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New research led by MSK has uncovered a way to “hack” neurons' internal clocks to speed up their development. The approach promises to accelerate research into neurological disease.

… Wednesday, January 31, 2024 The neurons that make up our brains and nervous systems mature slowly over many months. And while this may be beneficial from an evolutionary standpoint, the slow pace makes growing cells to study neurodegenerative and neurodevelopmental diseases — like Parkinson’s disease

MSK’s Mobile Health Unit provides health education, screening, and navigation services to underserved communities in the New York metro area.

… Thursday, April 6, 2023 Mobile Health Unit MSK’s Mobile Health Unit parked at St. Michael’s Church in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, on January 21, 2022 Ramon Gonzalez Mobile Health Unit driver Ramon Gonzalez with informational flyers for community members passing the church. Jessica Llamozas MSK nurse Jessica

La nueva unidad de salud móvil de MSK ofrece servicios de educación para la salud, pruebas de detección y orientación a comunidades marginadas del área metropolitana de Nueva York.

… Thursday, April 6, 2023 Mobile Health Unit MSK’s Mobile Health Unit parked at St. Michael’s Church in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, on January 21, 2022 Ramon Gonzalez Mobile Health Unit driver Ramon Gonzalez with informational flyers for community members passing the church. Jessica Llamozas MSK nurse Jessica

Most people are aware of how important clinical trials for cancer are and how they can lead to lifesaving breakthroughs, but they’re also unlikely to participate in them.

… Monday, May 23, 2016 Summary Nearly every cancer treatment available today exists because of a clinical trial. Despite their importance, people don’t know much about cancer clinical trials and are also unlikely to enroll in them. Once they learn more, though, patients are far more likely to participate

Researchers from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) and their colleagues at the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn), in collaboration with the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy (PICI), studied changes in the blood of patients with stage IV melanoma who were all treated with the PD-1 drug pembrolizumab. Researchers looked at circulating immune cells called T cells that showed signs of being “reinvigorated” by the PD-1 therapy. For more information or to arrange interviews please e-mail Rebecca Williams at [email protected].

… Monday, April 10, 2017 Bottom Line :  Researchers from  Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center  (MSK) and their colleagues at the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn), in collaboration with the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy (PICI), studied changes in the blood of patients with stage IV melanoma

Social worker Barbara Golby gives advice for restoring confidence, setting expectations, and disclosing disease history to cancer patients and survivors looking to jump into the dating scene.

… Thursday, February 11, 2016 Summary Having cancer or a history of the disease can make the search for a relationship seem intimidating. Social worker Barbara Golby gives advice for restoring confidence, setting expectations, and disclosing disease history and shares  resources for cancer patients and

After a relapse of sickle cell disease, Armani Rodriguez and his family found new hope and a special bond with Dr. Maria Cancio at MSK Kids.

… Tuesday, October 29, 2024 Armani Rodriguez was only 2 months old when he spent his very first Christmas in a hospital. Now 22 years old, the Brooklyn native can’t recall the searing pain that landed him there, but his mom will never forget. “He was always crying and needing pain medication,” says Awilda

Memorial Medical Care, PC, a practice of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center physicians, in collaboration with New York Cancer & Blood Specialists (NYCBS), recently announced the opening of a new comprehensive cancer care practice in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn.

… Wednesday, January 4, 2023 New York Cancer & Blood Specialists (NYCBS), one of the fastest-growing community oncology practices in the nation, today announced the opening of a new comprehensive cancer care practice in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn in collaboration with Memorial Medical Care, PC (MMC

The Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) community extends our congratulations to Board of Trustees member David M. Rubenstein, who received the Presidential Medal of Freedom — the nation’s highest civilian honor — earlier this month.

… Wednesday, January 22, 2025 David M. Rubenstein The Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) community extends our congratulations to Board of Trustees member David M. Rubenstein, who received the Presidential Medal of Freedom — the nation’s highest civilian honor — earlier this month. During a ceremony

A carefully monitored, multidisciplinary watch-and-wait strategy can result in excellent rectal preservation and pelvic tumor control for a large majority of select patients with rectal cancer who show a clinical complete response after neoadjuvant therapy.

… Friday, March 1, 2019 A carefully monitored, multidisciplinary watch-and-wait strategy can result in excellent rectal preservation and pelvic tumor control for a large majority of select patients with rectal cancer who show a clinical complete response after neoadjuvant therapy, according to our recent