Researchers Find Stomach Cells In Lung Tumors
Researchers have found gut cells in an unlikely spot: lung tumors. A new study from NYSCF Innovator Jay Rajagopal, MD, and colleagues at Harvard University and...
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NYSCF—Robertson Investigator Discovers Differences Between Opioid Receptors
If anyone has ever told you that your pain is “all in your head”, in a way, they’re right. The brain modulates how we feel pain...
Four NYSCF Innovators Featured In Nature Article on Embryonic Stem Cell Research
Over the past 20 years, embryonic stem cell (ESC) research has evolved from a brand new field with lots of promise to one that is actively...
NYSCF Innovator Pioneers Treatment To Restore Vision In Macular Degeneration Patients
Thanks to a groundbreaking new stem cell treatment, patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) are getting their sight back. This treatment was pioneered by the inaugural...
NYSCF Innovators Explore How Methylation Affects Motor Neuron Development
Before a motor neuron can become a motor neuron, it has to undergo some important changes. One of these changes happens through a process called methylation....
NYSCF Investigator Looks To Animal Genomes To Learn More About Human Disease
Elephants don’t get cancer. Well, they do, but not nearly at the same rate as other mammals. In a way, this is odd because cancer is...
NYSCF Fosters Collaboration Through Involvement In Forum on Regenerative Medicine
NYSCF believes that to achieve impactful results in regenerative medicine, collaboration is key. One way in which NYSCF shows its commitment to fostering collaboration amongst scientists,...
NYSCF Innovator Pioneers Method For Imaging Electrical Activity In Neurons
Voltage is something scientists can measure with a multimeter, but it isn’t something we thought we could see with our eyes—until now. NYSCF — Robertson Investigator Alumnus...
NYSCF Innovator Explores Interactions Between Blood Stem Cells And Their Niches
Our bodies need to produce about one hundred billion new blood cells a day to maintain proper circulation. We do this through a process called hematopoiesis,...
NYSCF Hosts Meeting of Health Research Alliance
This January, NYSCF hosted a regional meeting of the Health Research Alliance (HRA), a group of nonprofit research funders who are committed to maximizing the impact...
CRISPR Gets A New Skill: Diagnosing Disease
CRISPR is everywhere. There’s so much work being done with this revolutionary gene-editing tool that it warrants its own journal. And researchers are still finding new...
What Causes Brain Wrinkles?
Why do our brains have wrinkles? The simple answer is to make them more efficient. Scientists think that as we evolved and our cortexes expanded, our...
Lab-Grown Liver and Gut Tissue Without Tumors
Researchers from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and Yokohama City University in Japan led by NYSCF — Robertson Stem Cell Investigator Takanori Takebe, MD, have developed a technique...
Drumroll, Please! NYSCF Innovator Discovers That Neurons Fire in a Percussion-Like Pattern
New research shows that our neurons aren’t firing in a random electrical storm of activity—they’re following a controlled pattern. NYSCF — Robertson Neuroscience Investigator Alumnus and MIT...
NYSCF Innovator Discovers Mechanism Leading to Toxic Buildup in ALS and Frontotemporal Dementia
New research from the lab of NYSCF — Robertson Investigator Justin Ichida, PhD, at the University of Southern California suggests that a faulty gene can cause...
NYSCF — Robertson Investigator Sergiu Pasca Provides a Comprehensive Overview of The Field of Brain Organoids
NYSCF — Robertson Stem Cell Investigator Sergiu Pasca’s lab at Stanford University has been at the forefront of the new field of brain organoids and has...
Two NYSCF — Robertson Investigators Awarded Vilcek Prize
It was announced this week that NYSCF — Robertson Stem Cell Investigators Sergiu Pasca, MD, and Feng Zhang, PhD, will be presented with the 2018 Vilcek...
The Adventures of Pioneer Factors
The DNA in each of our cells is identical, but not every cell expresses it in the same way. Genes are expressed in different ways at...
The Key To A Strong Heart Could Lie With Blood Vessels
The heart is made of muscle, and for it to function properly, that muscle has to be strong and durable. A condition called left ventricular non-compaction...
Unraveling The Mystery Of Our Scrunched-Up DNA
A group of researchers at the University of Pennsylvania led by NYSCF — Robertson Investigator Jennifer Phillips-Cremins, PhD, have developed a tool to examine why the physical...
Meet Elizabeth Schwarzbach, PhD, NYSCF Vice President of Business Development
With a background in pharmacology, drug discovery, and research and development strategy, in addition to extensive experience in both industry and academia, Liz will expand NYSCF’s...
New Research Shows How Our Brain Cells Give Rise To Our Likes And Dislikes
The amygdala is a tiny, almond-shaped brain structure that is home to our likes and dislikes. When we develop positive or negative feelings toward something, we...
Uncovering the Secrets Of Our Internal GPS
There’s a lot of work that goes into navigating through our world, and our brains take on much of the heavy lifting. The brain is full...
Pupil Size May Indicate Stages of Sleep
Our pupils are always changing size to regulate how much light is let into our eyes when we’re awake. Walk outside into the bright sun and...
NYSCF Innovator Uses Stem Cells To Uncover Genetic Abnormalities in Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is often studied by analyzing the brains of patients after they’ve passed away. These types of studies usually contain small sample sizes and focus on...