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Rush University’s Ear, Nose and Throat program ranked top in three-state area

Rush University Medical Center's Ear, Nose and Throat program was ranked higher than any other similar program in Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin, and 24th in the nation, in U.S. News & World Report's annual "Best Hospitals" issue, published in July.

30 Aug 2018

Cancer-hunting stem cells may be potential drug delivery tool for medulloblastoma

The latest in a series of laboratory breakthroughs could lead to a more effective way to treat the most common brain cancer in children.

30 Aug 2018

Researchers discover reason why many bladder cancer patients do not respond to immunotherapy

Mount Sinai researchers have discovered that a particular type of cell present in bladder cancer may be the reason why so many patients do not respond to the groundbreaking class of drugs known as PD-1 and PD-L1 immune checkpoint inhibitors, which enable the immune system to attack tumors.

29 Aug 2018

Tips to know your ovarian cancer risk and symptoms

Ovarian cancer is the fifth leading cause of death in American women, according to the American Cancer Society, and accounts for more deaths than any other cancer of the female reproductive system. And according to the National Cancer Institute, approximately 22,240 women will be diagnosed with the disease in 2018; 14,070 will die from it.

28 Aug 2018

Using clinical quality registers to compare institutions or physicians may be misleading

Many clinical quality registries have been established during the 2000s, particularly in North America where such registers are used as a criterion for health care funding.

28 Aug 2018

Expunging Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program could threaten medical workforce

With medical school loan debt averaging $200,000, many physicians pursue the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program that eliminates federal student loans after 10 years of service in the public sector.

28 Aug 2018

Study shows new options to lower heart disease risk in people with diabetes

A drug used to manage diabetes may reduce heart disease and death in people with diabetes regardless of their cholesterol levels and whether they are on a statin therapy, suggests a new analysis of the LEADER trial.

27 Aug 2018

Death of Sen. John McCain sheds new light on aggressive brain tumor

The death today of Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) sheds a new light on glioblastoma, a form of brain cancer that the American Brain Tumor Association estimated would be diagnosed in nearly 13,000 people this year.

27 Aug 2018

Researchers find new therapy to prevent drug resistance for melanoma patients

Mount Sinai researchers have discovered a previously unknown reason for drug resistance in a common subtype of melanoma, one of the deadliest forms of cancer, and in turn, have found a new therapy that could prevent or reverse drug resistance for melanoma patients with a particular gene mutation, according to a study published in Nature Communications in August.

24 Aug 2018

New technique enables people with spinal-cord injuries to restore significant bladder control

More than 80 percent of the 250,000 Americans living with a spinal cord injury lose the ability to urinate voluntarily after their injury. According to a 2012 study, the desire to regain bladder control outranks even their wish to walk again.

22 Aug 2018

BOOST-3 clinical trial aims to improve outcomes for severe TBI patients

An estimated 2.5 million Americans sustain a traumatic brain injury, or TBI, each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Severe TBI contributes to 30 percent of all injury-related deaths, and many who survive are left permanently disabled.

20 Aug 2018

Conditions of first sexual encounter can be indicators of future HIV risk and gender-based violence

Adolescent girls and young women in Mombasa, Kenya are more likely to experience higher risks of HIV and gender-based violence when they are involved with sex work venues or have sexual experiences at a young age, suggests a study co-led by St. Michael's Hospital and the University of Manitoba in Canada.

18 Aug 2018

Study offers possibility of squelching a focal epilepsy seizure before symptoms appear

Patients with focal epilepsy that does not respond to medications badly need alternative treatments.

17 Aug 2018

Strategies to make socially assistive robots valuable and trustworthy assistants for medical therapies

In future decades the need for effective strategies for medical rehabilitation will increase significantly, because patients' rate of survival after diseases with severe functional deficits, such as a stroke, will increase.

17 Aug 2018

Valley Hospital achieves Magnet recognition for fourth consecutive time

The Valley Hospital is proud to announce that it has achieved the prestigious Magnet recognition - the highest national honor for professional nursing practice - for a fourth consecutive time.

17 Aug 2018

Mount Sinai study could transform treatment for patients with retinal degenerative diseases

Researchers at Mount Sinai have successfully restored vision in mice through activating retinal stem cells, something that has never been done before. Their study, published in the August 15 online issue of Nature, could transform treatment for patients with retinal degenerative diseases, which currently have no cure.

16 Aug 2018

Researchers identify way to grow immune cells at large scale for preventing cancer reoccurrence

For the first time, Mount Sinai researchers have identified a way to make large numbers of immune cells that can help prevent cancer reoccurrence, according to a study published in August in Cell Reports.

15 Aug 2018

Innovative oncofertility program launched by RMA of New York and Mount Sinai Health System

Reproductive Medicine Associates of New York, a Manhattan-based fertility center, and the Mount Sinai Health System have launched an innovative, integrated oncofertility program at The Blavatnik Family – Chelsea Medical Center at Mount Sinai to provide individuals and couples the benefit of advanced medical technologies to help with someday building their families.

15 Aug 2018

Scientists explore ways for drug therapies to reach deadly brain tumors

The blood-brain barrier is a specialized network of vascular and brain cells that acts as the brain's security system, helping to safeguard the brain and regulate the flow of substances into and out of it.

15 Aug 2018

Researchers identify brain networks involved in object naming

Scientists at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston have identified the brain networks that allow you to think of an object name and then verbalize that thought.

15 Aug 2018

Neurosurgery News and Research

Rush University’s Ear, Nose and Throat program ranked top in three-state area

Cancer-hunting stem cells may be potential drug delivery tool for medulloblastoma

Researchers discover reason why many bladder cancer patients do not respond to immunotherapy

Tips to know your ovarian cancer risk and symptoms

Using clinical quality registers to compare institutions or physicians may be misleading

Expunging Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program could threaten medical workforce

Study shows new options to lower heart disease risk in people with diabetes

Death of Sen. John McCain sheds new light on aggressive brain tumor

Researchers find new therapy to prevent drug resistance for melanoma patients

New technique enables people with spinal-cord injuries to restore significant bladder control

BOOST-3 clinical trial aims to improve outcomes for severe TBI patients

Conditions of first sexual encounter can be indicators of future HIV risk and gender-based violence

Study offers possibility of squelching a focal epilepsy seizure before symptoms appear

Strategies to make socially assistive robots valuable and trustworthy assistants for medical therapies

Valley Hospital achieves Magnet recognition for fourth consecutive time

Mount Sinai study could transform treatment for patients with retinal degenerative diseases

Researchers identify way to grow immune cells at large scale for preventing cancer reoccurrence

Innovative oncofertility program launched by RMA of New York and Mount Sinai Health System

Scientists explore ways for drug therapies to reach deadly brain tumors

Researchers identify brain networks involved in object naming

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