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TELOMERES AND AGING: Longevity Tied to Genes That Preserve Tips of Chromosomes. "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 a ' the tip ends of chromosomes.

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.

Washington - In the face of unprecedented threats to academic freedom at public colleges and universities, the American Association of University Professors has launched an awareness and action campaign called " Speak Up, Speak Out: Protect the Faculty Voice ." The foundation of the project is a comprehensive report from a subcommittee of the ...

Nationally recognized educator Martha S. Grayson, M.D., has been named senior associate dean for medical education at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University.

A joint postdoctoral position is available in the labs of Steve Almo and Peng Wu in the Department of Biochemistry, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Yeshiva University, New York to develop new chemical tools for genome-wide T cell epitope discovery.

The Begin-Sadat Center for Stategic Studies at Bar Ilan Universiy and Yeshiva University held their first joint Israel Conference at the YU's Midtown Manhattan Schottenstein Cultural Center, to a mostly Jewish crowd of 250 people on September 14.

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 , a long-term follow-up to a landmark 2001 diabetes prevention study.

History will record that 2,500 years of Jewish life in Yemen is now over. As The Wall Street Journal reported October 31, the US State Department has completed a clandestine operation which brought 60 of the country's remaining Jews to America .

The lawsuit filed Wednesday by the 10 immigrants marks a major turning point in a two-year-old saga that shook the city and the nation.

Why does Yeshiva University need an Israel Club? Israel clubs on secular college campuses aim to raise awareness about the fundamental issues facing the people and the land of Israel.

It is only appropriate to begin a Hyman Bloom review with a Chassidic tale. A young man left his village to train as a menorah maker says Rebbe Nachman of Breslov, and returned years later as a master designer.

CLIFTON COMMUNITY FOR SERIES OF KASHRUT LECTURES Given the enormous success of the Harry H. Beren ASKOU OUTREACH program and its visits to yeshivot, kollelim and semicha programs, ASKOU OUTREACH is now expanding to major Jewish communities with its first post-Shabbat visits to the Passaic-Clifton community.

Manhattan's 42nd Street public library was Chana Henkin's default beit midrash .

Alana Riss Fine was sitting in a Minneapolis coffee shop one recent Friday, when she noticed a theme brewing around her.

Main Category: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses Also Included In: Nutrition / Diet Article Date: 17 Oct 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.

Four-time Tony nominee Tovah Feldshuh will be celebrated with a slew of awards in the coming months, including a gala dinner at the Friar's Club on Nov.

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.

Woman of the Hour: Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor delivers the 2004 commencement address at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in New York.

Victims of Bernard Madoff appear to be deeply divided over the latest idea for recovering some of their lost money.

Laifer joins Bassett Heart Care Institute COOPERSTOWN - Dr. Lawrence Laifer, a board-certified interventional cardiologist, joined the Bassett Heart Care Institute Division of Cardiology.