July 02, 2025

Medical Oddities: Leprosy’s Old New World Secret

This week’s clinical grab bag: tea for gloom, ancient leprosy, smoggy fibrosis & power peeing.

Conexiant

July 02, 2025

UK Plans Nationwide DNA Sequencing of Newborns

The scheme aims to prevent disease, but some experts are skeptical

The Analytical Scientist

February 10, 2023

Researcher Advances Lung and Tracheal Transplantation Using Human Pluripotent Stem Cells

Ya-Wen Chen, PhD, is investigating the potential for using cells from a patient’s own body to develop tissue for trachea and lung transplantations, which could result in reduced dependency on organ donors.

Mount Sinai New York

March 21, 2024

Kawasaki Disease: Blocking Protein Improves Cardiac Effects, Investigators Report

A new study by Cedars-Sinai investigators found that blocking a protein called interleukin-1-beta improved cardiac dysfunction and arrythmias in Kawasaki disease, a rare illness that affects children and causes their blood vessels to swell and become inflamed.

Cedars-Sinai Pulse

August 22, 2023

COVID-19 Cases Have Been Rising. Here’s What You Need to Know.

The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene reports hospitalizations in New York surged in July, but the number is still a small fraction of what it was in January of 2022 during the last big surge.

Mount Sinai New York

October 06, 2023

The Future Of COVID-19 Vaccine Development

“There is a continued need for vigilance, research, prevention, and proactive strategies.”

Mount Sinai New York

April 11, 2023

Study Is Investigating Role of Pituitary Hormone Deficiency in Post-COVID Fatigue

Mount Sinai’s Center for Post-COVID Care is part of a novel, multisite study that is investigating whether abnormal pituitary hormone levels are implicated in post-COVID fatigue, a prevalent and debilitating condition.

Mount Sinai New York

April 11, 2023

Single-cell RNA Sequencing Aims to Find New Cystic Fibrosis Treatments for Genetically Diverse Patients

A new Mount Sinai research program aims to map the developing pediatric airway from minimally invasive respiratory samples obtained during flexible bronchoscopy, with the goal of advancing cystic fibrosis therapeutics and enabling the minimally invasive diagnosis of other pulmonary diseases.

Mount Sinai New York

May 14, 2025

Molecular Tripwires and Sponges Evolved in Bacterial Struggle for Survival

Dana-Farber researchers have discovered ancient bacterial defenses and anti-defenses that may persist in some form in humans today and could provide insights into new approaches to cancer research and treatment. 

Dana-Farber