How ‘Remixing’ a Gene May Lead to Neuropsychiatric Disease
The Context: NRXN1 is a gene that is broadly implicated in neuropsychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia, autism spectrum disorder, and epilepsy; however, the ways in which...
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From Casual to Compulsive: How Brain Circuitry Affects Alcohol Use
The Context: Alcohol use disorders affect roughly 15 million Americans, but why some people are more susceptible to compulsive drinking than others is not well understood....
What’s the Best Way to Preserve Personalized Bone?
The Context: After a bone graft is created from stem cells, it will likely have to be preserved for a while before it reaches a patient....
NYSCF Collaboration Sends Multiple Sclerosis and Parkinson’s Disease Brain Cells to Space
Brain cells derived from the stem cells of multiple sclerosis and Parkinson’s disease patients are on their way up to the International Space Station! This afternoon,...
NYSCF Partners with Alumnus Chris Gregg to Personalize Cancer Treatment with Big Data
Cancer patients can often feel powerless. They want to do all they can, but many feel as though they don’t have much control over their treatment....
First-in-kind Human 3-dimensional Models of Parkinson’s Disease and Progressive Multiple Sclerosis Launching to the International Space Station
First patient-derived, induced pluripotent stem cell disease-specific organoid models in microgravity to advance understanding of neurodegenerative disease LOUISVILLE, KY — (BUSINESS WIRE) — The National Stem...
Precision Medicine and the Power of Stem Cells: Highlights of the 2019 NYSCF Conference
In 2006, Shinya Yamanaka, MD, PhD, made a discovery that revolutionized biomedical research and earned him a Nobel Prize. His lab found that stem cells, the...
NYSCF, Johns Hopkins, and Bloomberg Philanthropies Partner to Advance Precision Medicine
A new collaboration between the NYSCF Research Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (JHUSOM), and Bloomberg Philanthropies is aiming to push precision medicine forward using...
Bloomberg Philanthropies, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and The New York Stem Cell Foundation Research Institute Announce an Unprecedented Effort to Advance Precision Medicine
Unmatched Scope of Resources Will Identify Distinctive Disease Mechanisms in Small Patient Subgroups, Supporting Development of Custom Therapeutic Approaches New York, NY (October 22, 2019) –...
NYSCF Announces 2019 Class of NYSCF – Robertson Investigators
New York, NY (October 22, 2019) – The New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) today announced the 2019 class of NYSCF – Robertson Investigators, welcoming six...
Media Advisory: The New York Stem Cell Foundation Annual Conference
The New York Stem Cell Foundation’s (NYSCF) 14th Annual Conference convenes global leaders in stem cell research to present their latest progress towards new treatments and...
New Hope for a Rare and Deadly Neurological Disease
The Context: Pelizaeus – Merzbacher disease (PMD) is a rare neurological condition typically diagnosed in infancy which often becomes fatal by a patient’s teenage years. While...
Three is Better Than One: Three-Organoid System Opens Door for More Comprehensive Study and Treatment of Liver Diseases
The Context: Organoids (3D aggregates of human tissue made from stem cells) are advantageous for studying disease and development since they recapitulate the way different cell...
NYSCF – Robertson Neuroscience Investigator Alumna Vanessa Ruta Named 2019 MacArthur Fellow
NYSCF – Robertson Neuroscience Investigator Alumna and Gabrielle H. Reem and Herbert J. Kayden Associate Professor Vanessa Ruta, PhD, of The Rockefeller University has been named...
Genetic Variants Synergize to Confer Schizophrenia Risk
The Context: Schizophrenia has a strong genetic component. Scientists have discovered many genetic variants that may play a role in its onset, but each individual variant...
A New Method for Untangling DNA is Helping Scientists Change a Cell’s Identity
The Context: Stem cells are advantageous for disease research because of their ability to become any type of cell in the body, allowing scientists to see...
Parent-Specific Stem Cells Provide Insight into Human Development
The Context: Humans inherit two sets of genes, one from each biological parent. Some of these genes have only one parent’s copy activated, while the other...
A New Soldier Against Skin Cancer: The Hair Follicle
The Context: Some genetic mutations are risk factors for developing diseases such as cancer. However, while certain mutations may lead to cancer in some tissues, they...
Alzheimer’s Stem Cells are Uncovering Disease Mechanisms, and NYSCF is Making Them Widely Available to the Research Community
One of the great advantages of stem cells is that they can be used to make personalized models of disease — they let us study exactly...
NYSCF Supports New Google Policy Barring Ads for Unproven Stem Cell Therapies
The New York Stem Cell Foundation Research Institute strongly supports Google’s announcement that it will no longer allow ads for clinics offering unapproved stem cell therapies....
NYSCF Gender Equality Report Card Identifies Widespread Underrepresentation of Women in STEM
Despite a mountain of evidence that a diverse research workforce benefits scientific investigation, achieving gender equality in science, technology, engineering, and medicine (STEM) remains an enormous...
Grades Are In: Gender Equality Report Card Reveals Systematic Underrepresentation of Women in STEM
Four-year Study of over 500 Research Institutions Identifies Widespread Gender Imbalance New York, NY (September 5, 2019) – Teams from the New York Stem Cell Foundation...
To Make New Neurons, Alzheimer’s-Affected Brains Need to do Some Cleaning
The Context: Alzheimer’s-affected brains do not make new neurons out of neural stem cells as efficiently as healthy brains, and this is an early sign of...
Stem Cells Take to Space: NYSCF Collaboration Launches the First 3D Models of Parkinson’s Disease and Multiple Sclerosis to the International Space Station
On Thursday evening, SpaceX cargo flight CRS-18 took off from Cape Canaveral, bound for the International Space Station (ISS). Aboard for the 250-mile journey were brain...