News Releases
February 06, 2017
Leading neuroscientists have clarified the role of a controversial immune system protein in Alzheimer’s disease, showing it has opposing effects in early and late stages of the disease. Their discovery unites previous studies that left researchers conflicted and showed the protein both exacerbates a...
February 02, 2017
ϳԹ School of Medicine has appointed Bernard Boulanger, MD, MBA, as senior associate dean for The MetroHealth System. In his new role, effective March 1, Dr. Boulanger will oversee the planning, assessment, and implementation of the school’s teaching and research programs at the hea...
January 31, 2017
A ϳԹ School of Medicine researcher has received a $2.5 million grant from Gilead Sciences, a California-based biopharmaceutical company, to see if two so-far separately-used AIDS treatments are even more effective when used as a pair.
Lead researcher Michael M. Lederman...
January 23, 2017
It was when Xinglong Wang, PhD, received a call from a desperate father of a middle-aged son with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) that he realized the extraordinary importance of his work. “Can you help save my son’s life?” the parent asked. On that day, Wang, assistant professor of pathology at...
January 18, 2017
Brian T. Grimberg, PhD, assistant professor of international health, infectious diseases, and immunology at the Center for Global Health and Diseases at ϳԹ School of Medicine, has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program Award from the U.S. Department of State and the J...
January 18, 2017
A team of researchers from ϳԹ School of Medicine has helped uncover the elusive structure of a cancer cell receptor protein that can be leveraged to fight disease progression. Previous studies have showed blocking the receptor can slow tumor growth and metastasis in cert...
January 10, 2017
New research out of ϳԹ School of Medicine describes a mechanism by which an essential quality control system in cells identifies and destroys faulty genetic material. The findings were published online December 23 in Nature Communications.
Kristian Baker PhD, associate ...
January 09, 2017
New York, NY—The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust awarded a $2.5 million grant to the ϳԹ School of Medicine to continue research on a new form of insulin for those living with type 1 diabetes (T1D).
The three-year grant will support ongoing research to de...
January 01, 2017
Few conditions underscore the importance of bedside manner quite like differences and disorders of sex development (DSD). Doctors faced with DSD patients must collaborate to recommend tailored and timely management plans covering medical, psychological, and social cofactors of the most intimate natu...
December 08, 2016
Psoriasis is well-known for causing too many skin cells on elbows, knees, and across the body, but people living with psoriasis may also be at an increased risk of heart disease. Effects of overactive immune cells in the skin can spread system-wide and inflame arteries, causing heart attacks and str...