Mount Sinai Researchers Succeed in Programming Blood Forming Stem Cells June 14, 2013 Study is first step towards generating patient-specific blood products for cell-replacement therapy
Sugar Consumption Increases Risk of Heart Disease January 18, 2013 First fruit fly model of diet-induced type 2 diabetes shows how high-sugar diet affects the heart and reveals new therapeutic opportunities
Common Cranial Birth Defect: Mount Sinai Researchers Validate Genetic Links November 19, 2012 Craniosynostosis is one of the ten most common birth defects, occurring in about 1 out of every 2,500 live births.
Researchers Learn How Some Cells Are Turned Into Fat Cells In The Body June 14, 2011 Scientists found a cellular signaling pathway that differentiates certain types of cells into fat cells or smooth muscle cells, informing a potential therapeutic target for obesity.
Mount Sinai’s Ethylin Wang Jabs, MD, Elected as a Member of the Association of American Physicians April 18, 2011 Dr. Jabs was among 64 individuals elected this year and honored at the Association of American Physicians annual meeting.
Mount Sinai Researchers Identify Mechanism of Regulatory Protein Essential for Embryo Development October 28, 2010 The discovery of a new mechanism in embryo development may provide a diagnostic or therapeutic target in identifying and treating common cancers.
Mount Sinai Researchers Find Possible Genetic Cause for Cleft Palate September 15, 2010 Drs. Philippe Soriano and Jeffrey Bush led research that explains why a certain gene mutation causes craniofrontonasal syndrome.
Mount Sinai Honors Female Scientists with Inaugural Robin Chemers Neustein Postdoctoral Fellowship June 30, 2010 Inaugural award supporting female scientists at Mount Sinai School of Medicine has been awarded to Molly A. Ingersoll, PhD, and Ruth I. Johnson, PhD.
