Category: Lifestyle

Use of a novel technique called the quantitative flow ratio (QFR) to precisely identify and measure the severity of artery blockages can lead to significantly improved outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), according to a new study done in collaboration with Mount Sinai faculty. This research, which is the first to analyze QFR and its […]

Stromal cells are the healthy cells which get drawn into cancer and can facilitate progression of the disease. In this current study, a team of researchers from the School of Cancer & Pharmaceutical Sciences, led by Dr. James Arnold, uncover an inter-reliance of a subset of macrophages and fibroblasts, in cancer. Despite the many pro-tumoral […]

The agency previously identified four cases of melioidosis—two of them fatal—linked with Better Homes & Gardens Lavender & Chamomile Essential Oil Infused Aromatherapy Room Spray with Gemstones, which was made in India and sold by Walmart. Melioidosis is caused by the bacteria Burkholderia pseudomallei. The agency said in a statement Wednesday that it is now […]

As we age, many of us acquire mutations that cause some of our blood stem cells to multiply faster than others, forming their own distinct populations or “clones.” This is known as clonal hematopoiesis. In some cases, a single clone originating from a single genetically altered or mutated stem cell can expand to make up […]

Researchers identified almost two dozen genes that contribute to heart defects by studying genetic data from people born with congenital heart disease or autism. Hongyu Zhao of Yale University and colleagues developed a new algorithm to analyze genetic data from related conditions, which they describe in a new paper publishing November 4th in the journal […]

Anti-perspirant and deodorant body sprays have been found to contain elevated levels of the carcinogen benzene and should be recalled, an independent testing lab said in a petition filed with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration late Wednesday. The sprays are the latest in a string of aerosol products found to contain the cancer-causing chemical, […]

Scientists at Mount Sinai have created a library of well-characterized human induced pluripotent stem cell (hiPSC) lines from clinically healthy humans, which can serve as a valuable resource of normal controls for in vitro human development, genotype-phenotype association studies, many disease models, and drug response evaluations. This gender-balanced, racially- and ethnically-diverse library of hiPSC lines […]