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3:03

Science Talk: Novel Nanoparticles Prevent Radiation...

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2010/04/26

April 26, 2010 — Tiny, melanin-covered nanoparticles may protect bone marrow from the harmful effects of radiation therapy, according to scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University who successfully tested the strategy in mouse models. The research is published in the April 26, 2010 issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics.

2:21

Science Talk: Einstein Researchers Find Molecular...

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2010/04/22

April 22, 2010 — Scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have determined the crystal structures of two key fluorescent proteins — one blue, one red — used to "light up" molecules in cells. Their study appears in the April 22 online edition of Chemistry and Biology, a Cell Press publication.

3:22

Science Talk: Faulty Clean-up Process May Be Key...

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2010/04/11

April 11, 2010 — In a step towards a possible treatment for Huntington's disease, scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have shown for the first time that the accumulation of a mutated protein may explain damaging cellular behavior in Huntington's disease. Their research is described in the April 11 online edition of Nature Neuroscience.

4:40

Science Talk: FDNY Rescue Workers Show Lasting Lung...

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2010/04/07

April 7, 2010 — A study of nearly 13,000 rescue workers from the Fire Department of the City of New York shows that those who suffered acute lung damage after exposure to World Trade Center dust have not recovered normal lung function. The study appears in the April 8, 2010 edition of The New England Journal of Medicine.

2:57

Science Talk: Novel Approach to Tuberculosis (TB)

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2010/03/21

March 21, 2010 — Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have found two novel ways of killing the bacteria that cause tuberculosis, a disease responsible for an estimated two million deaths each year. The findings are published in the March 21 online issue of Nature Chemical Biology.

3:02

Science Talk: Migraine May Double Risk of Heart Attack

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2010/02/10

February 10, 2010 — Migraine sufferers are twice as likely to have heart attacks as people without migraine, according to a new study by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. The study, published in the February 10 online issue of Neurology, found that migraine sufferers also face increased risk for stroke and were more likely to have key risk factors for cardiovascular disease, including diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol.

2:32

Science Talk: Blood Protein Offers Help Against Anemia

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2010/01/26

January 26, 2010 — A new study shows that a protein found in blood alleviates anemia, a condition in which the body's tissues don't get enough oxygen from the blood. In this animal study, injections of the protein, known as transferrin, also protected against potentially fatal iron overload in mice with thalassemia, a type of inherited anemia that affects millions of people worldwide.

2:14

Science Talk: Hypertension Linked to Dementia in...

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2010/01/12

January 12, 2010 — Older women with hypertension are at increased risk for developing brain lesions that cause dementia later in life, according to data from the Women's Health Initiative Memory Study (WHIMS). The findings were published in the December 2009 online issue of the Journal of Clinical Hypertension.

1:45

Science Talk: ''Longevity Gene'' Helps Prevent...

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2010/01/12

January 12, 2010 — Scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have found that a "longevity gene" helps to slow age-related decline in brain function in older adults. Drugs that mimic the gene's effect are now under development, the researchers note, and could help protect against Alzheimer's disease.

3:16

Science Talk: Nanotechnology Heals Staph Abscesses

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2009/12/22

December 22, 2009 — Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have developed a new approach for treating and healing skin abscesses caused by bacteria resistant to most antibiotics. For their new treatment strategy, the Einstein scientists developed tiny nanoparticles — smaller than a grain of pollen — that carry nitric oxide (NO), a gas that helps in the body's natural immune response to infection.

2:23

Science Talk: Antidepressants May Increase Risk of...

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2009/12/11

December 14, 2009 — Postmenopausal women who take antidepressants face a small but statistically significant increased risk for stroke and death compared with those who do not take the drugs. The new findings are from the federally-funded, multi-institution, Women's Health Initiative Study sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, and the results are published in the December 14 online edition of Archives of Internal Medicine.

3:10

Science Talk: Einstein Receives High-Risk/High-Reward...

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2009/12/07

December 7, 2009 — Matthew Levy, Ph.D., assistant professor of biochemistry at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, has been awarded more than $700,000 by Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) for his high-risk/high-reward cancer research. Dr. Levy's work will focus on creating self-guiding drugs that target only cancer cells, thus eliminating or significantly reducing serious or unpleasant side effects of current therapies.

3:35

Science Talk: Longevity Tied to Genes That Preserve...

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2009/11/11

November 11, 2009 — A team led by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University has found a clear link between living to 100 and inheriting a hyperactive version of an enzyme that rebuilds telomeres — the tip ends of chromosomes. The findings appear in the latest issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

3:19

Science Talk: Lifestyle Changes May Stave Off...

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2009/11/02

November 2, 2009 — Sustaining modest weight loss for 10 years, or taking an anti-diabetic drug over that time, can prevent or lower the incidence of type 2 diabetes in people at high risk for developing the disease, according to the Diabetes Prevention Program Outcomes Study (DPPOS), a long-term follow-up to a landmark 2001 diabetes prevention study.

4:25

Science Talk: New Clues Into How Invasive Parasite...

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2009/10/30

October 30, 2009 — Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have discovered a possible strategy against an invasive parasite that infects more than a quarter of the world's population, including 50 million Americans. The study, involving the single-celled parasite Toxoplasma gondii, was led by Amos Orlofsky, Ph.D., assistant professor of pathology at Einstein.

4:25

Science Talk: Do Three Meals a Day Keep Fungi Away?

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2009/10/14

October 15, 2009 — The fact that they eat a lot - and often - may explain why most people and other mammals are protected from the majority of fungal pathogens, according to research from Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University.

3:38

Science Talk: Topical Erectile Dysfunction Therapy...

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2009/09/18

September 18, 2009 — An innovative drug-delivery system — nanoparticles encapsulating nitric oxide or prescription drugs — shows promise for topical treatment of erectile dysfunction (ED), according to a new study by scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. The new system, tested successfully on a small number of animals, could potentially prevent side effects associated with oral ED medications, if study results can be replicated in humans.

1:54

Science Talk: Scientists Move Closer to a Safer...

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2009/09/03

September 4, 2009 — Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have identified two small protein fragments that could be developed into an anthrax vaccine that may cause fewer side effects than the current vaccine. The research is significant because anthrax is considered a major bioterrorism threat.

3:26

Science Talk: Link Found Between Concussions and...

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2009/08/21

August 24, 2009 — Concussions, whether from an accident, sporting event, or combat, can lead to permanent loss of higher level mental processes. Scientists have debated for centuries whether concussions involve structural damage to brain tissue or whether physiological changes that merely impair the way brain cells function, explain this loss. Now, for the first time, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have linked areas of brain injury to specific altered mental

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Science Talk: Stimulating Brain Activities Delay...

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2009/08/04

August 4, 2009 — For the second time in six years, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have shown that people who engage in brain-stimulating activities in later years can reduce their risk of developing Alzheimer's and other types of dementia or delay its onset. The latest study, published in Neurology, found that cognitive activities as diverse as doing crossword puzzles and playing music can delay the occurrence of dementia.

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