Feinstein Institute and Cold Spring Harbor Lab join forces, seek manic depression genes
GLEN OAKS, NY -- Psychiatric researchers from The Zucker Hillside Hospital campus of The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research announced today they have launched a collaborative research project spearheaded by James Watson, PhD, the co-discoverer of the DNA double helix, and a team of researchers at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) to identify key genetic underpinnings of bipolar disorder...Feinstein researchers identify intelligence gene
GLEN OAKS, NY -- Psychiatric researchers at The Zucker Hillside Hospital campus of The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research have uncovered evidence of a gene that appears to influence intelligence. Working in conjunction with researchers at Harvard Partners Center for Genetics and Genomics in Boston, the Zucker Hillside team examined the genetic blueprints of individuals with schizophrenia, a...Discovery at the Feinstein suggests new treatment approach for inflammatory conditions
MANHASSET, NY -- Scientists at The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research have made a discovery that may change the way inflammatory conditions are treated. The researchers looked at certain nerve cell receptors in the brain and found they control inflammation in the body. The discovery presents a potential new approach for treating inflammatory conditions like rheumatoid arthritis and inflamma...