Experts Discuss the Path Toward Overcoming Racial Health Disparities
Racial and ethnic minorities are disproportionately affected by virtually every major disease of our time, and this gap has only been exacerbated by COVID-19. This year,...
Racial and ethnic minorities are disproportionately affected by virtually every major disease of our time, and this gap has only been exacerbated by COVID-19. This year,...
Cover photo: Dr. Valentina Fossati (NYSCF) and Jason Stein (Aspen Neuroscience) prepare cells for launch. Photo credit: Space Tango Why send cells affected by multiple sclerosis...
“My oldest son, Andrew, is a cancer survivor,” said Tony Coles, MD, PhD, CEO of Cerevel Therapeutics. “He was afflicted with non-Hodgkins lymphoma when he...
Hosted by CNN’s Chief Medical Correspondent Sanjay Gupta, MD, this year’s New York Stem Cell Foundation Research Institute Gala & Science Fair went virtual for the...
It has been six months since the COVID-19 pandemic hit the United States at full force, leaving millions sick, out of work, and desperate for new...
Today, more than 6 million Americans suffer from neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, and multiple sclerosis, and as our society ages, that number is only...
Ovarian cancer is a difficult disease to tackle, as is evident from the statistics that surround it: Five years after diagnosis, ovarian cancer survival rates are...
Featured image credit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases What makes the COVID-19 virus so hard to contain? Why do some people have severe reactions? What...
The COVID-19 pandemic has upended society, leaving millions sick and out of work. Fortunately, scientists have started a global race to understand the virus, halt its...
NYSCF – Robertson Neuroscience Investigator Alumna and Salk Institute Professor Kay Tye, PhD, recently delivered a TED Talk on her pioneering work to illuminate how circuits...
“How many people were promised a cure [for type 1 diabetes] within five or ten years?” JDRF CEO Aaron Kowalski asks the audience. Half the hands...
Alzheimer’s remains one of the most devastating diseases in the world, and though there are more than 44 million people with it worldwide, there are still...
Perhaps in the past few years, you’ve started to hear more about CRISPR gene editing— the revolutionary technique that allows us to precisely manipulate the DNA...
“I got involved in type one diabetes advocacy over 25 years ago when my son was diagnosed,” said NYSCF CEO Susan L. Solomon, JD. “At that...
Women’s reproductive cancers—such as ovarian cancer, endometrial cancer, uterine cancer, and cervical cancer—are especially difficult to treat. Mortality rates are high (32,000 women die from these...
The Context: In multiple sclerosis, the immune system attacks myelin (the fatty substance that surrounds neurons and helps them send signals). Currently, there are no...
44 million people worldwide are affected by Alzheimer’s. 1 in 3 seniors will die with it or a related dementia. The cost of treating Alzheimer’s is...
What They Did: A team of NYSCF scientists led by NYSCF – Ralph Lauren Senior Principal Investigator Dr. Giuseppe Maria de Peppo tested whether mesenchymal progenitor...
“It takes 13 years—after you have sunk 4 billion dollars into a drug—to figure out whether or not it will succeed, and your chance of being...
Scientists from the New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) Research Institute have developed a new bone engineering technique called Segmental Additive Tissue Engineering (SATE). The technique,...
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...
NYSCF spoke with Dr. Valentina Fossati who leads NYSCF’s multiple sclerosis research on the future of MS treatments and how stem cells have changed the field...
The Tenth Annual Gala began with an inside look at the NYSCF laboratory at the NYSCF Science Fair. This October, NYSCF honored Stephen M. Ross, Jack and...
The Ninth Annual Gala began with an inside look at the NYSCF laboratory at the NYSCF Science Fair, designed by David Rockwell. Anne & Vincent Mai,...
Dr. Dieter Egli, NYSCF Senior Research Fellow, discusses his latest somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) research with NYSCF CEO Susan L. Solomon.