About 100,000 Americans have sickle cell disease (SCD), the most common inherited blood disorder in the US. Roughly 10% of patients reside in New York State, with the majority living in NYC, researchers at NYU School of Global Public Health found. Using data from 42,200 SCD hospitalizations in the state between 2009 and 2022, researchers … Read more
Affordability, low crime, quick commutes and quality schools are some of the top priorities for homebuyers searching for a neighborhood to call home. They may need to add “absence of zombie cells” to their list. A new study from the NYU School of Global Public Health found that certain neighborhoods may be aging their residents … Read more
Chronic stress can speed up biological aging — no matter if the stress is from mounting debts, overtime work or your terminally annoying uncle who always wants to “play devil’s advocate.” That’s right: Researchers have measured the effects of “hasslers” — people in your life who regularly “create problems” or make things more difficult — … Read more
New York City hospitals have once again earned top spots in national health care rankings, with NYU Langone Health earning number one recognition as a “comprehensive academic medical center” for the fourth year in a row. Vizient, a health care improvement company, announced its rankings in several categories in Las Vegas this week. Langone’s Brooklyn … Read more
Shop ’til you swap. When Shannon Hughes saw the piles of discarded dorm-room furnishings that her fellow New School students ditched at the end of every school year, she always felt there had to be a better way to keep the scads of unwanted shower caddies, hangers, laundry baskets and lamps out of university dumpsters. … Read more
These high schoolers are getting a lesson in luxury. College hopefuls will soon be able to tour universities like rockstars — zipping between campuses on a private jet, crashing in five-star hotels, and wining and dining their way to a decision. For a mind-boggling, all-inclusive $300,000, the college admissions consultancy group IvyWise will whisk away … Read more
Philanthropist Allison Mignone has turned her triple-negative breast cancer diagnosis into a positive development for women’s health. Mignone and her husband, Roberto, donated $50 million to transform the NYU Langone East 53rd Street Ambulatory Care Center into the Mignone Women’s Health Collaborative. The Griffin Healthspan and Vitality Center will open on the second floor thanks … Read more
Bill Belichick seems to be putting Jordon Hudson on the sidelines when it comes to managing his brand. At least in one instance. The six-time Super Bowl-winning head coach and first-year University of North Carolina football bench boss had former Bears vice president of communications Brandon Faber with him while he spoke at NYU’s Stern … Read more
NYU Langone Health has once again been named the top comprehensive academic medical center in the country by the health care performance improvement company Vizient. The rankings, released Wednesday, measure annual performance across six key areas: safety, mortality, effectiveness, efficiency, patient centeredness and equity. “Recognitions like this further validate the quality that NYU Langone consistently … Read more
Brooklynites Felecia and Ty Freely are bona fide nerds. But the clever married couple — she a seasoned techie, he a psych student at Columbia — don’t view their brainy lots in life as a negative. Instead, the perspicacious pair have wrangled their collective wit to help build community in the Big Apple — by creating … Read more
Summertime, and the livin’ is easy. From beach getaways to outdoor barbecues, the summer months are prime time for spending days in the sun. But all those hours basking in the rays can spell disaster for your skin, if you’re not careful. We’re betting you’ve heard about sunscreen. And you probably know that you should … Read more
These dogs are all dressed up with nowhere to go. The 2nd annual Pet Gala at NYU, which was to be held on May 6, the same day as the Met Gala, was canceled on Friday, the same day 13 protestors were arrested and an encampment dislodged on its campus by the NYPD. NYU told The … Read more
They’re not monkeying around with this breakthrough. Researchers from New York University Langone Health may have finally learned how early humans took a major step away from predecessor primates in the evolutionary process — by no longer growing tails starting 25 million years ago. “Our study begins to explain how evolution removed our tails, a … Read more
Osteoarthritis affects everyone on the planet, particularly as we get older. The condition is caused by wear and tear on the protective layer of cartilage on the ends of our bones — not unlike wearing down the tread on a tire. The cartilage helps our joints glide smoothly without pain, popping or stiffness. We sat … Read more
Earlier this year, inside an operating room in New York City, a man’s life was transformed. When a gruesome work accident occurred two years ago, electric lineman Aaron James received a deadly 7,200-volt shock as his face accidentally touched a live wire. James, 46, suffered massive injuries, including the loss of his left eye, his … Read more
These researchers have made a great discovery. Scientists believe they have finally figured out how, exactly, the Great Sphinx was built in Egypt more than 4,500 years ago. For decades, experts have agreed that the detailed face of the iconic limestone statue found along the Nile River in Giza was most likely hand-carved by stone … Read more
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A New York University professor is sounding the alarm about a looming social crisis for young men driven by the rise of “AI sex bots” and excessive consumption of pornography. Scott Galloway advocated for schools to start teaching young men “mating dynamics” to help preserve their ability to seek and build meaningful relationships with romantic … Read more
Northwell Health fired back at rival NYU Langone Hospital on Tuesday in the medical behemoths’ legal battle — over the use of the color purple. Northwell urged a federal judge in Manhattan to dismiss New York University Langone’s trademark lawsuit against it that claims Northwell has been ripping off NYU’s color scheme, including its purple hue … Read more
Long Island natives Kenneth and Elaine Langone have made a $200 million donation to the now-renamed NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine. Their gift means medical students will receive a tuition-free education focused on primary care, including internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics and general surgery. “It’s a huge benefit for the community around … Read more