have demonstrated that the gene FLT3 is a valid therapeutic target in Acute Myeloid Leukemia, AML, one of the most common types of leukemia. The technique, developed by Pacific Biosciences, allows for the rapid and comprehensive detection of gene mutations in patients with AML. The findings, published online April 15 in...

Proceeds from the Luncheon to Benefit the Women's Guild Lung Institute at Cedars-Sinai LOS ANGELES, April 2, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Sarah Brown, author and wife of former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, will be honored by Women's Guild Cedars-Sinai at their annual luncheon on Thursday, April 12th at the Beverly Hills Hotel. The global leader will be presented with the "Woman of the 21st Century" award for her dedication and commitment to women's health and well-being....

Cedars-Sinai researchers have unlocked the mystery of how an inflammatory molecule is produced in the body, a discovery they say could lead to advances in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, Type 2 diabetes and numerous other chronic diseases that affect tens of millions of people. The study, funded by the National Institutes of Health, is published online by the peer-reviewed journal Immunity and will appear in the March print edition. The researchers identified for the first time...

BOCA RATON, Fla., Feb. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Over 3000 years ago, Moses descended Sinai to gift his people with a set of tablets 'hewed and written by the finger of God.' Everyone agrees, the man of our past existed through a far different consciousness than the man of today. At Sinai, the people had failed to take a quantum leap and absorb God's intended enlightenment. In truth, man chose to walk a different path towards his enlightenment. (Photo:...

Therapeutic cooling for stroke, damaging effects of normally beneficial blood component following ischemic stroke, more Stroke experts from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center will present research updates at the International Stroke Conference of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Feb. 1 through Feb. 3 in New Orleans. Highlights include: 6:15 – 6:45 p.m. CST, Feb. 1, Thrombin Activity Associated with Neuronal Damage during Acute Stage of Ischemic Stroke After...

Hospital welcomes new Board of Trustees appointments and members for 2012 MIAMI BEACH, Fla., Jan. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Wayne E. Chaplin, president and COO of Southern Wine and Spirits of America, is the new chairman of the Mount Sinai Medical Center Board of Trustees. Chaplin previously served as the past vice chair of the Executive Committee at Mount Sinai. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120131/DC44991) A native of Brooklyn, New York, Chaplin...

Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine have found that the overuse of health care procedures, diagnostic tests and medications has been widespread in the United States for at least 30 years. Such unnecessary health care services contribute to high medical costs, and could be harmful to patients. New York (PRWEB) January 23, 2012 Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine have found that the overuse of health care procedures, diagnostic tests and medications has been...