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Can a Human Microglial Atlas Guide Brain Disorder Research? - January 06, 2022

Biogen Slashes Price of Alzheimer’s Drug Aduhelm, as It Faces Obstacles, New York Times - December 20, 2021

Mount Sinai Alzheimer’s Researcher Wins Rainwater Prize for Outstanding Innovation in Neurodegenerative Research - December 14, 2021

Concerns Grow Over Safety of Aduhelm After Death of Patient Who Got the Drug, New York Times - November 22, 2021

Mount Sinai Scientists Discover Early Signs of Frontotemporal Dementia in Personalized Cerebral Organoids - July 26, 2021

Mount Sinai Researchers Identify and Characterize Three Molecular Subtypes of Alzheimer’s Disease – January 06, 2021

Potential New Therapies for Alzheimer’s Disease are Revealed through Network Modeling of Its Complex Molecular Interactions - November 24, 2020

Alison M. Goate Named Chair of Genetics and Genomic Sciences at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai - November 19, 2020

The Novel Role of Microglia as Modulators of Neurons in the Brain Is Discovered by Mount Sinai Researchers - September 30, 2020

Mount Sinai Researchers Identify Protein that Protects Against Alzheimer’s Disease - August 17, 2020

A New Sublingual Form Of Apomorphine Appears Promising As A Rescue Therapy For Parkinson's Disease – February 21, 2020

Largest-Ever Study Ties Over 100 Genes To Autism – January 27, 2020

This is Your Brain on Cheesecake – January 2, 2020

Improving Treatment Adherence in Schizophrenia: Long-Acting Injectables – December 18, 2019

It’s Time To Shift Tactics On Alzheimer’s Disease, Scientific American - December 14, 2019

A Rare Variant Of APOE Delays Alzheimer's Disease Onset By Decades – December 5, 2019

Inside The Wild West Of The CBD Products Industry – December 4, 2019

New Molecular Drivers Of Parkinson’s Disease Uncovered – November 21, 2019

In US First, an Opioid Addicted Patient Has Had Electrodes Implanted Into His Brain – November 8, 2019

How Scary Music Makes Movies Scarier – October 28, 2019

Mount Sinai Researchers Awarded NIH Grant To Advance Understanding Of Down Syndrome – October 23, 2019

Brain Protein Promotes Maintenance Of Chronic Pain – October 14, 2019

Brain Stimulation Shows Promise In Treating Severe Depression – October 10, 2019

Mount Sinai neuroscientist sheds light on how the brain stores memories across a lifetime – October 2, 2019

Can Cannabis Help Ease Addiction? – September 13, 2019

She Fled the 68th Floor. She’s Finally Dealing With 9/11 Trauma – September 11, 2019

Fluidigm, Mount Sinai Partner to Detect Epigenetic Markers of WMD Exposure – August 27, 2019

Estrogen Patch a Boon for Schizophrenia in Women? – August 14, 2019

Stay Social to Help Cut Your Odds of Dementia – August 6, 2019

In Rise of Brain Implants, Blurring Lines Between Man, Machine? – July 22, 2019

Scientists Identify Differences Between Relapsing/Remitting and Progressive Multiple Sclerosis – July 16, 2019

Opioids Responsible for Two-thirds of Global Drug Deaths in 2017: UN – July 10, 2019

Clinicians Guide to Anti-inflammatory Treatments for Major Depression – July 5, 2019

Acting FDA chief: Many unanswered questions on CBD – June 4, 2019

Clinical Challenges: Managing Depression Long-Term – May 31, 2019

Extreme Weather a Disaster for Mental Health – May 21, 2019

Can CBD Really Do All That? – May 15, 2019

Marriage Duration May Influence Kids' Schizophrenia Risk – May 7, 2019

Touching Tributes Pour in After the Death of Filmmaker John Singleton – May 3, 2019

Does PTSD Really Show Up on a Brain Scan? Ariana Grande Shares Her Results – April 16, 2019

5 Ways To Use Food To Stave Off Migraines – April 10, 2019

Listening to ketamine – April 1, 2019

Students get to touch real brains at interactive Brain Fair at Mount Sinai Hospital – March 21, 2019

Wait, Can CBD Legit Help With Anxiety? – March 21, 2019

Researchers Discover Serotonin Can Regulate Gene Expression Inside Neurons – March 14, 2019

For Alzheimer’s Sufferers, Brain Inflammation Ignites a Neuron-Killing “Forest Fire” – March 5, 2019

America’s CBD Boom: Brazen Claims, Fake Products, Regulatory Scrutiny – February 22, 2019

Antidepressant Based On Party Drug Gets Backing From FDA Advisory Group – February 14, 2019

Barney's. Neiman Marcus. America's Stores Are Taking The Leap Into Cannabis Products – February 14, 2019

In Alzheimer's Mice, Decades-Old Human Cadaveric Pituitary Growth Hormone Samples Can Transmit And Seed Amyloid-Beta Pathology – February 7, 2019

Can CBD Treat Opioid Addiction? – February 4, 2019

MSIP Recognizes Innovators at 2018 SinaInnovations Awards Ceremony – January 28, 2019

Fourth Annual Mount Sinai Innovation Awards – January 28, 2019

Physician-targeted Marketing Is Associated With More Opioid Overdose Deaths – January 24, 2019

If Legal Marijuana Leads to Murder, What's Up in the Netherlands? – January 14, 2019

Federal Student-Loan Repayment Program To Boost Substance-Abuse Workforce – January 11, 2019

Adults With Autism Show Deficits in Social, Nonsocial Cognitive Areas – January 4, 2019

What will 2019 bring for science and medicine? We asked the experts – January 2, 2019

19 Bold Predictions For Science And Technology In 2019 – December 28, 2018

Five Ways to Manage Your Stress During the Holidays – December 18, 2018

Brain Stimulation of Novel Target Improves Depression – December 12, 2018

Your Brain on Imagination: It's A Lot Like Reality, Study Shows – December 10, 2018

9 Things You Should Know About Taking Antipsychotic Drugs – December 7, 2018

Your imagination could help conquer your fears – November 27, 2018

Will We Ever Cure Alzheimer's? – November 22, 2018

Unique EEG Signal a Potential Depression, Anxiety Biomarker – November 12, 2018

Why do some people get CTE? It may be in their genes – November 3, 2018

Alzheimer's May Be Treated With Diabetes Drugs – November 3, 2018

Patient-derived Cells Provide New Drug-Screening Method for Schizophrenia – November 3, 2018

Anti-convulsant Drug Significantly Reduced Major Depression Symptoms – November 1, 2018

There are Two Types of Bipolar Disorder, Here's How They're Different – November 1, 2018

Schizophrenia Drug Screening Improved Through Use Of Patient-Derived Cells – October 26, 2018

Eight Myths People With Migraines Wish You’d Stop Believing – October 23, 2018

Actress Selma Blair Reveals Multiple Sclerosis Diagnosis – October 22, 2018

Adolescent THC Exposure Alters Neurons/Gene Networks Associated With Psychosis Risk – October 18, 2018

NOVA: “Addiction” – October 17, 2018

Functional Imaging Supports Neurodevelopmental Hypothesis For Schizophrenia – October 15, 2018

Siblings Of Children With Autism Have Social, Emotional Problems – October 11, 2018

Parents Are Feeding Their Kids Cannabis To Calm Them Down– October 10, 2018

Previously Unknown Genetic Aberrations Found To Be Associated With Alzheimer’s Progression – October 8, 2018

New York Study Suggests Sleep Apnea Increases Risk of a Person Developing Alzheimer’s– November 17, 2017

What if You Knew Alzheimer’s Was Coming for You?– November 17, 2017

Microglia as key players in neurodegenerative diseases, labs try to figure out how cells function in health and disease.– July 30, 2017

Three generations of a British family are helping the fight against Alzheimer’s – July 30, 2017

Poor Sleep Associated With Alzheimer's Disease – July 7, 2017

In The Genes– June 27, 2017

Lifestyle Changes Might Prevent Or Slow Dementia – June 22, 2017

Microglial Master Regulator Tunes AD Risk Gene Expression, Age Of Onset – June 19, 2017

Engagement And Communication Key in Alzheimer's Treatment – June 4, 2017

Alzheimer's Deaths Jump 55 Percent – May 25, 2017

In Small Alzheimer's Study, Hints Of Modest Benefit From Unusual Drug – May 1, 2017

Lincoln Center Moments, a Free Program for Individuals with Dementia and Their Caregivers – March 17, 2017

Untangling Alzheimer's –  February 24, 2017

Unhealthy in Middle Age, Dementia in Old Age? – February 22, 2017

Lack of Exercise Might Invite Dementia – January 27, 2017

Alzheimer's Trial: Solanezumab Fails Primary End Point – November 30, 2016

Up Close: Alzheimer's – November 28, 2016

City Health Beat: Alzheimer's Disease Research – November 26, 2016

Eli Lilly's Experimental Alzheimer's Drug Fails in Large Trial – November 23, 2016

Fewer Americans Suffering From Dementia, Study Finds – November 21, 2016

November is Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month, and Dr. Goate shares her expertise – November 10, 2016

Interview with Dr. Goate – An Important Test for the Amyloid Hypothesis – November 4, 2016

Dr. Alison Goate, D.Phil. elected into the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) – October 17, 2016

Concussion Researchers Spark Hope With A New Tool To Diagnose Brain Damage – September 27, 2016

The Science of Dementia Today and Tomorrow – August 23, 2016

Acupuncture May Slow Pre-Dementia Memory Loss: Study – August 4, 2016

How to Accelerate the Search for Alzheimer's Drugs – August 2, 2016

Does It Pass The 'Smell Test'? Seeking Ways To Diagnose Alzheimer's Early – July 26, 2016

Gene Test Might One Day Gauge Alzheimer's Risk in Younger Adults – July 6, 2016

Vaccines Might Be Able to Stop Alzheimer's Plaques From Forming – May 31, 2016

Could Alzheimer's Stem From Infections? It Makes Sense, Experts Say – May 25, 2016

Meditation May Sharpen Memory – May 10, 2016

Scary News Links a Common Skin Care Condition to Alzheimer's – May 10, 2016

Dementia in HIV-HAND or Alzheimers? – April 27, 2016

Early Alzheimer's Pathology May Trigger Diabetes – April 21, 2016

"Can Alzheimer's Be Stopped?" Features interview with Dr. Alison Goate – April 16, 2016

New Link Between Alzheimer's and Diabetes Found – April 11, 2016

Nerve Cell Links Severed in Early Stages of Alzheimer's – March 31, 2016

Men May Get Head Start on Alzheimer's Treatment, Study Says – March 16, 2016

Prostate Cancer: Increased Dementia Risk Following Androgen Deprivation Therapy – February 23, 2016

Brain Protein May Slow Alzheimer's – January 27, 2016

Does Negativity Toward Aging Lead to Dementia? - December 23, 2015

High Health Care Costs in Dementia Patients' Last Years of Life - December 22, 2015

Negative Beliefs About Aging Tied to Alzheimer's - December 9, 2015

Small Molecule Breaks Up Amyloid Aggregates in Mice - December 9, 2015

Worrying May Increase Risk of Alzheimer's, Study Suggests - December 9, 2015

Could Dim View on Aging Raise Your Alzheimer's Risk? - December 7, 2015

Coping With the Costs of Dementia - December 2, 2015

Daily Checkup: Alzheimer's Disease, Most Common Dementia Cause, Striking Five Million Americans - November 29, 2015

Costs for Dementia Care Far Exceeding Other Diseases - October 26, 2015

Speaking of Neuroscience - October 22, 2015

Genetic Factors in Neurological Disease - October 22, 2015

Smart Chocolate for Alzheimer's? - October 14, 2015

Sharp As a Tack Or Lost In the Fog? - September 26, 2015

Calming Alzheimer's With Fewer Side Effects - September 22, 2015

Resveratrol Offers Hope - September 12, 2015

Researchers Delve Deeper - August 20, 2015