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• Cells Move in Groups Differently Than They Do When Alone

  12/13/2023

  Cells push and pull on each other and surrounding tissue to move as they form organs in an embryo, heal wounds, track down invading bacteria, and become cancerous and spread.

• New Hybrid Treatment Forces Cancer Cells to Starve

  12/9/2023

  The work addressed multiple myeloma, a cancer that forms in blood cells that normally fight infections by making proteins that remove germs.

• NYU Langone Hospital--Long Island Appoints Mario E. Lacouture, MD, as the New Chief of Dermatology

  12/1/2023

  Following a national search, NYU Langone Health is pleased to announce that Mario E. Lacouture, MD, has been named the new Chief of the Dermatology Division, Department of Medicine, Long Island.

• NYU Langone Health to adopt new Philips health technology solutions in multi-year partnership directed at patient safety, quality and outcomes

  11/16/2023

  Royal Philips and NYU Langone Health announced an 8-year strategic partnership valued up to USD 115 million and aimed at enhancing patient care through further innovation.

• Researchers Assemble Nine Synthetic Yeast Chromosomes

  11/8/2023

  A team led by researchers at NYU Langone Health has built nine new synthetic yeast chromosomes, swapping out a key organism's genetic material for engineered replacements.

• Genetics of Nearby Healthy Tissue May Help Catch Lung Cancer's Return

  11/8/2023

  Genetic information collected from seemingly healthy tissue near lung tumors may be a better predictor of whether cancer will come back after treatment than analysis of the tumors themselves, according to new research led by NYU Langone Health and its Perlmutter Cancer Center.

• Ongoing Study Identifies Pregnant Women Whose Fetuses Are Most Likely to Develop Heart Problems Tied to Lupus and Other Autoimmune Diseases

  11/7/2023

  Physicians who care for pregnant women have long sought to identify which of their patients would most likely benefit from monitoring of their fetus's heart rate to catch early signs of their unborn child developing heart problems tied to the mother's immune system.

• First Mice Engineered to Survive COVID-19 Like Young, Healthy Humans

  11/1/2023

  Researchers have genetically engineered the first mice that get a human-like form of COVID-19, according to a study published online November 1 in Nature.

• Brain Injury Expert Says Important Changes Still Needed to Law Defining Death Despite Reform Pause

  10/26/2023

  After surveying the views expressed by 41 advocacy, medical, and transplant-focused organizations on the Uniform Determination of Death Act, a brain injury expert is calling for much-needed reforms to the legal definition of death in the United States.

• New Tool May Flag Signs of Pandemic-Related Anxiety and Depression in Healthcare Workers

  10/24/2023

  An artificial intelligence tool effectively detected distress in hospital workers' conversations with their therapists early in the pandemic, a new study shows, suggesting a potential new technology that screens for depression and anxiety.

• NYU Langone Health's Institute for Excellence in Health Equity Receives $12.5 Million for New Digital Intervention to Address Growing Maternal Mortality Crisis

  10/16/2023

  The maternal mortality rate in the United States, which has doubled in the past 20 years, is higher than in any other industrialized nation.

• Study Helps Explain How COVID-19 Heightens Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke

  9/28/2023

  In some patients, infection with the pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2 can trigger a dangerous immune response in hardened fatty deposits lining the heart's largest blood vessels, a new study shows.

• Blocking Abnormal Stem Cell Signal during Aging Lessens Related Bone Loss

  9/27/2023

  A cellular signal essential to the development of the skeleton increases during aging to weaken bones, finds a new study in mice.

• Decriminalizing Drug Possession Not Linked to Higher Overdose Death Rates in Oregon or Washington

  9/27/2023

  In recent months, several media outlets have investigated an Oregon law that decriminalized possession of small amounts of controlled substances, including heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine, for some persons.

• Vizient Announces Top Performers in Clinical Quality, Supplier Diversity and Environmentally Preferred Sourcing Excellence

  9/22/2023

  Vizient, Inc. today announced 2023’s top performers in clinical quality and supply chain excellence.

• Newfound Brain Circuit Explains Why Infant Cries Prompt Milk Release

  9/20/2023

  Hearing the sound of a newborn's wail can trigger the release of oxytocin, a brain chemical that controls breast-milk release in mothers, a new study in rodents shows.

• Patients Recall Death Experiences After Cardiac Arrest, According to NYU Langone Health

  9/15/2023

  Up to an hour after their hearts had stopped, some patients revived by cardiopulmonary resuscitation had clear memories afterward of experiencing death, and had brain patterns while unconscious linked to thought and memory.

• Two-Month Study of Pig Kidney Xenotransplantation Gives New Hope to the Future of the Organ Supply

  9/14/2023

  After 61 days of observation, NYU Langone Health doctors this month completed the longest-documented case of a genetically engineered pig kidney functioning in a human body.

• Teleneurology Challenges Met by Training Curriculum

  9/6/2023

  A new physician-training system in telehealth simulates key parts of traditional, in-person neurological exams that use little reflex hammers, pinpricks, and flashlights to test nerve function.

• Newly Engineered Versions of Bacterial Enzyme Reveal How Antibiotics Could Be More Potent

  8/30/2023

  Modern medicine depends on antibiotics to treat infections by disabling targets inside bacterial cells.