Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have found that overactivity of a brain enzyme may play a role in preventing weight gain and obesity.
In an important finding published online in Developmental Cell, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, along with collaborators at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, have identified a protein likely responsible for causing breast cancer to spread.
A new study led by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University has clarified how two major variants of HIV differ in their ability to cause neurologic complications. The finding highlights a new target for drugs that could prevent HIV-associated dementia, an incurable and increasingly common complication in people with AIDS.
In a study in the advance online edition of Nature Structural and Molecular Biology, researchers from Albert Einstein College of Medicine describe a technique for looking more precisely at a fundamental step of a cell's life "“ a gene, DNA, being read into a message, mRNA. The technique could provide a window into the process by which genes are switched on inappropriately, causing disease.
The American Cancer Society "“ the nation's leading voluntary health organization and largest non-governmental funder of cancer research and discovery "“ will present its highest honor, the Medal of Honor, to four Americans who have made outstanding contributions to the fight against cancer.
Parents should pay close attention to the quality of their kids' sleep because snoring and other nighttime breathing problems could stunt a child's growth.
A study published by researchers at Yeshiva University and its medical school, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, strongly suggests that regular attendance at religious services reduces the risk of death by approximately 20 percent.
A team of researchers led by investigators at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University has determined that certain commonly-prescribed medications may have the unintended consequence of increasing the frequency of migraine attacks. This important finding could alter the way doctors prescribe migraine medicines.
In a breakthrough study appearing in advance online publication of Nature Methods, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University describe for the first time a method of viewing individual breast cancer cells for several days at a time.
Researchers in the Cancer Center of Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have received a five-year, $10-million grant renewal from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to study how cancer cells spread, or metastasize.
A simple three-question test, called ID MigraineTM, can identify patients with migraine with about the same accuracy as widely used screening tests for other illnesses.