Columbia University Irving Medical Center has been named the top health care institution for scientific research by the 2019 Nature Index Annual Tables. The index highlights the institutions and countries with the highest outputs of top-quality research in the natural sciences over the past year, based on the share of articles published in 82 prestigious scientific journals. Columbia placed first in the rankings of health care institutions, with 375 publications in leading journals in 2018. Take a closer look.

According to Francis Collins, PhD, Director of the National Institutes of Health, what’s happening in the labs of Professors Stephen Macknik, PhD, and Susana Martinez Conde, PhD at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is stuff right out of science fiction – except, it is NOT science fiction. Take a closer look.

Episode 2 of a new Netflixdocu-series titled “Diagnosis” focuses on seven-year-old Sadie Gonzalez from Queens, who suddenly began suffering seizures. Doctors at one New York hospital give her the devastating diagnosis of Rasmussen’s encephalitis and tell her parents the only option is a damaging and irreversible brain surgery that would leave her paralyzed over half her body. Take a closer look.

Breakthrough study by a SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University research team has identified a specific antibody target implicated in neuropsychiatric symptoms of lupus. These symptoms, including cognitive impairment, mood disorders, seizures, headaches and psychosis, are among the most prevalent manifestations of the disease and occur in as many as 80% of adults and 95% of children with lupus. Take a closer look.

While a brain injury can be difficult to locate, new research identifies a single region of the brain that can be used to examine the impact of a concussion or repeated hits to the head. The finding, published today in Science Advances, also supports the emerging idea that traumatic brain injury is not limited to people who sustain a concussion; it can result from repetitive head hits that are clinically silent-those that do not produce the visible signs or symptoms of a concussion. Take a closer look.

A drug developed by researchers at the Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University that targets enzymes involved in the development of pancreatic cancer cells is showing promise for improved treatment of metastatic pancreatic cancer. Take a closer look.

A new study of New York City firefighters has found that exposure to 9/11 World Trade Center (WTC) dust is associated with a significantly increased long-term risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). The study, conducted by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Health System, and the Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY), found that those who arrived first at the WTC site-when the air-borne dust was thickest-have a 44% increased risk of CVD compared to those who arrived later in the day. Take a closer look.

Cognitive impairment with the potential for early onset dementia in 911 World Trade Center responders is continuing to be investigated by researchers monitoring the health of thousands of responders. A new study led by Stony Brook University that includes 1,800 responders reveals that post-traumatic stress disorder is strongly associated with onset of mild cognitive impairment. Take a closer look.

As former emergency medical services (EMS) workers, Dave Hostler and Brian Clemency know how challenging it can be to maintain a healthy lifestyle while working long shifts at odd hours. That’s why the University at Buffalo researchers proposed a study aimed at understanding the nutrition practices of EMS workers. Take a closer look.

For almost a quarter-century, doctors have used antiretroviral therapy (ART) to control HIV infection. The basic idea of ART-a combination of several drugs-is to interfere with different stages of the virus’ life cycle, preventing HIV from infecting new cells and replicating within them. ART works remarkably well at keeping the virus in check indefinitely. Take a closer look.

A review of the autopsy reports of 252 men and women who died of AIDS in New York City between 1984 and 2016 reveals several long-term trends in combatting the epidemic. The infectious disease is known for drastically lowering the body’s immune defenses and is spread by HIV. Take a closer look.

Patients who die waiting for a kidney, or who are removed from the transplant waitlist for poor health, are usually considered unfortunate victims of the ever-growing shortage of available organs. Yet a new study has found that most candidates have had multiple opportunities to receive a transplant, but the offered organs were declined by their transplant team and subsequently transplanted in someone lower on the waitlist. Take a closer look.

Blood clotting is one of the most critical, protective processes in human physiology. When something goes wrong with clotting, either because there is too much clotting, leading to a stroke, or not enough, leading to internal bleeding, the outcome can be catastrophic. Take a closer look.

Mount Sinai researchers have published the first large, empirical study examining the mental health of children held at a U.S. immigration detention center in Social Science & Medicine. In episode 14 of Road to Resilience, co-authors Craig Katz , MD, director for advocacy of the Mount Sinai Human Rights Program, and Priscilla Agyeman, MPH, a clinical research coordinator at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, talk about what they found and what it means for all of us. Take a closer look.

As NASA develops cutting-edge space flight technology, SpaceX works to reduce the cost of space travel, and engineers prepare to send astronauts deeper into space than ever before, an obstacle remains prevalent-the danger of radiation exposure. The price to pay for groundbreaking exploration often includes radiation sickness, a higher risk of cancer, detrimental effects on the central nervous system and the risk of other degenerative diseases. Take a closer look.

In May of 2018, months before he started his first year of medical school, TouroCOM Harlem medical student Anthony Iuso presented a research abstract at the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Conference in Nashville, TN. Take a closer look.

Weill Cornell Medicine has been awarded a prestigious grant from the National Institutes of Health to establish an Autoimmunity Center of Excellence dedicated to understanding the mechanisms that contribute to autoimmune diseases in children. The competitive $2 million, five-year grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases of the National Institutes of Health supports collaborative, multi-disciplinary research on autoimmune diseases. Take a closer look.

Prior to coming to NYMC, Dr. Dirice led a team of researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center (an affiliate of Harvard Medical School), where he served as research associate at the Center and instructor of medicine at Harvard Medical School. He brings his significant expertise and groundbreaking research which investigates preserving immunocologial self-tolerance of islets and beta cell heterogeneity as a possible method to increase resistance to type 1 diabetes. Take a closer look.

Many of us have received a bill in the mail for medical services that has taken us completely by surprise. In fact, one in six Americans have received unexpected and often sky-high charges that they unknowingly incurred after getting care from a doctor or hospital. That’s why so-called “surprise billing” has become a hot button issue at both the federal and local levels in the U.S. Nine states to date have adopted policies to protect consumers. Take a closer look.