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Abe Hirschfeld's son kept his terminally ill dad alive and in heaps of pain - against the opinion of doctors - so he could complete a $300 million swindle of the octogenarian's real estate assets, his estranged sister charges in court papers.

Main Category: Blood / Hematology Also Included In: Stem Cell Research ; Lymphoma / Leukemia / Myeloma Article Date: 17 Jun 2013 - 0:00 PDT By transferring four genes into mouse fibroblast cells, researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have produced cells that resemble hematopoietic stem cells , which produce millions of new ... (more)

Main Category: Alzheimer's / Dementia Also Included In: Hypertension ; Depression ; Sleep / Sleep Disorders / Insomnia Article Date: 17 Jun 2013 - 0:00 PDT Multiple drug classes commonly prescribed for common medical conditions are capable of influencing the onset and progression of Alzheimer's disease , according to researchers at The Mount Sinai ... (more)

This week's New Yorker is crafting her own jewelry to help find a cure for a disease that affects some 500,000 Americans, including her.

In the first prospective study of its kind, Seaver Autism Center researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai provide new evidence of the severity of intellectual, motor, and speech impairments in a subtype of autism called Phelan-McDermid Syndrome .

Multiple drug classes commonly prescribed for common medical conditions are capable of influencing the onset and progression of Alzheimer's disease, according to researchers at The Mount Sinai Medical Center.

In the first prospective study of its kind, Seaver Autism Center researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai provide new evidence of the severity of intellectual, motor, and speech impairments in a subtype of autism called Phelan-McDermid Syndrome .

There's folklore out there that says the juice of an onion can prevent a scar from a cut or a medical procedure.

MRI may be an effective way to diagnose mental illnesses such as bipolar disorder , according to experts from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

Liver transplantation is the mainstay of treatment for patients with end-stage liver disease, the 12th leading cause of death in the United States, but new research from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, published in the online journal Cell Stem Cell , suggests that it may one day become possible to regenerate a liver using cell therapy ... (more)

Deacon Gary Swane of St. Louis DeMontfort parish in Sound Beach and the Venerable Canon Jerome J. Nedelka, the Mt.

Accident cleared on The L.I.E./I-495 EB at x37/Willis Ave. Stop and go traffic from x34/New Hyde Park Rd in Lake Success Accident cleared on The L.I.E./I-495 EB at x37/Willis Ave. Stop and go traffic from x34/New Hyde Park Rd in Lake Success In New Hyde Park accident on Lakeville Rd SB between Hwy 25b/Hillside Ave and Hwy 25/Jericho Tpke in Nassau ... (more)

Accident cleared on The L.I.E./I-495 EB at x37/Willis Ave. Stop and go traffic from x34/New Hyde Park Rd in Lake Success In New Hyde Park accident on Lakeville Rd SB between Hwy 25b/Hillside Ave and Hwy 25/Jericho Tpke in Nassau In MT Sinai accident on NY Rt-25a/Suffolk Cnty/Eastern Section WB at CR-83/Patchogue Mt Sinai Rd Justin Bieber has signed ... (more)

New York City in the 1970s produced Jewish kids ducking Judaic restraints in favor of Saturday night fevers at Studio 54, Danceteria, and other dance meccas with alcohol, coke-induced frenzies.

Among the coming of the reforms promised by Obama's Affordable Care Act this Fall, one of the many provisions is to include some kind of pricing reform and transparency among various medical centers.

Staten Island has a new bishop. The Rev. Dr. Victor A. Brown, Senior Pastor of Mt.

Dr. Glen Z. Brooks estimates that after ketamine infusions, 50 percent of his patients experience dramatic improvement in mood, 25 percent experience significant improvement, and another 25 percent don't respond at all.

The Village Playback Theatre will be having its Spring Gala Fundraiser at The Metropolitan Opera Guild at Lincoln Center on Friday, May 31st at 7 PM.

Main Category: Cancer / Oncology Also Included In: Pediatrics / Children's Health ; Genetics Article Date: 28 May 2013 - 1:00 PDT Two mutations central to the development of infantile myofibromatosis - a disorder characterized by multiple tumors involving the skin, bone, and soft tissue - may provide new therapeutic targets, according to ... (more)

The Psychiatric quarterly , Vol. 83, No. 1. , pp. 75-82, doi:10.1007/s11126-011-9184-0 This study seeks to assess the educational value of an international psychiatry elective using a cross section of psychiatric residents.