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Review confirms that cranberry products help prevent urinary tract infections

Review reports that cranberry products containing proanthocyanidins (PACs) can reduce the risk of symptomatic, culture-verified UTIs in women with recurrent UTIs, in children, and in people susceptible to UTIs following interventions.

21 Apr 2023

Ear-EEG device aims to detect Alzheimer's and Parkinson's years before symptoms appear

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20 Apr 2023

Preclinical study reveals a potential new therapeutic approach to treating common lung cancer

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have demonstrated in a preclinical study a potential new therapeutic approach to treating the most common form of lung cancer.

20 Apr 2023

Study shows effectiveness, safety of stereotactic radiosurgery for NF2-related vestibular schwannomas

Vestibular schwannomas related to neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) are difficult to manage and are sometimes treated with a noninvasive option, stereotactic radiosurgery.

18 Apr 2023

UniSA nursing lecturer warns about sudden deafness after COVID-19 infection

A University of South Australia nursing lecturer has used her own COVID-19 experience to inform research into a little-known side effect of the virus – sudden deafness.

18 Apr 2023

COVID-19 linked to sudden hearing loss in woman: A case report

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16 Apr 2023

AI can identify subtle language and audio changes in patients at early stages of Alzheimer's

New technologies that can capture subtle changes in a patient's voice may help physicians diagnose cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease before symptoms begin to show, according to a UT Southwestern Medical Center researcher who led a study published in the Alzheimer's Association publication Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring.

12 Apr 2023

Innovative app can be a screening tool to help identify red flags for abuse in young children

An innovative app from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago aims to increase earlier recognition of abuse in babies and children under 4 years of age who have bruises, with the hope of decreasing the incidence of severe injury and death from child abuse in this age group.

4 Apr 2023

Mount Sinai to expand research training program in skin biology with support from $1.3 million T32 grant

The Kimberly and Eric J. Waldman Department of Dermatology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai will expand its research training program in skin biology with support from a five-year, $1.3 million T32 grant from the National Institutes of Health and the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases.

3 Apr 2023

The rise of Candida auris: Understanding its origin and persistence

In a recent study published in the PLOS Pathogens journal, researchers from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio in the United States (US) explored the existing perspectives on the origination, resistance, and transmission of Candida auris, a human fungal pathogen.

28 Mar 2023

Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children’s opens new Cleft and Craniofacial Program

Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children's is opening a new plastic surgery program for children with facial deformities.

28 Mar 2023

Mount Sinai launches initiative to increase representation of Black men at the upper levels of management

The Mount Sinai Health System has announced the Growth in Operations, Administrations, and Leadership Society (GOALS), an initiative to increase the representation of Black men at the middle and upper levels of management by creating pathways for career advancement through networking, mentorship, and advancement opportunities.

27 Mar 2023

Possible pathways of C. auris emergence and the hypothetical role of interspecies transmission

Researchers summarized the current understanding of the emergence and ecologic niches of Candida auris.

27 Mar 2023

Penn State Health expert offers insight on childhood hearing loss

Two to three out of every 1,000 children are born with permanent childhood hearing loss. And finding out who they are can be tricky, since the patients haven't yet developed the ability to tell you what's wrong.

22 Mar 2023

Computational analysis of large genetic datasets reveals rare disease etiologies

Using a new computational approach they developed to analyze large genetic datasets from rare disease cohorts, researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and colleagues have discovered previously unknown genetic causes of three rare conditions: primary lymphedema (characterized by tissue swelling), thoracic aortic aneurysm disease, and congenital deafness.

17 Mar 2023

Long-term antibiotic therapy for adolescent acne can affect liver metabolism and promote adiposity

A growing body of evidence is showing that the healthy gut microbiome – a community of microorganisms that live together in the gut – influences many aspects of human growth and development, especially during adolescence.

14 Mar 2023

Schizophrenia risk conferred by rare damaging genetic variants is conserved across ethnicities

Researchers have identified two previously unknown genes linked to schizophrenia and newly implicated a third gene as carrying risk for both schizophrenia and autism.

13 Mar 2023

Scientists discover how tendons and salivary glands develop in the jaw

A USC-led team of scientists has made a drool-worthy discovery about how tendons and salivary glands develop in the jaw.

10 Mar 2023

Virtual or in person: Which kind of doctor’s visit is better, and when it matters

When the covid-19 pandemic swept the country in early 2020 and emptied doctors' offices nationwide, telemedicine was suddenly thrust into the spotlight. Patients and their physicians turned to virtual visits by video or phone rather than risk meeting face-to-face.

6 Mar 2023

New method to improve diagnosis of Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia in preschool age children

University of Southampton researchers have recommended a method to help diagnose preschool age children with Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD).

27 Feb 2023