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8-Aug-2017 9:45 AM EDT
New Technique Searches ‘Dark Genome’ for Disease Mutations
Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Researchers have developed a new methodology for identifying disease-causing genetic mutations in the non-coding region of the genome. This portion of the genome has remained uninterpretable until now.

Released: 10-Aug-2017 10:05 AM EDT
De-Jargonizing Program Helps Decode Science Speak
American Technion Society

Science is fascinating to many, but sentences about research full of expert-level terms and descriptions can scare away even the most passionate audiences. Now, scientists have created a free, scientist-friendly “De-Jargonizer” they hope will make science and research accessible to the public.

   
7-Aug-2017 1:00 PM EDT
New 13 Million-Year-Old Infant Skull Sheds Light on Ape Ancestry
Stony Brook University

The discovery in Kenya of a remarkably complete fossil ape skull reveals what the common ancestor of all living apes and humans may have looked like. The find, announced in the scientific journal Nature on August 10th, belongs to an infant that lived about 13 million years ago. The research was done by an international team led by Isaiah Nengo of the​ Stony Brook University-affiliated ​Turkana Basin Institute, Stony Brook University, and De Anza College, U.S.A.

7-Aug-2017 2:05 PM EDT
How the Tongue Keeps Its Tastes Straight
Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Signals sent by tongue’s taste cells prevent the brain from confusing bitter and sweet tastes

Released: 9-Aug-2017 9:30 AM EDT
More Veterans Have Enrolled in College with Post-9/11 G.I. Bill
New York University

The Post-9/11 G.I. Bill, which covers educational costs for veterans beyond tuition, has boosted college enrollment rates among veterans by 3 percentage points compared with the earlier G.I. Bill, finds a new study by NYU Steinhardt.

Released: 8-Aug-2017 5:05 PM EDT
Hospital Makes a Splash: Adaptive Surfing Trip for Patients with Disabilities Set for Long Island
Hospital for Special Surgery

The Adaptive Sports Academy at Hospital for Special Surgery is enabling young patients with cerebral palsy, an amputation or other physical challenge to participate in athletic activities they never dreamed possible. Many are looking forward to a surfing trip on Long Island scheduled for August 14.

Released: 8-Aug-2017 2:05 PM EDT
NYITCOM Researcher Discovers Potential Cancer Treatment Breakthrough
NYIT

Patients undergoing conventional chemotherapy for certain cancers could potentially receive more effective and less toxic drug treatment.

Released: 8-Aug-2017 10:05 AM EDT
First Long-Term Study on Medical Marijuana’s Impact on Opioid Use for Pain
Albert Einstein College of Medicine

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Health System a five-year, $3.8 million grant for the first long-term study to test whether medical marijuana reduces opioid use among adults with chronic pain, including those with HIV.

7-Aug-2017 3:05 PM EDT
NewYork-Presbyterian Named New York’s #1 Hospital in U.S. News & World Report’s ‘Best Hospitals’ for the 17th Year in a Row
New York-Presbyterian Hospital

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, one of the largest and most comprehensive academic medical centers in the nation, is ranked New York’s No. 1 hospital for the 17th consecutive year, and No. 8 in the United States, according to the U.S. News and World Report annual survey of “Best Hospitals,” published online today.

1-Aug-2017 11:00 AM EDT
Scientists Reveal Role for Lysosome Transport in Alzheimer’s Disease Progression
The Rockefeller University Press

Researchers from Yale University School of Medicine have discovered that defects in the transport of lysosomes within neurons promote the buildup of protein aggregates in the brains of mice with Alzheimer’s disease. The study, which will be published August 7 in The Journal of Cell Biology, suggests that developing ways to restore lysosome transport could represent a new therapeutic approach to treating the neurodegenerative disorder.

Released: 4-Aug-2017 2:05 PM EDT
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome – Get a Handle on It Early to Prevent Long-Lasting Damage
Hospital for Special Surgery

The sooner carpal tunnel syndrome is diagnosed and treated, the better the chances for symptom relief, according to experts at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City. Unfortunately, some people go undiagnosed for years, and by the time they see a doctor, it’s more difficult to reverse the damage.

3-Aug-2017 9:50 AM EDT
Cognitive Hearing Aid Filters Out the Noise
Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science

Cognitive hearing aids that constantly monitor brain activity to determine whether a subject is conversing with a specific speaker would be very useful for the hearing impaired. Using deep neural network models, Columbia Engineering researchers have made a breakthrough in auditory attention decoding methods and are coming closer to making cognitively controlled hearing aids a reality. The study, led by Electrical Engineering Professor Nima Mesgarani, is published today in the Journal of Neural Engineering.

Released: 3-Aug-2017 2:05 PM EDT
Mount Sinai, First and Only Hospital In New York State, To Offer New Percutaneous Foot Surgery For Bunions And Hammertoes
Mount Sinai Health System

Mount Sinai has been selected as the first and only hospital in New York State to offer percutaneous foot surgery for bunions and hammertoes.

31-Jul-2017 10:05 AM EDT
'Perfect Liquid' Quark-Gluon Plasma Is the Most Vortical Fluid
Brookhaven National Laboratory

Particle collisions recreating the quark-gluon plasma (QGP) that filled the early universe reveal that droplets of this primordial soup swirl far faster than any other fluid. The new analysis from the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) shows that the "vorticity" of the QGP surpasses the whirling fluid dynamics of super-cell tornado cores and Jupiter's Great Red Spot, and even beats out the fastest spin record held by nanodroplets of superfluid helium.

2-Aug-2017 9:00 AM EDT
Dr. Laureen Hill Named Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center
New York-Presbyterian Hospital

NewYork-Presbyterian has named Dr. Laureen Hill senior vice president and chief operating officer of NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, effective the end of October.

Released: 2-Aug-2017 9:00 AM EDT
Cancer Research Institute and Israel Cancer Research Fund Announce Launch of the Immunotherapy Promise Initiative
Cancer Research Institute

A collaborative campaign brings together the leading funder of immunotherapy research internationally with North America’s largest nonprofit dedicated to supporting Israeli cancer research



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