The Associated Medical Schools of New York (AMSNY) brings you the following compilation of the most recent updates and news on research from the academic medical centers in the state.
Highlights
- Researchers at the Academic Medical Center
- National Institutes of Health (NIH) Grants for Research
- Other Funds for Research in New York State
Cancer
- Variations in Key Gene Predict Cancer Patients’ Risk for Radiation-Induced Toxicity
- New Program to Detect Early Lung Cancer in Current and Former Smokers
Cardiology
- Young Hispanics Often Obese, at Risk for Heart Disease
- Restoring Thyroid Hormones in the Heart May Prevent Heart Disease From Diabetes
Genetics
- Columbia University Medical Center Study Shows How Effects of Starvation Can be Passed to Future Generations
- Patient-Specific Stem Cells and Personalized Gene Therapy
Neurology
- Study Finds Link Between Inflammation in Maternal Blood and Schizophrenia in Offspring
- Measuring Nurture: Study Shows How “Good Mothering” Hardwires Infant Brain
Other Studies
- New Medication Shows Promise in Treating Common Skin Disease
- New Chocolate-Flavored Soft Chews Good for Your Teeth
- NYU Researchers Find 18 Percent of High School Seniors Smoke Hookah: Higher Socioecoomic Status Associated with Higher Rates of Hookah Use
- Researchers offer insight into needs, risks of low-wage workers and the impact of public health
Researchers at the Academic Medical Centers
Outstanding Neuroscience Scholars Win 2014 Bishop Fund Awards
July 11, 2014 – In recognition of their research accomplishments, scholars in the University at Buffalo’s Neuroscience Program have received awards from the Beverly Petterson Bishop and Charles W. Bishop Neuroscience Fund.
Investigators from Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine to Presen Data at 2014 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference
July 8, 2014 – Researchers from Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University will present new findings at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) being held July 12 – July 17 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Data from the four abstracts will focus on triggers that could prompt transition from cognitive normality to mild cognitive impairment and dementia. The research is part of the Einstein Aging Study, established in 1980 to examine healthy brain aging as well as the special challenges of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. Every 67 seconds, someone in the United States develops Alzheimer’s disease.
National Institutes of Health (NIH) Grants for Research
NIH Awards Team of University of Rochester Scientists $9 Million to Study Immune System in Action
July 17, 2014 – Since the early days of Kodak, Xerox, and Bausch & Lomb, Rochester-area innovators have been making astounding discoveries in optics and imaging. Researchers at the University of Rochester are beginning a major study that will add to the region’s imaging expertise, while also advancing global understanding of how the body’s immune system works.
$3.6 Million Grant Funds Asthma Study for Urban Teens
July 7, 2014 – In an attempt to help urban teens keep their asthma symptoms in check, Jill Halterman, M.D., M.P.H., professor of pediatrics at University at Rochester Medicine’s Golisano Children’s Hospital, has developed a study which combines giving students their medications at school with motivational counseling specifically designed for teens.
Other Funds for Research
Improving Health Outcomes
July 17, 2014 – Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and Montefiore Medical Center have received a $2.5 million grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to establish a training program to improve the practice of healthcare in real-world settings. The program, in an emerging area called patient-centered outcomes research (PCOR), will be housed in the Harold and Muriel Block Institute for Clinical and Translational Research at Einstein and Montefiore and will prepare established and junior investigators to initiate and lead research in this area.
Upstate Medical University among nine SUNY campuses to share $900,000 funding
July 10, 2014 – Upstate Medical University is among nine SUNY campuses to share $900,000 in funding for biomedical research projects supported by the State University of New York Health Network of Excellence. The announcement was made this week by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. – Upstate Medical University is among nine SUNY campuses to share $900,000 in funding for biomedical research projects supported by the State University of New York Health Network of Excellence. The announcement was made this week by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
Variations in Key Gene Predict Cancer Patients’ Risk for Radiation-Induced Toxicity
New Program to Detect Early Lunch Cancer in Current and Former Smokers
Young Hispanics Often Obese, at Risk for Heart Disease
Restoring Thyroid Hormones in the Heart May Prevent Heart Disease from Diabetes
Columbia University Medical Cener Study Shows How Effects of Starvation Can be Passed to Future Generations
Patient-Specific Stem Cells and Personalized Gene Therapy
Study Finds Link Between Inflammation in Maternal Blood and Schizophrenia in Offspring
schizophrenia increased by 28 percent.