Chemically coated, ceramic implants successfully guided the regrowth of missing bone in lab animals while “steadily dissolving,” researchers report. Take a closer look.

Most of us do not look forward to our annual physical. It’s something to be endured, rather than enjoyed. But that could change. Over the past few years, Mount Sinai has been incubating a program called Lab100 that aims to reinvent the health checkup. Take a closer look.

Stony Brook University, iCell Gene Therapeutics, and the University of Louisville, have received Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for an Investigational New Drug (IND) for the treatment of relapsed and refractory T-cell leukemia and lymphoma. Take a closer look.

A comprehensive RNA and DNA sequencing platform benefits late-stage and drug-resistant multiple myeloma patients by determining which drugs would work best for them, according to results from a clinical trial published in JCO Precision Oncology in August. Take a closer look.

Treating early-stage lung cancers with drugs that unleash the immune system’s ability to attack malignant cells may hinder tumor growth and improve overall survival, according to new research by Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian investigators. Take a closer look.

Women’s brains are much more vulnerable than men’s to injury from repeated soccer heading, according to a new study by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, part of Montefiore.  Take a closer look.

UB researchers compared retired Buffalo Bills and Buffalo Sabres players to non-contact sport athletes. New University at Buffalo research is adding important information to the body of knowledge about the cognitive and behavioral status of a group of retired professional athletes who spent their careers in contact sports.  Take a closer look.

A rope coiled on dusty trail may trigger a frightened jump by a hiker who recently stepped on a snake. Now a new study better explains how a one-time visual experience can shape perceptions afterward.Take a closer look.

A minimally invasive procedure to replace the heart’s aortic valve has recently increased in popularity despite a lack of research on the new valves’ long-term durability, according to a new study from Weill Cornell Medicine. The investigators say their findings may be a cause for concern for patients under the age of 65. Take a closer look.

Researchers at Upstate Medical University and Penn State Medical Center have discovered a key link to potentially understanding sleep disorders in children, according to a study just published in the journal PLOS One. Take a closer look.

In a paper published online on August 9 in Cell, 48 collaborating authors from 23 institutions and companies, including Albert Einstein College of Medicine, made significant strides towards understanding how monoclonal antibodies work to defeat Ebola virus.   Take a closer look.

Remyelination, the spontaneous regeneration of the fatty insulator in the brain that keeps neurons communicating, has long been seen as crucial to the next big advance in treating multiple sclerosis (MS). However, a lack of understanding of how remyelination is stymied in the disease has hampered these efforts. Take a closer look.

Researchers at New York Medical College (NYMC) and throughout the Touro College and University System (TCUS) are the recipients of bridge and seed grants supporting their research for the 2018-2019 year. The bridge grants sustain research projects between larger grant funding, while seed grants enable researchers to gather initial data. Take a closer look.