July 17, 2025

Medical Oddities: Plague, Still a Thing

Old threats, odd urges, crispy skin, toxic air, and tea with benefits—all in one go.

Conexiant

July 14, 2025

How to help Texas flood victims

At least 129 people have died and more than 170 remain missing as of July 13 after flash floods swept across the Hill Country on July 4.

ADA News

July 10, 2025

Mass Spec Meets Machine Learning: Decoding Sugars, Proteins, Polymers – and Mosquitoes

AI takes center stage in this week’s mass spec research roundup…

The Analytical Scientist

July 07, 2025

Gene Therapy Successes

Ophthalmology is quietly becoming gene therapy’s next big frontier. Here’s how the science, the patients, and the regulations are aligning.

The Ophthalmologist

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

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

January 04, 2024

Genomic ‘tweezer’ ushers in a new era of precision in microbiome research

In a landmark study recently published in the journal Nature Methods, researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have unveiled mEnrich-seq—an innovative method designed to substantially enhance the specificity and efficiency of research into microbiomes, the complex communities of microorganisms that inhabit the human body.

Mount Sinai New York

April 03, 2025

What If Computers Could Smell?

Computers can “see” and “hear,” but fully digitizing scent has so far eluded science – but that may soon change

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