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Associated Press - Study Links Athletic, Military Brain Injuries May 16, 2012
Wine Spectator - Study Finds Hope in Treating Alzheimer's With Wine Polyphenol May 15, 2012
HealthDay - Trial Set to See if Drug Can Prevent Alzheimer's May 15, 2012
ABCNews.com - Critics Call Government's Alzheimer's Plan Unrealistic May 15, 2012
HealthDay - FDA Issues Warning on Controversial MS Treatment May 10, 2012
PsychCentral - Chronic Cocaine Use Rewires the Brain May 10, 2012
Reuters - Psychiatric Guide Drops Two Disputed Diagnoses May 10, 2012
News-Medical.net - Grape-Derived Compound May Prevent Neurodegenerative Disorders Involving Tau Neuropathology May 2, 2012
American Medical News - Physical Activity Could Reduce Alzheimer’s Risk, Study Finds April 30, 2012
ABCNews.com - Romney's MS Scare Highlights Variable, Unpredictable Disease April 26, 2012
New York Daily News - In Treating Autism, The Earlier The Better For Behavioral Therapy, Says Mount Sinai Specialist April 25, 2012
News-Medical.net - Clinical Trial To Evaluate IGF-1 In Children With SHANK3 Deficiency April 25, 2012
Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News - Experimental Gel May Help Those with Advanced Parkinson's April 23, 2012
Science Daily – Intravenous Vaccination Promotes Brain Plasticity and Prevents Memory Loss in Alzheimer's Disease April 23, 2012
NewsMedical.net - LCIG Improves Quality of Life, Reduces Symptoms of Parkinson's April 21, 2012
HealthDay - Experimental Gel May Help Those with Advanced Parkinson's April 18, 2012
New York Daily News - Researchers Find Three More Genes Implicated In Autism; Some Evidence to Explain Why the Disorder Occurs More Frequently Among Children of Older Parents April 9, 2012
Newsday - Studies Link New Gene Mutations to Autism April 6, 2012
PsychCentral - Three New Genes Found to Influence Autism April 5, 2012
News-Medical.net - Cannabinoid Drugs Can Directly Inhibit HIV In Late-Stage AIDS March 21, 2012
Science Daily: Marijuana-Like Chemicals Inhibit Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in Late-State AIDS March 20, 2012
WebMD - One in Seven People with Alzheimer’s Lives Alone March 8, 2012
USA Today - Modern Wars Influence Psychiatric Thought February 29, 2012
Psychiatric Times - Antipsychotics for Behavioral Disturbance in Dementia? A Clinical Conundrum February 28, 2012
The Wall Street Journal - The Genetic Ripple Effect of Hardship February 28, 2012
Barron’s - Is Hope Near? February 25, 2012
My Health News Daily - Post-Traumatic Stress Replicated in Mice February 23, 2012
News-Medical.net - Mount Sinai Receives Le Foundation Gift For Psychiatric Neuroimaging Study February 23, 2012
ABCNews.com - Alzheimer's Disease: Drug Sparks Hope, Desperation February 14, 2012
WebMD - Overeating May Raise Risk for Memory Problems February 12, 2012
NBC Nightly News - Cancer Drug May Help Alzheimer’s Patients February 11, 2012
The Wall Street Journal - Alzheimer's Families Clamor for Drug February 11, 2012
Scientific American - Alzheimer's Disease Symptoms Reversed in Mice February 9, 2012
AARP - Exercising the Body, Using the Brain May Ward Off Alzheimer’s Disease February 8, 2012
Medical News Today - Memory Function – Decaffeinated Coffee May Help February 5, 2012
Scientific American - Brain Injury Rate Seven Times Greater Among U.S. Prisoners February 4, 2012
WebMD - Senior Moment or Something Worse? Yes-No Test May Tell February 3, 2012
Reuters - Lilly Alzheimer's Drug An Unlikely Ace In The Hole February 2, 2012
News-Medical.net - Decaffeinated Coffee May Improve Brain Energy Metabolism Linked With Type 2 Diabetes February 1, 2012
The New York Times - Path Is Found for the Spread of Alzheimer’s February 1, 2012
Scientific American - Obama’s War on Alzheimer’s: Will We Be Able to Treat the Disease by 2025? January 31, 2012
Scientific American - Drug Addiction May Make Users More Vulnerable to Stress January 30, 2012
HealthDay - Winter Doldrums Got You Down? Here's How To Bounce Back January 28, 2012
ABCNews.com - Stem Cell Tech May Aid Alzheimer’s Research January 25, 2012
New York Daily News - Comprehensive $5 Million Autistic Center To Open In Howard Beach January 25, 2012
ABCNews.com - Brain Games May Help Thwart Alzheimer’s: Study January 23, 2012
Reuters - Analysis: Goal for Alzheimer's Drug by 2025 too Ambitious? January 20, 2012
Huffington Post - Does Alcohol Help Prevent Alzheimer's? January 19, 2012
HealthDay - U.S. Wants to Buttress Alzheimer's Arsenal by 2025 January 18, 2012
Buffalo Business First – Buffalo Researcher Recognized For Depression Study January 11, 2012
ABC News – Explosion in Treatment Advances for Multiple Sclerosis January 5, 2012
ABCNews.com – Hormone in Women Linked to Dementia, Study Finds January 2, 2012
The Washington Post – The Aging Brain December 5, 2011
Science Daily – Clues to Developing More Effective Antipsychotic Drugs Discovered November 26, 2011
Gene that Causes Type 2 Diabetes May Also Cause Alzheimer’s July 18, 2011 Researchers have found that a gene that causes diabetes kills nerve cells in the brain, possibly resulting in Alzheimer’s disease.
A Natural Chemical Found in Grape Seeds May Prevent Development or Progression of Alzheimer’s July 15, 2011 Mount Sinai researchers found that polyphenols, a natural extract found in grapes, may help prevent or treat Alzheimer’s disease.
Mount Sinai Celebrates the “Topping Off” of the New Center for Science and Medicine Building February 7, 2011 Set to open in 2012, CSM will bring nearly a half-million square-feet of new, state-of-the-art medical research and clinical facilities to Mount Sinai.
Mount Sinai Researchers Find That Little-Studied Gene May Boost Long-Term Memory and Enhance Cognition January 26, 2011 Treatment with a gene called IGF-II significantly improved long-term memory. When the gene was blocked, long-term memories could not form.
Mount Sinai Researchers Make Groundbreaking Discovery on Origin of Brain’s Immune Cells October 21, 2010 New study could lead to new treatments for degenerative brain diseases, such as Alzheimer’s, and autoimmune disorders, such as multiple sclerosis.
Mount Sinai Researcher Awarded Renowned Institute of Medicine Prize for Outstanding Achievements in Improving Mental Health October 11, 2010 Dr. Eric Nestler honored for his work and achievements in addiction science.
Antihypertensive Drugs May Protect against Alzheimer’s Disease and Promote Healthy Memory June 24, 2010 Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have found that a blood pressure drug may lessen the impact of Alzheimer’s disease and promote healthy memory.
New Autism Susceptibility Genes Identified; Autism Genome Project Phase 2 Results Published in Nature June 9, 2010 In collaboration with the Autism Genome Project, Mount Sinai has published phase 2 data on gene variants that may lead to new autism treatments.
Mount Sinai Researchers Identify First Drug to Demonstrate Effect in an Animal Model of a Type of Autism May 20, 2010 Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine have identified a drug that improves communication between nerve cells in a mouse model of an autism subtype.
Yasmin L. Hurd, PhD, Named Director of MD-PhD Program at Mount Sinai School of Medicine April 2, 2010 Yasmin L. Hurd, PhD, has been appointed Director of the MD/PhD program at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Her appointment is effective April 1.
Wayne K. Goodman, MD, Honored with Mysell Lecture By Harvard Medical School March 24, 2010 Wayne K. Goodman, MD, Chair of the Department of Psychiatry at Mount Sinai, has been selected to deliver the prestigious Mysell Lecture at Harvard.
New Mount Sinai Support Groups Will Address the Needs of Parkinson's and Dystonia Patients and Their Caregivers January 5, 2010 Mount Sinai launches four new support groups to assist patients with Parkinson's disease and dystonia. Topics of discussion will include nutrition, new therapies, and caregiver needs.
Mount Sinai Researcher Led Study to Determine If Drug Slows Progression of Parkinson's Disease September 24, 2009 C. Warren Olanow, MD, Professor and Chairman Emeritus, Department of Neurology, led an 18-month study on whether a drug used to treat Parkinson's actually slows disease progression.
Mount Sinai Research Identifies Brain Mechanisms Associated with Borderline Personality Disorder September 3, 2009 Through real-time imaging, researchers have collected evidence to suggest that neurological networks that help regulate emotion do not activate in patients with borderline personality disorder.
Mount Sinai Finds Differences in Brain Scans of Patients with Borderline Personality Disorder March 5, 2009 New research conducted by Mount Sinai physicians suggests that the brain activity of people with borderline personality disorder is different from that of people without the disorder.
New Psychiatric Program at The Mount Sinai Medical Center Addresses Special Needs of Multiple Sclerosis Patients February 26, 2009 The new program provides for an on-site psychiatrist to assist in the identification and management of psychiatric and psychological disorders in patients with MS, including depression.
Gene Mutations Identified As Cause of Primary Torsion Dystonia February 3, 2009 Mount Sinai researchers have identified mutations in gene THAP1 as a cause of primary torsion dystonia. The discovery may lead to new treatments for this debilitating disease.
