New study casts further doubt on risk of death from higher salt intake

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EurekAlert! - Breaking News | 05/14/08 23:00

Contrary to long-held assumptions, high-salt diets may not increase the risk of death, according to investigators from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. They reached their conclusion after examining dietary intake among a nationally representative sample of adults in the U.S. The Einstein research...

  Einstein researchers find that vitamin D may protect against peripheral artery disease

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EurekAlert! - Breaking News | 04/15/08 23:00

People with low vitamin D levels may face an increased risk for peripheral artery disease, according to researchers at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. The scientists reported their findings at the American Heart Association's Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology Annual Conference 2008.

  Novel discovery by Einstein scientists could lead to much-needed kidney failure treatment

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EurekAlert! - Breaking News | 03/11/08 23:00

The unwanted activation of an important cell-signaling pathway may play a role in two kidney problems that are major causes of end-stage renal disease, scientists at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have found. Their research, which opens up a novel approach for treating kidney failure, is describ...

  Genetic mutations involved in IGF-I signaling pathway influence life span

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News-Medical News Feed | 03/06/08 16:05

Mutations in genes governing an important cell-signaling pathway influence human longevity, scientists at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have found.

  Einstein researchers genetically engineer immune cells into potent weapons for battling HIV

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EurekAlert! - Breaking News | 03/05/08 23:00

By outfitting immune-system killer cells with a new pair of genes, scientists at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University transformed them into potent weapons that destroy cells infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. Their novel strategy of genetically engineering immune cells to redirect their...

  Einstein researchers discover gene mutations linked to longer lifespans

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EurekAlert! - Breaking News | 03/03/08 23:00

A gene linked to living a very long life -- to 90 and beyond -- is also associated with short stature in women, according to new research by scientists at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University.

  Transplanted cells can cure hemophilia

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News-Medical News Feed | 02/18/08 15:51

Scientists at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have shown for the first time that transplanted cells can cure hemophilia A (the most common form of the disease) in an animal model.