Mount Sinai researchers found significant delays in reporting human cases of West Nile virus, hampering real-time forecasting of the potentially deadly mosquito-borne disease, according to a study in the JAMA Network Open in April.
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Microglia play vital role in regulating neuroinflammation, research shows
A research team at Massachusetts Eye and Ear has shown that microglia, the primary immune cells of the central nervous system–including the retina of the eye–serve as “gatekeepers,” or biosensors and facilitators, of neuroinflammation in a preclinica…
MIT scientists reverse some behavioral symptoms of rare neurodevelopmental disorder
Williams Syndrome, a rare neurodevelopmental disorder that affects about one in 10,000 babies born in the United States, produces a range of symptoms including cognitive impairments, cardiovascular problems, and extreme friendliness, or hypersociability.
Study identifies how enterococci bacteria cause antibiotic-resistant bloodstream infections
A new study led by a research team from Massachusetts Eye and Ear and Harvard Medical School describes how bacteria adapted to the modern hospital environment and repeatedly cause antibiotic-resistant bloodstream infections.
Ryerson-led research team develops novel mode of imaging correlating size and pitch
Did you know that music and diagnostic imaging have something in common? Sounds have a lower or higher pitch depending on the size of the object that creates them.
UCI discovery may lead to mitigation of side effects caused by erectile dysfunction drugs
In a study published in Science Advances magazine, researchers from the University of California, Irvine have captured, for the first time, the full-length structure of the rod photoreceptor phosphodiesterase 6 (PDE6), an enzyme that plays an indispens…
Vascular changes in the eye reveal early cognitive impairment
Reduced blood capillaries in the back of the eye may be a new, noninvasive way to diagnose early cognitive impairment, the precursor to Alzheimer’s disease in which individuals become forgetful, reports a newly published Northwestern Medicine study.
Developing imaging techniques for early detection of eye and brain diseases
The eyes may be the window to the soul, but to scientists, they are also the window to the brain. In particular, the retina, a delicate light-sensing neural network with specialized cells at the back of the eyeball, is linked directly to the brain via …
Researchers receive grants to study genetics of contact-lens wearers with and without MK
More than 125 million people worldwide wear contact lenses, and while many are exposed to relatively common bacteria through their contact lenses, not all contract an eye infection.
New Hasso Plattner Institute for Digital Health launched at Mount Sinai
The Mount Sinai Health System and the Hasso Plattner Institute today announced an affiliation that brings together industry leaders with combined expertise in health care delivery, health sciences, biomedical and digital engineering, machine learning a…
New technique measures frequency of sounds emitted from biological structures
Did you know that music and diagnostic imaging have something in common? Sounds have a lower or higher pitch depending on the size of the object that creates them.
Researchers identify a more effective treatment for cancer
Researchers from Mount Sinai and IBM have discovered a novel clue in explaining how cancer cells with identical genomes can respond differently to the same therapy.
Study shows how AI can improve physicians’ diagnostic accuracy
As artificial intelligence continues to evolve, diagnosing disease faster and potentially with greater accuracy than physicians, some have suggested that technology may soon replace tasks that physicians currently perform.
Proteins in the eye may be potential source for cost-effective test to predict Alzheimer’s disease
Low levels of amyloid-β and tau proteins, biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease, in eye fluid were significantly associated with low cognitive scores, according to a new study published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease.
Proteins in the eye may be potential source for cost-effective test to predict Alzheimer’s disease
Low levels of amyloid-β and tau proteins, biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease, in eye fluid were significantly associated with low cognitive scores, according to a new study published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease.
Alzheimer’s and brain health could soon be detected using an eye exam
Soon, an eye examination may be all that is needed to confirm a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease, according to researchers at Duke’s Health.
New non-invasive imaging device can quickly detect signs of Alzheimer’s disease
Researchers from the Duke Eye Center have shown that a new, non-invasive imaging device can see signs of Alzheimer’s disease in a matter of seconds.
Age-Related Macular Degeneration Awareness Month: How visual impairment affects older adults
As Age-Related Macular Degeneration/Low Vision Awareness Month comes to a close, we’re sharing three stories by Bonnielin Swenor, Ph.D., M.P.H., assistant professor of ophthalmology at the Wilmer Eye Institute in the Johns Hopkins University School of …
New AI platform detects neurodegenerative diseases in brain tissue samples
Researchers have developed an artificial intelligence platform to detect a range of neurodegenerative disease in human brain tissue samples, including Alzheimer’s disease and chronic traumatic encephalopathy, according to a study conducted at the Icahn…
Study finds out similarity in function between healthy retina cell and tumor cell
How is a healthy retina cell like a tumor cell? It hijacks an energy-producing chemical reaction to churn out molecular building blocks. When tumor cells do it, they use the building blocks to make cancer grow and spread. But when retina cells do it, t…