EurekAlert! News by Subject: Medicine & Health - News by Subject: Medicine & Health

There’s a growing consensus that your zip code is a strong predictor of your health and lifespan. Now, researchers at NYU School of Global Public Health have determined that neighborhood conditions may be driving aging at the cellular level.

Journal: Social Science & Medicine

7-Apr-2026

Ulrich Steidl, MD, Ph.D., named director of Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Business Announcement

International leader in blood cancer and stem cell research, Ulrich Steidl, M.D., Ph.D., has been named director of the Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center (MECCC) and vice president of cancer medicine at Montefiore Einstein. He has acted as interim director of MECCC, which is a National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated comprehensive cancer center, since late 2025.

7-Apr-2026

Ochsner Baton Rouge adds new specialty physicians and advanced practice providers

Ochsner Health System
Business Announcement

Ochsner Baton Rouge welcomes several new physicians and advanced practice providers who are now accepting new patients.

7-Apr-2026

Gladstone’s Ryan Corces receives MIND Prize to uncover unknown drivers of Alzheimer’s

Gladstone Institutes
Grant and Award Announcement

Gladstone Institutes investigator Ryan Corces, PhD, has been named a 2026 winner of the Pershing Square Foundation’s MIND Prize, a prestigious award recognizing next-frontier thinkers who are uncovering a deeper understanding of the brain and cognition. The 2026 Prize winners each receive $750,000 over three years to support breakthroughs in research on neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease and other aging-related dementias, which affect millions of people worldwide. With funding from the MIND Prize, he will investigate why many families in which multiple members have Alzheimer’s disease do not have gene variants known to cause the condition.