In the Spotlight
Chronic Stress Can Wreak Havoc on Overall Heart Health
Dr. Icilma Fergus, Associate Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) and Director of Cardiovascular Disparities, discusses the role that stress plays in our overall health including blood pressure, blood sugar, and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) levels; and its disproportionate effect on people of color.
ABC News Features Dr. Joseph Sparano With Patient Diagnosed With Breast Cancer in Early Pregnancy
Dr. Joseph Sparano, Professor of Medicine (Hematology and Medical Oncology), and his patient Willana Mack, discuss her breast cancer journey of being diagnosed and finding out she was pregnant around the same time.
Blocking TL1A Can Be a Critical Factor for Treatment of Ulcerative Colitis
Dr. Bruce Sands, Professor of Medicine (Gastroenterology), discusses his study finding that blocking TL1A an important factor in treatment of ulcerative colitis. “There was a strong rationale for implicating its TL1A involvement in both Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. It is involved in inflammatory responses for a number of different key cell types and, interestingly, is also associated with generation of fibrosis by stimulation of fibroblasts."
Mount Sinai Awarded $3.4 Million to Study Prostate Cancer in People With HIV
Dr. Keith Sigel, Professor of Medicine (General Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases), discusses The National Cancer Institute awarding the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai a $3.4 million grant to create a model that identifies the best prostate cancer treatment for people with HIV.
Risk Factors and Progression of Interstitial Lung Abnormalities
Dr. Charles A. Powell, Professor of Medicine and System Chief of the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, discusses diagnosing interstitial lung abnormalities, who is at risk for these abnormalities, and future research on this condition at the Mount Sinai Respiratory Institute Symposium.
Mount Sinai Researchers Find Testosterone Hormone Therapy for Transmasculine Individuals Is Safer Than Previously Thought
Dr. Joshua Safer, Professor of Medicine (Endocrinology, Diabetes and Bone Disease), Dr. Daniel Slack, Fellow (Endocrinology, Diabetes and Bone Disease), and Nithya Krishnamurthy (medical student) led study that represents the largest report on red blood cell changes with gender-affirming testosterone treatment.
Functional Water Channels Within the TSH Receptor: A New Paradigm for TSH Action With Disease Implications
Dr. Terry Davies, Professor of Medicine (Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Bone Disease), and team of researchers including Dr. Rauf Latif, Associate Professor of Medicine (Endocrinology, Diabetes and Bone Disease) and Dr. Mihaly Mezei, Associate Professor of Pharmacological Sciences, led a research study suggesting that TSH may influence water movement in all cells where the TSHR is expressed, which includes many non-thyroid tissues like the brain, bones, fibroblasts and adopocytes.