New York University School of Medicine

New findings provide insight on long-standing pregnancy mystery

Researchers at NYU School of Medicine have made an important discovery that partially answers the long-standing question of why a mother's immune system does not reject a developing fetus as foreign tissue.

Medical research created Jun 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Higher levels of BPA in children and teens significantly associated with obesity

Researchers at NYU School of Medicine have revealed a significant association between obesity and children and adolescents with higher concentrations of urinary bisphenol A (BPA), a synthetic chemical recently banned by the ...

Overweight and Obesity created Sep 18, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

Researchers review the microbiome and its possible role in cancers

In the October 20th edition of the journal Cell Host and Microbe, Drs. Claudia Plottel and Martin J. Blaser of the Departments of Medicine and Microbiology at NYU Langone Medical Center, and the Department of Biology at New ...

Cancer created Oct 21, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

New potential therapeutic target identified for Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma

Researchers from the NYU Cancer Institute, an NCI-designated cancer center at NYU Langone Medical Center, have discovered a new potential therapeutic target for Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma (DLBCL), the most aggressive and ...

Cancer created Nov 28, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Breakthrough in how pancreatic cancer cells ingest nutrients points to new drug target

In a landmark cancer study published online in Nature, researchers at NYU School of Medicine have unraveled a longstanding mystery about how pancreatic tumor cells feed themselves, opening up new therapeutic possibilities for a ...

Cancer created May 13, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New research provides clues on why hair turns gray

A new study by researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center has shown that, for the first time, Wnt signaling, already known to control many biological processes, between hair follicles and melanocyte stem cells can dictate ...

Medical research created Jun 14, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Cholesterol-lowering medication accelerates depletion of plaque in arteries

In a new study, NYU Langone Medical Center researchers have discovered how cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins promote the breakdown of plaque in the arteries. The study was published online by the journal PLoS One on Dec ...

Cardiology created Dec 13, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Disappearing bacterium may protect against stroke

A new study by NYU School of Medicine researchers reveals that an especially virulent strain of the gut bacterium Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) isn't implicated in the overall death rate of the U.S. population, and may even ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 09, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Neurologists identify potential biomarker of cognitive decline for earlier diagnosis of disease

Researchers from the Department of Neurology at NYU Langone Medical Center identified for the first time that changes in the tissue located at the junction between the outer and inner layers of the brain, called "blurring", ...

Neuroscience created Oct 31, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Hearing loss is another danger of secondhand smoke

NYU School of Medicine researchers report in a new study that exposure to tobacco smoke nearly doubles the risk of hearing loss among adolescents. The study is published in the July, 2011, issue of Archives of Otolaryngology &# ...

Health created Jul 18, 2011 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Scientists describe the genetic signature of a vital set of neurons

Scientists at NYU Langone Medical Center have identified two genes involved in establishing the neuronal circuits required for breathing. They report their findings in a study published in the December issue of Nature Ne ...

Neuroscience created Nov 29, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Small molecules inhibit growth of human tumor cells

Researchers from the Cancer Institute at NYU Langone Medical Center have identified three novel small molecules that interrupt a crucial cellular communication pathway that regulates many aspects of development ...

Cancer created Apr 13, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers identify key role of microRNAs in melanoma metastasis

Researchers at the NYU Cancer Institute, an NCI-designated cancer center at NYU Langone Medical Center, identified for the first time the key role specific microRNAs (miRNAs) play in melanoma metastasis to simultaneously ...

Cancer created Jul 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Preventing cancer development inside the cell cycle

Researchers from the NYU Cancer Institute, an NCI-designated cancer center at NYU Langone Medical Center, have identified a cell cycle-regulated mechanism behind the transformation of normal cells into cancerous cells. The ...

Cancer created Oct 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers discover new culprit in atherosclerosis

A new study by NYU Langone Medical Center researchers identified a new culprit that leads to atherosclerosis, the accumulation of fat and cholesterol that hardens into plaque and narrows arteries. The research, published ...

Cardiology created Jan 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast