October 5, 2016
New York Times interviews Ana Maria Cuervo, M.D., Ph.D., about the scientist awarded the Nobel Prize for his discoveries on how cells recycle, known as autophagy. Dr. Cuervo is a leader in this field of research, focusing on chaperone-mediated autophagy. Dr. Cuervo is professor of developmental and molecular biology, of anatomy and structural biology, and of medicine, co-director of the Institute for Aging Research, and holds the Robert and Renée Belfer Chair for the Study of Neurodegenerative Diseases at Einstein.
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September 12, 2016
Scientific American quotes Peter Belamarich, M.D., and cites his research that found health claims made by infant formula manufacturers are not supported by evidence. In response to his report, which was published in Clinical Pediatrics in 2015, the Food and Drug Administration now suggests that manufacturers conduct clinical trials to prove their claims. Dr. Belamarich is associate professor and chief of general pediatrics at Einstein and vice-chair for affiliate and network relations at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore.
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July 29, 2016
Crain’s Health Pulse interviews Dr. Laurie Bauman regarding a collaborative study aimed at controlling the spread of HIV using PrEP, a drug proven to reduce risk. Dr. Bauman is a principal investigator on the study, which includes Einstein, Montefiore and Columbia. She also is director of the Preventive Intervention Research Center and professor of pediatrics.
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July 8, 2016
Fox News Health interviews Sophie Molholm, Ph.D., regarding her research on sensory processing disorder. Dr. Molholm is director of the Tishman Cognitive Neurophysiology Laboratory, associate director of the Rose F. Kennedy Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center, associate professor in the Dominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience, and the Muriel and Harold Block Faculty Scholar in Mental Illness in the department of pediatrics.
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June 23, 2016
The Washington Post interviews Snehal Patel, M.D., about his study that found eliminating a blood test could safely increase the number of donor hearts for transplants. Dr. Patel is assistant professor of medicine at Einstein and attending physician at the Montefiore Einstein Center for Heart and Vascular Care.
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June 16, 2016
New York Times interviews Geoffrey Kabat, Ph.D., about the WHO’s conclusion that coffee may protect against certain cancers. Dr. Kabat is a senior epidemiologist in the department of epidemiology & population health.
June 3, 2016
Reuters interviews Michal Melamed, M.D., about her research that found many young, obese adults are unaware they are at risk for kidney disease. Dr. Melamed is associate professor of medicine and of epidemiology & population health at Einstein and attending physician, nephrology at Montefiore Health System.
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May 10, 2016
Nature interviews John Greally, M.B.B.Ch., Ph.D., about his criticism of a recent New Yorker article on epigenetics. Dr. Greally is professor of genetics, of medicine and of pediatrics and the director of the center for epigenomics at Einstein and attending physician at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore.
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April 20, 2016
The New York Times interviews Chinazo Cunningham, M.D., M.S., about the growing acceptance of harm reduction approaches to drug addiction and treatment. Dr. Cunningham notes that these initiatives, which include needle exchanges and safe injection sites, were once rejected but are now being embraced as opioid and heroin addiction has exploded in white, suburban communities. Dr. Cunningham is professor of medicine and of family and social medicine at Einstein and associate chief of the division of general internal medicine at Einstein and Montefiore.
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April 20, 2016
Reuters interviews Dr. Geoffrey Kabat about the WHO’s cancer agency, questioning how it determines which foods and materials are classified as carcinogenic. Dr. Kabat argues that the classification method used by the WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) is confusing and does the public a ‘disservice.’ Dr. Kabat is a senior epidemiologist at Einstein.
March 29, 2016
CNN interviews Richard Lipton, M.D., about a new study that finds moderate to intense exercise may slow the rate of mental decline. Dr. Lipton notes the study shows that low physical activity predicts cognitive decline, including the abilities that are important for everyday function such as processing speed and episodic memory. Dr. Lipton is director of the Einstein Aging Study and vice chair of the Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology at Einstein and director of the division of cognitive aging and dementia at Montefiore Medical Center.
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