The Office of Communications & Public Affairs

Home

News Releases

Displaying all items.

May, 2013

	May 22, 2013	STUDY LINKS CHEMICALS WIDELY FOUND IN PLASTICS AND PROCESSED FOOD TO ELEVATED BLOOD PRESSURE IN CHILDREN AND TEENS STUDY LINKS CHEMICALS WIDELY FOUND IN PLASTICS AND PROCESSED FOOD TO ELEVATED BLOOD PRESSURE IN CHILDREN AND TEENS Data from nearly 3,000 children shows dietary exposure to certain plastics may play a hidden role in epidemic increases in childhood hypertension Read More
	May 20, 2013	First Long-Term Study Reveals Link Between Childhood ADHD and Obesity First Long-Term Study Reveals Link Between Childhood ADHD and Obesity A new study conducted by researchers at the Child Study Center at NYU Langone Medical Center found men diagnosed as children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) were twice as likely to be obese in a 33-year follow-up study compared to men who were not diagnosed with the condition. The study appears in the May 20 online edition of Pediatrics. Read More
	May 18, 2013	For combat veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, 'fear circuitry' in the brain never rests For combat veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, 'fear circuitry' in the brain never rests New imaging study of combat veterans shows that brain regions linked to PTSD function abnormally even in the absence of external stress Read More
	May 14, 2013	BRAIN-IMAGING STUDY LINKS CANNABINOID RECEPTORS TO POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER BRAIN-IMAGING STUDY LINKS CANNABINOID RECEPTORS TO POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER Findings bring first pharmaceutical treatment for PTSD within reach Read More
	May 13, 2013	NYU Langone Receives American Stroke Association’s “Get With the Guidelines” Stroke-Gold Plus Award NYU Langone Receives American Stroke Association’s “Get With the Guidelines” Stroke-Gold Plus Award Award Demonstrates NYU Langone’s Commitment and Success in Providing Quality Care Read More
	May 13, 2013	Breakthrough In The Understanding Of How Pancreatic Cancer Cells Ingest Nutrients Points To New Drug Target Breakthrough In The Understanding Of How Pancreatic Cancer Cells Ingest Nutrients Points To New Drug Target Discovery Suggests Novel Way to Starve Tumors and Deliver Medications Read More
	May 9, 2013	More than $5.4 Million Raised at NYU Langone Medical Center’s 2013 Violet Ball More than $5.4 Million Raised at NYU Langone Medical Center’s 2013 Violet Ball More than 850 Guests Attend Event to Honor Lori Fink, Chair, NYU Cancer Institute Advisory Board, and Trustee, NYU Langone, and Laurence D. Fink, Chairman and CEO, BlackRock, Inc.; Co-Chair, Board of Trustees, NYU Langone Read More
	May 9, 2013	NYU Langone Medical Center Researcher Named Howard Hughes Investigator NYU Langone Medical Center Researcher Named Howard Hughes Investigator Biochemist Evgeny Nudler Explores the Mechanisms of Gene Regulation and Stress Response, Leading to New Therapies against Resistant Bacteria, Cancer, and Neurodegenerative Diseases Read More
	May 2, 2013	Leading NYU Langone Researchers Elected to the National Academy of Sciences Leading NYU Langone Researchers Elected to the National Academy of Sciences Prestigious Honor Awarded to Joseph LeDoux, PhD and Ruth D. Nussenzweig, MD, PhD for Significant Achievements in Original Research Read More
	May 1, 2013	NIH Awards $12 Million Grant to NYU Langone Medical Center’s Gbenga Ogedegbe, MD, to Examine Racial, Ethnic, and Socioeconomic Risk Factors of Stroke NIH Awards $12 Million Grant to NYU Langone Medical Center’s Gbenga Ogedegbe, MD, to Examine Racial, Ethnic, and Socioeconomic Risk Factors of Stroke Ogedegbe and Colleagues to Establish NIH-Funded Center for Stroke Disparities Solution Read More

Filter Results