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Learn how a stem cell-derived treatment shows potential for treating Parkinson's disease.

… Wednesday, April 16, 2025 A stem cell–based therapy initially developed at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) may lead to a new treatment for advanced Parkinson’s disease, according to results from a phase 1 clinical trial reported in Nature . The treatment involved creating nerve cells (neurons

Sentinel lymph node (SLN) mapping leads to significantly less lower-extremity lymphedema compared to comprehensive lymphadenectomy (LND) after hysterectomy in patients with endometrial cancer.

… Thursday, January 30, 2020 Sentinel lymph node (SLN) mapping leads to significantly less lower-extremity lymphedema compared to comprehensive lymphadenectomy (LND) after hysterectomy in patients with endometrial cancer, according to our research published recently in the journal Gynecology Oncology .

The 2016 annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) ended with a visit from the Vice President.

… Thursday, April 21, 2016 Summary Continuing his work on the National Cancer Moonshot Initiative, Vice President Biden paid a visit to the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research, where he highlighted his goals for cancer research in the coming years and what it will take to get

Topics included more diverse representation in clinical trials, racial disparities in colorectal cancer, and ancestry testing to improve diagnoses.

… Wednesday, April 13, 2022 Among the topics discussed at this year’s annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) was disparities in cancer care. Several MSK researchers presented research that directly addresses these problems. In a prerecorded presentation, MSK physician-scientist

In her new role, Dr. Hsu will work to diversify matriculating classes and train students to become skilled leaders as both clinicians and biomedical researchers.

… Friday, April 9, 2021 Dr. Katharine Hsu, an esteemed physician-scientist who specializes in immunology research and treatment of blood cancers , has been named director of the Tri-Institutional M.D.-Ph.D. Program , a joint program between Weill Cornell Medicine, The Rockefeller University and Memorial

When this feathered patient found her way into a New York laboratory in 1909, she changed the course of cancer science.

… Wednesday, December 27, 2017 Summary Nobel prizes aren’t awarded posthumously — or to chickens. But a case could be made that we owe our greatest cancer discoveries to one such unassuming bird. Peyton Rous wasn’t expecting a chicken to show up in his laboratory one day in 1909. But there she was, a barred

Learn how developmental biologists at MSK solved a decades-old cellular mystery. Their findings will have an immediate and lasting impact on the understanding and treatment of ciliopathies, which cause a host of medical problems and affect 1 in 2,000 people worldwide.

… Thursday, August 28, 2025 Some might say it looks like a finger. Others might see a worm. Scientists in the field often liken it to an antenna. The technical name is primary cilium. This slender, microscopic appendage juts out from the surface of most cells in the human body — and yet for many years,

Learn about a new multiple myeloma drug that can stop the disease after other treatments have failed.

… Thursday, August 24, 2023 There is good news about  multiple myeloma , a rare blood cancer that can be difficult to treat. This month, the FDA granted accelerated approval to a drug, elranatamab (Elrexfio™) for resistant forms of the disease.  “Widespread availability of elranatamab could help improve

MSK's Dr. Larry Norton, a national breast cancer expert, discusses how artificial intelligence is helping doctors.

… Monday, June 10, 2024 Artificial intelligence (AI) technology has been in the spotlight in recent months as AI chatbots and image generators have become widespread, leading to renewed conversations about the technology’s role in medicine. One of AI’s most immediate applications for patient care is to

Findings about proteins called molecular chaperones are shedding new light on possible approaches to cancer treatment.

… Thursday, November 10, 2016 Summary New research has shown that proteins called molecular chaperones work together in a communal relationship, suggesting new avenues for targeting their activity. Highlights Molecular chaperones help coordinate important activities inside cells.   Researchers are developing