Predicting Chronic Pain in the Brain
The Context: Roughly 50 million Americans experience chronic pain (persistent or recurrent pain lasting longer than 3 months), but we do not have adequate methods for...
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Music, Mentorship, and Medicine: Highlights of the NYSCF Innovators Retreat
This May, we gathered once again in beautiful Montauk for the NYSCF Innovator Retreat, in the 13th installment of an annual meeting where the NYSCF –...
How Octopuses and Squids Acquired New Senses
The Context: Octopus and squid tentacles are home to a complex nervous system that lets them sense their external environments, even being able to taste what...
Uncovering New Treatment Options for a Rare Disease
The Context: INAD is a rare neurological disease affecting children, often referred to as a “pediatric Parkinson’s,” which is typically diagnosed between six months to three...
How ‘Dancing Molecules’ Can Improve the Way We Study Neurodegenerative Disease
The Context: Turning patient stem cells into the different cell types of the brain offers immense promise for studying and treating neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s,...
2022 in Review
As NYSCF enters 2023, we’re taking a moment to look back at the defining moments of 2022. Whether it was gathering in person again for our...
How Your Brain Knows When Something Sounds ‘Off’
The Context: As we listen to the world around us, our brains can tell us when something doesn’t sound right – i.e. the wrong music note,...
What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger (And How To Make Sure It Does)
The Context: We don’t need to tell you that the world is a stressful place – and everyone will have to overcome extreme challenges at some...
Human Brain Cells Take Up Residence In Rat Brains to Illuminate the Secrets of Neuropsychiatric Disease
The Context: Neuropsychiatric disorders are notoriously hard to study due to their complexity and the inaccessibility of human brain tissue for experimentation. However, recent advances in...
Stem Cell Study Reveals How Neurons From PTSD Patients React to Stress
First induced pluripotent stem cell model of PTSD offers insights into underlying genetics and opportunities for new therapies (Sign up for our upcoming webinar on November...
Toward Better Treatments for PTSD: Lessons Learned From The First-Ever Stem Cell Model of the Disorder
The Context: Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) affects more than 12 million people worldwide. Only a minority of people exposed to trauma will end up with PTSD,...
Media Advisory: The NYSCF Annual Conference on Translational Stem Cell Research
The New York Stem Cell Foundation’s (NYSCF) 16th Annual Conference convenes global leaders in stem cell research to present their latest progress towards treatments and cures...
Spencer Haws is on a Quest to Treat Fragile X Syndrome
Spencer Haws might be relatively new to the field of stem cells, but he’s diving in head first to understand a disease with few treatment options:...
Paola Arlotta on her Career Trajectory, Why Science Needs Philanthropy, and Equity in STEM
Most people know Paola Arlotta, PhD, Professor and Chair of the Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology at Harvard University, for her seminal contributions to...
Good Memory or Bad Memory? How Your Brain Decides.
The Context: Associating memories with good and bad feelings is something we do daily without a second thought. However, scientists have been working hard to discern...
The Surprising Double Life of a Parkinson’s-Related Protein
The Context: The major hallmark of Parkinson’s disease is an accumulation of a protein in the brain called alpha-synuclein. While alpha-synuclein has been the focal point...
What Makes You Smell Tasty to a Mosquito? And How Do They Hunt You Down?
The Context: Mosquitos – along with being the bane of picnics – are notorious superspreaders for diseases like Zika, dengue, and yellow fever, and scientists know...
Replacing the Brain’s Cleanup Machinery to Treat Neurological Disease
The Context: Microglia are resident immune cells of the brain that are constantly patrolling the central nervous system to eliminate dead or damaged cells. Defects in...
Experts Explore the Power of Artificial Intelligence in Brain Disease Research
How is artificial intelligence (AI) augmenting and improving disease research? A group representing several facets of the disease experience recently gathered to discuss how new research...
How Your Gut Tells Your Brain That You’re Hydrated
The Context: It might only take a couple seconds after a gulp of water to no longer feel thirsty, but for your brain to know you’re...
NYSCF Partners With Quris to Accelerate Artificial Intelligence-Fueled Drug Discovery
NYSCF recently began a new partnership with Quris – an artificial intelligence (AI) innovator – to advance AI-driven strategies for predicting clinical safety and efficacy of...
Showing Up For Science: Highlights of the NYSCF Gala
On October 5th, celebrities, scientists, and supporters ‘showed up for science’ at the The 2021 New York Stem Cell Foundation Gala. Hosted by CNN’s Chief Medical...
NYSCF Announces 2021 Class of NYSCF – Robertson Investigators
New York, NY (October 19, 2021) – The New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) today announced the 2021 class of NYSCF – Robertson Investigators, welcoming six...
The Stem Cell Science You Won’t Want to Miss at The NYSCF Conference
Annually for the past 15 years, the NYSCF Conference has showcased the latest cutting-edge findings in translational stem cell research, gathering world-renowned multi-disciplinary speakers and 500+...
Three NYSCF Innovators Named Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigators
This past week, NYSCF – Robertson Investigator Alumnae Kay Tye, PhD (2014; Salk Institute for Biological Sciences), Kristy Red-Horse, PhD (2015; Stanford University), and Vanessa Ruta,...