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Brescia Foundation supports ILFS-1 research at CSHL

Gina Dipietro — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 12:30:58 +0000

When Patricia and Jason Brescia welcomed their first child, Jason Michael Brescia Jr., in December 2022, they could not have imagined how quickly joy would turn to heartbreak. Born prematurely at 27 weeks, Jason Michael Jr. spent 54 days in intensive care before being diagnosed with Infantile Liver Failure Syndrome type 1 (ILFS-1), a rare...

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Researchers find new way to slow memory loss in Alzheimer’s

Gina Dipietro — Thu, 05 Feb 2026 12:30:28 +0000

Alzheimer’s disease is often measured in statistics: millions affected worldwide, cases rising sharply, costs climbing into the trillions. For families, the disease is experienced far more intimately. “It’s a slow bereavement,” says ��ϳԹ��Դ Professor Nicholas Tonks, whose mother lived with Alzheimer’s. “You lose the person piece by piece.” There’s a lot of...

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Gut health à la CAR T

Margaret Osborne — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 12:30:53 +0000

Ever notice that as you get older, some foods no longer sit with you the same? This could be due to a breakdown of the intestinal epithelium, a single layer of cells that forms the organ’s lining. The intestine plays a crucial role in many health functions, including digestion. Under normal conditions, the entire intestinal...

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Patient insights inspire discovery

Samuel Diamond — Wed, 03 Sep 2025 15:00:17 +0000

“My body is all used up, and I have no will left to live.” Those are the first words of a new essay written by ��ϳԹ��Դ Associate Professor Tobias Janowitz. They’re the words of his late mother during the final days of her life. “A perceptive woman who survived a childhood shaped...

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It’s not you—it’s cancer

Jennifer Michalowski — Thu, 10 Apr 2025 18:00:51 +0000

AI generated voice with Tobias Janowitz’s actual voice Cancer ravages both body and mind. If you’ve ever lost loved ones to the disease, you might recognize the physical and emotional changes cancer patients often endure during their final months. They seem drained of strength and spirit. Even people who’ve maintained a positive outlook throughout their...

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Cocktails & Chromosomes: The whole-body health spectrum

Communications Department — Thu, 22 Aug 2024 16:00:46 +0000

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At the Lab Episode 20: Cleanup on IL-6

Communications Department — Tue, 20 Aug 2024 11:30:30 +0000

“The power of mind” has long been a calling card of herbalists and mystics of all stripes. Most often, it should be taken with a big grain of salt. This week At the Lab, CSHL Professor Bo Li discusses new scientific research that could bring us closer to understanding the true connections between mind and...

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Plus-sized fly: a model to understand the mechanisms underlying human obesity

Peter Tarr — Tue, 10 Jan 2017 12:00:06 +0000

Cold Spring Harbor, NY — Why do people become obese? Poor dietary choices and overeating seem like clear causes, but what is at the root of these behaviors? Significantly overweight people may be genetically predisposed to be affected disproportionately when faced with the ready availability of calorie-laden treats. It appears, in others words, that some...

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