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Camp Phoenix and the Health Professionals and Recruitment Exposure Program win Marcus M. Reidenberg Awards in Community Service and other awards, honors, prizes and achievements for the week of July 4 - July 11.

The Muslim tradition of fasting during the holy month of Ramadan may provide insight into the human body's metabolic processes, offering new clues into how obesity and type 2 diabetes develop, say researchers from Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar.

Weill Cornell scientists have been able to reprogram vascular cells into long-lasting blood cells that resemble bone marrow stem cells capable of forming the various components of blood

Dr. Francis Barany receives the 2014 IFCC Award for Significant Contributions to Molecular Diagnostics and other awards, honors, prizes and achievements for the week of June 27 - July 4.

In response to a recent national study showing that CT scans in a select high-risk population lower lung cancer deaths, NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center has launched a lung cancer screening program for those at risk for developing the disease.

A study by Weill Cornell Medical College scientists sheds light on why antibiotics are not always effective in treating tuberculosis.

Awards, honors, prizes and achievements for the week of June 20 - June 27.

For newly minted Dr. Peter Movilla, a Weill Cornell scholarship did more than pay for his medical education - it gave him an unlikely career as a women's health specialist. Half of WCMC students receive scholarships, providing them with a lower debt burden than those at peer institutions.

A study conducted at Weill Cornell traces the Hepatitis C Virus drug telaprevir in real time, which sheds light on the course of the disease and the treatment process.

Ten faculty and students win awards from the Siegel Family and other awards, honors, prizes and achievements for the week of June 13 - June 20.

A documentary written and directed by Dr. Ryan McGarry, an instructor of medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College, makes its New York City premiere on June 20 at the IFC Center.

HIV epidemics are emerging among people who inject drugs in several countries in the Middle East and North Africa, according to findings published today in PLOS Medicine.

Alan Paau, executive director of the Cornell Center for Technology Enterprise and Commercialization and vice provost for technology transfer, is moving out of CCTEC and transitioning to an advisory role as vice provost for technology commercialization global initiatives Aug. 1.

Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar scientists have drafted a metabolic map of the human body that shows how human metabolism works as a system, and how it can potentially be modified to treat disease.

The annual Ansary Symposium on Stem Cell Research assembled the country's leading stem-cell investigators to discuss the field's achievements, its challenges and future. It also marked the 10th anniversary of the creation of the Ansary Stem Cell Institute at Weill Cornell.

Awards, honors, prizes and achievements for the week of June 6 - June 13.

The brain powers up in fits and starts, a finding with implications for anesthesia and traumatic brain injury.

Researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College have discovered what they believe may be the first effective drug therapy to prevent tongue cancer, one of the world's most common cancers.

The suppression of two genes reduces breast cancer tumor formation and spread by interfering with blood vessel formation and recruitment.

Dr. Shahin Rafii explains how stem cells could one day repair and regrow damaged tissues and organs on the 10th anniversary of the Ansary Stem Cell Institute.