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Cardiologist leads commission to help reduce burden of women's heart disea
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New York [US], May 17 (ANI): A unique commission that issued major new recommendations aimed at fully understanding and reducing the global burden of heart disease in women was led by Roxana Mehran, MD, Professor of Medicine, and Population Health Science and Policy, and Director of Interven
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Study shows past COVID-19 infection does not fully protect people against
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], April 17 (ANI): Results of a new study led by researchers of The Mount Sinai School of Medicine suggest vaccination against COVID-19 remains crucial even in young adults who were previously infected.
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Researchers identify genes that increase risk of obesity but also protect
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Copenhagen [Denmark], February 26 (ANI): A team of researchers - led by scientists at the University of Copenhagen and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York - have identified a range of genes that are linked to both elevated levels of body fat, as well as offering protection from
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Study discovers new measures to predict risk of bowel diseases
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 27 (ANI): Mount Sinai researchers claim to have discovered new measures to predict risk for inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.
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Multi-population risk scores could improve risk prediction for inflammator
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 25 (ANI): Using genetic data from nearly 30,000 people, Mount Sinai researchers have built risk scores from a combination of datasets representing distinct ancestral populations that improve prediction of risk for inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) including Crohn's
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Increased meat consumption associated with symptoms of childhood asthma
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 23 (ANI): Substances present in cooked meats are associated with increased wheezing in children, Mount Sinai researchers report.
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Novel monoclonal antibody therapy cuts LDL cholesterol by half in high-ris
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 16 (ANI): The investigational drug evinacumab reduced low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol--the so-called "bad" cholesterol--by 50 per cent in patients with severe hypercholesterolemia whose condition is resistant to standard treatments, a phase 2 study from th
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This blood-drawing robot is more accurate than humans
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [USA], Feb 10 (ANI): Let us accept that not all lab technicians are skilled enough at drawing a blood sample. However, a new robot promises to make the job easier and more accurate.
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Systems Biology Research study reveals benefits of vacation, meditation
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 1 (ANI-BusinessWireIndia): Scientists from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, the University of California, San Francisco, and Harvard Medical School used a rigorous study design to assess the biological impact of meditation compared to vacation.
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