Albert Einstein College of Medicine

NEW YORK, May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- While the search continues for the Fountain of Youth, researchers may have found the body's "fountain of aging": the brain region known as the hypothalamus. For the first time, scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University report ... read more

Novel approach using Listeria bacteria shows promise against a deadly disease BRONX, N.Y., April 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/-- Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have developed a therapy for pancreatic cancer that uses Listeria bacteria to selectively infect tumor cells and deliver radioisotopes into them. ... read more

Over $400 Million Raised to Date, Including Largest Gift in the College of Medicine's History BRONX, N.Y., April 15, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Addressing an enthusiastic gathering of more than 400 supporters, alumni and faculty, Allen M. Spiegel, M.D., the Marilyn and Stanley M. Katz Dean of Albert Einstein College of Medicine ... read more

BRONX, N.Y., April 11, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University will join the New York Genome Center (NYGC) as its twelfth Institutional Founding Member (IFM). A collaboration among leading academic medical centers, research universities and commercial organizations, NYGC aims to transform medical ... read more

BRONX, N.Y., March 25, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have discovered a novel strategy for preventing infections due to the highly common herpes simplex viruses, the microbes responsible for causing genital herpes (herpes simplex virus 2) and cold sores ... read more

BRONX, N.Y., March 17, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have found that macrophages - white blood cells that play a key role in the immune response - also help to ... read more

BRONX, N.Y., Feb. 5, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- New microscope technologies provide images of unparalleled detail, allowing scientists to view individual cells - and even single molecules within the cells - moving in real time. These advances pave the way for better understanding of and treatment for diseases ... read more

BRONX, N.Y., Dec. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have been awarded two Grand Challenges Explorations (GCE) grants from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for their innovative global health and development research projects. The grant recipients are Arturo ... read more