Tackling Teenage Depression: $4 Million NIH Grant Supports Search for Biomarkers for Severe Depression
November 10, 2020—(BRONX, NY)—According to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), in 2017 approximately 13% of adolescents in the United States, or 3.2 million children aged 12 to 17, had at least one major episode of depression. While many recover from such an episode, a significant portion will develop severe depression or a chronic mood disorder. There is an urgent need to identify adolescents who are at higher risk for serious problems and may benefit from aggressive treatment. (Source: Einstein News)
Source: Einstein News - November 10, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
NIH Awards Training Grant for Research on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
October 30, 2020—(BRONX, NY)—Researchers atAlbert Einstein College of Medicine have received a five-year, $1.6 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to train basic and translational scientists whose research focuses on intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs) in children. (Source: Einstein News)
Source: Einstein News - October 30, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
NIH Awards $13.8 Million for Studies on the Prevention and Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease
October 5, 2020—(BRONX, N.Y)—Joe Verghese, M.B.B.S., M.S., an international leader in aging and cognition research atAlbert Einstein College of Medicine andMontefiore Health System, has received two grants from the National Institutes of Health totaling $13.8 million to conduct studies on pre-dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. (Source: Einstein News)
Source: Einstein News - October 5, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
$111 Million NIH Grant Awarded to Prevent and Treat HIV-Associated Cancers
September 22, 2020—(BRONX, NY)—The widespread use of antiretroviral therapy to suppress the HIV virus has helped tens of millions of people with HIV live healthier, longer lives—but an unfortunate consequence of people living longer with HIV is an increased risk of cancer. For 25 years, theAIDS Malignancy Consortium (AMC) has led national and international efforts to prevent and treat of HIV-related cancers. Now,Montefiore Health System andAlbert Einstein College of Medicine have received a five-year, $111 million grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to lead this research consortium. (Source: Einstein News)
Source: Einstein News - September 22, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Study Finds That Children ’s Immune Response Protects Against COVID-19
September 21, 2020—(BRONX, NY)—The first study comparing the immune responses of adults and children with COVID-19 has detected key differences that may contribute to understanding why children usually have milder disease than adults. The findings also have important implications for vaccines and drugs being developed to curb COVID-19. The study was published today in Science Translational Medicine and was conducted by scientists atAlbert Einstein College of Medicine,Children’s Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM), and Yale University. (Source: Einstein News)
Source: Einstein News - September 21, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Forbes Names Albert Einstein College of Medicine a Top Employer in New York
September 11—(BRONX, NY)—Albert Einstein College of Medicine has been ranked by Forbes as one of thebest employers in New York State in 2020. Einstein placed in the top 100 among employers of all sizes and in all sectors. Specifically, the College of Medicine ranked: (Source: Einstein News)
Source: Einstein News - September 11, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Albert Einstein College of Medicine Receives $16 Million NIH Grant to Study Cellular Process Linked to Alzheimer ’s Disease
September 8, 2020—(BRONX, NY)—Age is the most significant risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease. In the United States, approximately 1 in 10 people over the age of 65 have the disease, and the odds increase to nearly 1 in 3 for those over 85. However, the mechanisms by which aging increases risk are unknown. (Source: Einstein News)
Source: Einstein News - September 8, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Einstein Welcomes New Class of Medical Students and Introduces Innovative Curriculum Changes
September 8, 2020—(BRONX, NY)—Albert Einstein College of Medicine welcomed a new class of 183 medical students to campus last month with a week of orientation activities that stressed values of community, diversity, and commitment to patient care. Just five months after the COVID-19 pandemic struck the Bronx, Einstein leaders created the nearly all-virtual orientation program and announced a streamlined and enhanced medical school curriculum for all classes. (Source: Einstein News)
Source: Einstein News - September 8, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
NIH Delivers $4.3 Million to Support Convalescent Plasma Clinical Trial
August 18, 2020—(BRONX, NY)—As the search for COVID-19 therapies continues, convalescent plasma—distilled from the blood of people who have recovered from COVID-19—has emerged as a promising treatment option. Now, the National Institutes of Health has awarded Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore a $4.3 million grant to support a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 2 clinical trial that launched in April to evaluate the efficacy of convalescent plasma to treat COVID-19. (Source: Einstein News)
Source: Einstein News - August 18, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Random Gene Expression is Critical for Stem Cell Function
August 14, 2020—(BRONX, NY)—Chance plays a big part in life—including in how the human body functions. Randomness appears to be inherent in many biological systems and plays an important role even in processes considered tightly controlled or highly coordinated, such as turning genes on and off. (Source: Einstein News)
Source: Einstein News - August 14, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
