A non-invasive scan used to determine the extent of plaque buildup in the heart accurately predicts the likelihood of heart attack or death over a 15-year period.
Investigators have discovered the precise molecular steps that enable immune cells implicated in certain forms of asthma and allergy to develop and survive in the body.
A simple algorithm accurately predicts whether a stable patient is likely to suffer from coronary artery disease or die of a heart attack in the next three years.
Cognitive behavioral therapy is the most consistently effective way to manage symptoms tied to panic disorder, though another less-structured treatment also shows promise.
In the increasingly competitive market for postdoctoral funding, the Revson Fellowship provided funds for both Drs. Wendy Beguelin and Kate Meyer, which allowed them to do more than just continue their research.
Six young scientists at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Rockefeller University, and Weill Cornell Medical College have been named the inaugural winners of a new prize established to recognize postdoctoral investigators in the life sciences.
Ovarian cancer shuts down immune system cells that would otherwise act as a first line of defense against the deadly tumor, but a therapy that restores the cells' disease-fighting abilities could provide a powerful new strategy to attack the cancer.
Weill Cornell Medical College and Cellectis have entered into a strategic translational research alliance to accelerate the development of a targeted immunotherapy for patients with acute myelogenous leukemia, a deadly blood cancer.
Systematic differences have emerged between physicians who consistently participated in programs that incentived the adoption of electronic health records and those who didn't.
Researchers have discovered that "good" cholesterol in blood also carries a protein that powerfully regulates immune function, and together they play an important role in preventing inflammation in the body.
A Weill Cornell physician and his patient participated in the American Heart Association's Hands-Only CPR Keep the Beat Challenge. The event, hosted June 4 in Times Square, was organized to boost the number of people trained in CPR.
