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16-Sep-2022 4:05 PM EDT
Scientists Identify Unique Breast Cancer Cells That Control Their Ability to Proliferate and Colonize the Lungs
Mount Sinai Health System

Scientists from The Tisch Cancer Institute have uncovered a mechanism by which certain breast cancer cells regulate their own metastases, fuel dissemination from the original tumor site, and determine routes to invade distant organs such as the lungs, according to a study published in Cell Reports in September.

Released: 16-Sep-2022 9:45 AM EDT
Mount Sinai Health System Hospitals Place Among World’s Best in Newsweek/Statista Rankings
Mount Sinai Health System

The Mount Sinai Hospital, Mount Sinai Beth Israel, and Mount Sinai Morningside place among the world's best in Newsweek/Statista rankings.

Released: 14-Sep-2022 12:15 PM EDT
Mount Sinai’s Arnhold Institute for Global Health and NYC Health + Hospitals Announce 2022 Winners of CURE-19 Research Pilot Grant
Mount Sinai Health System

Winners will examine impacts of COVID-19 on lung function, maternal and child health outcomes, underrepresented minority youth, and respiratory recovery.

Newswise: Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, Receives Prestigious Award from Cardiovascular Research Foundation
Released: 14-Sep-2022 7:00 AM EDT
Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, Receives Prestigious Award from Cardiovascular Research Foundation
Mount Sinai Health System

Mount Sinai Heart leader will be recognized for his exceptional career achievements at the 34th annual conference.

9-Sep-2022 11:00 AM EDT
Researchers Identify Immune Cell That Helps Kill Bladder Cancer Tumors
Mount Sinai Health System

Mount Sinai researchers have made two important discoveries about the mechanism by which bladder cancer cells foil attacks from the immune system. The research, published in Cancer Cell in September, could lead to a new therapeutic option for patients with these types of tumors.

Newswise: Researchers Identify a Potential Path Against Inherited Neurological Disease
Released: 8-Sep-2022 3:05 PM EDT
Researchers Identify a Potential Path Against Inherited Neurological Disease
Mount Sinai Health System

Scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York, the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), and elsewhere have reversed the effects of several life-threatening inherited neurodegenerative diseases called lysosomal storage disorders (LSDs) in patient cells and mice.

Newswise: Mount Sinai Researchers Unravel the Crystal Structure of a Key Enzyme of SARS-CoV-2, Paving the Way for New Antivirals
Released: 8-Sep-2022 12:50 PM EDT
Mount Sinai Researchers Unravel the Crystal Structure of a Key Enzyme of SARS-CoV-2, Paving the Way for New Antivirals
Mount Sinai Health System

Mount Sinai researchers have produced a high-resolution crystal structure of an enzyme essential to the survival of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The discovery could lead to the design of new antivirals to combat current and future coronaviruses.

Released: 8-Sep-2022 11:15 AM EDT
Mount Sinai Researchers Awarded $2.4 Million Grant From CDC to Support Aging 9/11 Rescue and Recovery Workers
Mount Sinai Health System

As the first responders to the attacks of September 11, 2001, grow older, Mount Sinai’s nationally lauded experts in aging have received a $2.4 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to study how best to care for them into old age.

Newswise: New Study Suggests Ketamine May Be an Effective Treatment for Children With ADNP Syndrome
Released: 6-Sep-2022 3:45 PM EDT
New Study Suggests Ketamine May Be an Effective Treatment for Children With ADNP Syndrome
Mount Sinai Health System

Results of a small, but unique research study, led by researchers from the Seaver Autism Center for Research and Treatment at Mount Sinai and published online in Human Genetics and Genomic Advances, suggest that low-dose ketamine is generally safe, well-tolerated and effective to treat clinical symptoms in children diagnosed with ADNP syndrome (also known as Helsmoortel-VanDerAa syndrome), a rare neurodevelopmental disorder caused by mutations in the activity dependent neuroprotective protein (ADNP) gene.

Released: 1-Sep-2022 9:55 AM EDT
Mount Sinai Researchers Report Encouraging Immunotherapy Option for Relapsed Myeloma Patients
Mount Sinai Health System

Mount Sinai researchers have published results that show encouraging therapeutic options for patients with the blood cancer multiple myeloma after first-line treatment with bispecific antibodies fails. Bispecific antibodies are a type of antibody that can bind to two different antigens at the same time—they are meant to enhance the immune system’s destruction of tumor cells.

Newswise: Researchers Find Spaceflight May Be Associated With DNA Mutations and Increased Risk of Developing Heart Disease and Cancer
Released: 31-Aug-2022 10:15 AM EDT
Researchers Find Spaceflight May Be Associated With DNA Mutations and Increased Risk of Developing Heart Disease and Cancer
Mount Sinai Health System

Mount Sinai study could lead to ongoing health monitoring of astronauts to assess possible health risks and prevent disease progression

Newswise: New Risk Score Predicts Mortality for Atrial Fibrillation Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
Released: 28-Aug-2022 8:00 AM EDT
New Risk Score Predicts Mortality for Atrial Fibrillation Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
Mount Sinai Health System

Mount Sinai researchers develop new risk stratification tool to optimize patient care and outcomes after TAVR

Newswise: “Polypill” Reduces Cardiovascular Mortality by 33 Percent in Patients Treated After a Heart Attack
Released: 26-Aug-2022 8:30 AM EDT
“Polypill” Reduces Cardiovascular Mortality by 33 Percent in Patients Treated After a Heart Attack
Mount Sinai Health System

A three-drug medication known as a “polypill,” developed by the Spanish National Center for Cardiovascular Research (CNIC) and Ferrer, is effective in preventing secondary adverse cardiovascular events in people who have previously had a heart attack, reducing cardiovascular mortality by 33 percent in this patient population.

Newswise: Mount Sinai Awarded $11.6 Million Grant to Launch Comprehensive Center for Surgical Innovation and Expand Mount Sinai BioDesign
Released: 25-Aug-2022 8:00 AM EDT
Mount Sinai Awarded $11.6 Million Grant to Launch Comprehensive Center for Surgical Innovation and Expand Mount Sinai BioDesign
Mount Sinai Health System

In a move that has the potential to change the future of surgery, advance quality care, and bring economic growth to New York City, Mount Sinai Health System announced today the launch of the Comprehensive Center for Surgical Innovation (CCSI).

Released: 22-Aug-2022 1:45 PM EDT
Mount Sinai Health System Receives 2022 LearningElites Award
Mount Sinai Health System

Recognized by annual learning and development benchmarking program for workforce development efforts

Released: 22-Aug-2022 9:45 AM EDT
Mount Sinai Health System Leaders James C. Tsai, Arthur Gianelli, Kristin Myers, and Alan Copperman Named to Crain's 2022 Notable Health Care Leaders List
Mount Sinai Health System

Mount Sinai Health System today announced that Crain’s New York Business Journal has named four of its leaders to its 2022 Notable Health Care Leaders list.

Newswise: Study of More Than 150,000 People Identifies Genes Strongly Linked to Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
17-Aug-2022 12:10 PM EDT
Study of More Than 150,000 People Identifies Genes Strongly Linked to Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Mount Sinai Health System

Total of 252 genes cited, providing insights on how mutations might result in developmental disorder and potential targets for treatment

Newswise: Mount Sinai Launches Large-Scale Genetic Sequencing Project with the Regeneron Genetics Center
Released: 12-Aug-2022 9:50 AM EDT
Mount Sinai Launches Large-Scale Genetic Sequencing Project with the Regeneron Genetics Center
Mount Sinai Health System

Mount Sinai Health System and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have launched a new human genome sequencing research project called the Mount Sinai Million Health Discoveries Program with the Regeneron Genetics Center (RGC), part of the industry-leading, New York-based biotechnology company Regeneron.

Released: 11-Aug-2022 11:50 AM EDT
Prompt Recognition and Treatment Found Effective for Lung Disease in Patients Who Received New Drug for Advanced Cancer
Mount Sinai Health System

Lung disease caused by a new drug for cancers—including metastatic or advanced breast cancer—can be effectively treated using approaches that focus on early detection and prompt management, according to a study published in ESMO Open on August 11, 2022.



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