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Mar 20, 2023, 11:57 ET Genes that Form Specific Bones In the Womb Heal them Later in Life

Genes long known to control the formation of bones before birth also control bone healing later in life, a new study found. Led by researchers at NYU ...

Mar 01, 2023, 07:00 ET Chemotherapy Alters Immune Cell Landscape in Pancreatic Cancer

Chemotherapy affects the ability of a patient's immune system to attack pancreatic tumors, a new study shows. Led by researchers at NYU Langone...

Feb 27, 2023, 11:00 ET Plugging Immune Cell Leakage from Tumors Could Improve Skin Cancer Treatment

The number of specialized immune cells available for fighting skin cancer doubled when a new treatment blocked their escape from melanoma tumors,...

Feb 23, 2023, 05:01 ET Patients with High Blood Pressure Who Partnered with Community Health Workers More Likely to Achieve Blood Pressure Control

Patients with hypertension paired with a community health worker (CHW) through their primary care practice were more than three and a half times as...

Feb 13, 2023, 16:56 ET Study Reveals How CBD Counters Epileptic Seizures

A study reveals a previously unknown way in which cannabidiol (CBD), a substance found in cannabis, reduces seizures in treatment-resistant forms of...

Jan 25, 2023, 00:01 ET New Online Tool Provides Health Snapshot of All 435 U.S. Congressional Districts

Today, researchers at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, in partnership with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), unveiled the Congressional...

Jan 11, 2023, 08:00 ET Inflammation Levels Tied to Severity of Blood Cancer

Severe inflammation weakens the body's ability to kill cancerous blood cells in people with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), a new study shows....

Dec 13, 2022, 16:23 ET Encouraging Play Helps Parents Better Support Their Children's Development

Guiding parents to play and read with their babies increased parental support of their children's cognitive development by the time they turned...

Dec 05, 2022, 14:33 ET Financial Incentives Boost Weight-Loss Programs

Paying cash to people with obesity for losing a specific amount of weight or completing weight-reducing activities works better than offering...

Nov 06, 2022, 15:00 ET Lucid Dying: Patients Recall Death Experiences During CPR

One in five people who survive cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) after cardiac arrest may describe lucid experiences of death that occurred while...

Oct 17, 2022, 10:27 ET New Biotechnology Combines Targeted and Immune Therapies to Kill Treatment-resistant Cancer Cells

Targeted therapies specifically attach to and hinder cancer-causing proteins, but cancer cells can quickly evolve to thwart their action. A second...

Sep 15, 2022, 11:01 ET COVID-19 Vaccination Rates at NYC Schools Varied Significantly by Race/Ethnicity and Borough

For the more than one million children attending New York City public schools, the likelihood of receiving COVID-19 vaccines depended on their race...

Sep 08, 2022, 09:00 ET Distinguished Scholar Named Vice Chair for Academic Affairs in the Department of Ophthalmology at NYU Langone Health

Elisabeth J. Cohen, MD, an eminent researcher and longtime faculty member in the Department of Ophthalmology at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, has...

Aug 04, 2022, 08:05 ET Almost 90 Percent of People with Opioid Use Disorder Not Receiving Life-Saving Medication, New Study Finds

While the opioid overdose and death epidemic continues to worsen across the United States, medications such as methadone, buprenorphine and...

Jul 12, 2022, 11:00 ET Successful Heart Xenotransplant Experiments at NYU Langone Set Protocol for Pig-to-Human Organ Transplantation

A team at NYU Langone Health successfully transplanted two genetically engineered pig hearts into recently deceased humans in June and July, marking...

Jun 07, 2022, 14:01 ET Study Explains Molecular Basis of Long COVID Symptoms

A new study provides a better understanding of how the pandemic virus causes depression, anxiety, and the loss of concentration known as "brain fog"...

Jun 02, 2022, 13:58 ET Exercise Amplifies Immune Attack on Pancreatic Cancer

Aerobic exercise reprograms the immune system to reduce pancreatic tumor growth and amplify the effects of immunotherapy, a new study finds....

May 19, 2022, 14:10 ET NYU GROSSMAN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE CELEBRATES 181ST GRADUATION CEREMONY WITH NEW YORK CITY MAYOR ERIC ADAMS PROVIDING KEYNOTE

On May 18, 2022, NYU Grossman School of Medicine celebrated its 181st commencement at Alice Tully Hall, marking the first in-person ceremony since...

Mar 25, 2022, 09:00 ET Tablet Containing CBD Shows Promise in Reducing Post-Operative Pain

An orally absorbed tablet containing cannabidiol (CBD) effectively reduces pain after shoulder surgery with no safety concerns, a new study finds....

Mar 22, 2022, 09:00 ET NYU Langone Orthopedic Surgeons Present Latest Clinical Findings & Research at AAOS 2022

Experts from NYU Langone Orthopedics are presenting their latest clinical findings and research discoveries at the American Academy of Orthopaedic...

Aug 16, 2021, 11:00 ET Having a Good Listener Improves Your Brain Health

Supportive social interactions in adulthood are important for your ability to stave off cognitive decline despite brain aging or neuropathological...