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22-Jul-2020 10:30 AM EDT
Study Reveals How Renegade Protein Interrupts Brain Cell Function in Alzheimer’s Disease
NYU Langone Health

Dozens of molecules may tangle up with rogue bundles of tau, a protein that normally gives nerve fibers structure, to cause brain cell damage that contributes to neurodegenerative diseases, a new study shows.

23-Jul-2020 10:30 AM EDT
Brain Cell Types Identified That May Push Males to Fight and Have Sex
NYU Langone Health

Two groups of nerve cells may serve as “on-off switches” for male mating and aggression, suggests a new study in rodents.

16-Jul-2020 11:30 AM EDT
As Evidence of “Hormone Disruptor” Chemical Threats Grows, Experts Call for Stricter Regulation
NYU Langone Health

A growing number of chemicals in pesticides, flame retardants, and certain plastics have been linked to widespread health problems including infertility, diabetes, and impaired brain development, a set of reviews of hundreds of studies concludes.

9-Jul-2020 10:50 AM EDT
Antilupus Drug Prevents Low Heartbeat Condition in Newborns
NYU Langone Health

A drug used to treat systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) significantly reduces the incidence of a rare and sometimes fatal heart condition in newborn babies, a new study from NYU Grossman School of Medicine researchers shows.

9-Jul-2020 10:05 AM EDT
Breast Cancer Deadlier in Heart Attack Survivors
NYU Langone Health

Breast Cancer patients are 60 percent more likely to die of cancer after surviving a heart attack, a new study finds.

2-Jul-2020 11:00 AM EDT
Mental Health Benefits of Parks Dimmed by Safety Concerns
NYU Langone Health

No matter how close parks are to home, perceptions of park-centered crime may keep New Yorkers from using them.

24-Jun-2020 11:00 AM EDT
Common Fireworks Release Toxic Metals Into the Air
NYU Langone Health

Some of America’s favorite Independence Day fireworks emit lead, copper, and other toxins, a new study suggests. These metals, which are used to give fireworks their vibrant color, also damage human cells and animal lungs.

   
Released: 1-Jul-2020 9:00 AM EDT
Expert in Early Phase Therapeutics Joins NYU Langone Health as Associate Director for Clinical Research at Perlmutter Cancer Center
NYU Langone Health

Janice M. Mehnert, MD, a nationally recognized expert in early phase therapeutics and the treatment of skin malignancies, has been appointed associate director for clinical research at NYU Langone Health’s Perlmutter Cancer Center. She assumes her post July 1, 2020.

25-Jun-2020 12:05 PM EDT
New Strategy Emerges for Vaccine Against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcal Aureus
NYU Langone Health

Experiments in mice have shown early success in vaccinating them against potentially deadly bacterial infections, such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcal aureus, or MRSA, the strain resistant to most drug treatments.

16-Jun-2020 12:00 PM EDT
Star-Shaped Brain Cells May Play a Critical Role in Glaucoma
NYU Langone Health

After a brain injury, cells that normally nourish nerves may actually kill them instead, a new study in rodents finds. This “reactive” phenomenon may be the driving factor behind neurodegenerative diseases like glaucoma, a leading cause of blindness.

15-Jun-2020 9:55 AM EDT
Scientists Decode How the Brain Senses Smell
NYU Langone Health

Scientists have further decoded how mammalian brains perceive odors and distinguish one smell from thousands of others.

Released: 17-Jun-2020 10:10 AM EDT
NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn Receives Prestigious Baby-Friendly Designation
NYU Langone Hospital - Brooklyn

NYU Langone Hospital–Brooklyn has achieved the prestigious international Baby-Friendly designation following years of quality improvements and a rigorous review process.

Released: 16-Jun-2020 7:00 AM EDT
New COVID Local Risk Index Helps Cities Identify Neighborhoods at Highest Risk for COVID and Better Target Resources to Blunt Local Pandemic Impact
NYU Langone Health

A new city-oriented COVID Local Risk Index will help municipal leaders identify cities and neighborhoods with populations at higher risk of COVID-19 infection and more severe COVID-19 illness by incorporating key risk factors of race and ethnicity, age, household crowding, poverty and underlying health conditions like diabetes and obesity.

Released: 1-Jun-2020 1:30 PM EDT
NYU Langone Among First to Enroll Patients In Clinical Trial for COVID-19 Monoclonal Antibody Treatment
NYU Langone Health

The first patients were treated as part of a clinical trial testing whether an antibody therapy can safely reduce COVID-19 disease severity. The experimental treatment consists of identical copies of an antibody, a blood protein related to those that occur naturally as part of the human immune system, researchers say.

Released: 26-May-2020 11:45 AM EDT
Health System in Pandemic Epicenter Identifies Outcomes and New Risk Factors of Patients Hospitalized with COVID-19
NYU Langone Health

A team of investigators at NYU Langone Health determined that just over half of 5,279 patients who tested positive for COVID-19 were hospitalized -- and nearly a quarter of those hospitalized died or were discharged to hospice, including 60 percent who required ventilators.

Released: 20-May-2020 2:10 PM EDT
Covid-19 Patients May Have Lower Stroke Rates Than Previously Suggested
NYU Langone Health

Fewer people than previously reported suffer from stroke as a result of COVID-19, a new analysis finds. However, strokes that accompany the pandemic virus, SARS-CoV-2, appear to be more severe.

Released: 14-May-2020 10:45 AM EDT
Renowned Bioethicist Co-Chairs Effort to Help Cities Safely Reopen Sports and Recreation Amidst Pandemic
NYU Langone Health

Arthur L. Caplan, PhD, the Drs. William F and Virginia Connolly Mitty Professor of Bioethics at NYU Langone Health and the founding director of the Division of Medical Ethics in the Department of Population Health, is co-chairing a newly-created United States Conference of Mayors (USCM) Advisory Panel on Sports, Recreation, and Health.

6-May-2020 11:20 AM EDT
Celiac Disease Linked to Common Chemical Pollutants
NYU Langone Health

Elevated blood levels of toxic chemicals found in pesticides, nonstick cookware, and fire retardants have been tied to an increased risk for celiac disease in young people, new research shows.

Released: 5-May-2020 3:00 PM EDT
Chief Science Officer at NYU Langone Health Elected to the National Academy of Sciences
NYU Langone Health

Dafna Bar-Sagi, PhD, executive vice president and vice dean for science and chief scientific officer at NYU Langone Health, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences.

Released: 30-Apr-2020 11:10 AM EDT
Telemedicine Transforms Response to COVID-19 Pandemic in Disease Epicenter
NYU Langone Health

A rapid increase in “virtual” visits during the COVID-19 pandemic could transform the way physicians provide care in the United States going forward, according to a new study led by researchers from NYU Grossman School of Medicine.



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