Scientists from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai describe an extensive analysis of novel grape-derived compounds, dihydrocaffeic acid
Category: disease
Basal cell tumors return when treatment stops
A new study pinpoints a mechanism that controls how basal cell cancers respond to treatment and offers new ideas for
How gene mutation triggers the immune system
Scientists discovered how a gene mutation affects T cell function to promote immune disorders and then tested a treatment based
Genetic basis of glaucoma
Northwestern Medicine scientists and international collaborators discovered mutations that cause improper drainage and a buildup of ocular pressure leading to
Source of Huntington’s disease
Huntington’s disease is a fatal hereditary disorder for which there is currently no treatment, it is associated with jerky movements
Links between gum disease and cancer
Data collected during a long-term health study provides additional evidence for a link between increased risk of cancer in individuals
Links between Crohn’s and Parkinson’s disease
Mount Sinai Researchers have just discovered that patients in the Ashkenazi Jewish population with Crohn’s disease (a chronic inflammatory of
Gene therapy for type 1 diabetes
Type 1 diabetes is a chronic disease in which the immune system attacks and destroys insulin-producing beta cells in the
Kidney disease can cause diabetes
Urea plays a role in the two-way link between the two diseases. Urea comes from the breakdown of protein in
Cancer survivors age faster and die younger
Childhood cancer survivors naturally age faster and are more likely to die sooner than those who have not had the
