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Dr. Rainu Kaushal, an expert in health care quality, patient safety and information technology, has been named chair of the Department of Healthcare Policy and Research at Weill Cornell Medical College and physician-in-chief of healthcare policy and research at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center. Formerly known as the Department of Public Health, the refocused Department of Healthcare Policy and Research will analyze health care delivery and find innovative ways to optimize the value and quality of health care for patients in New York and across the country.

Weill Cornell-led consortium awarded $7 million to develop New York City-wide data infrastructure to inform patient and provider decision making.

Academic medical centers face an uncertain future, especially as federal research funds continue to shrink, but Weill Cornell Medical College is poised not only to thrive, but to lead the way in providing excellent education, research and clinical care.

A common growth factor with a role in cell growth and metabolism uses cilia to tell a cell when it's time to replicate rather than differentiate and transform into a new kind of cell.

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

Access to mental health care has become a prominent issue in Congress following mass shootings around the country. But a new study in JAMA Psychiatry, led by researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College, suggests that unless those in need of help have deep pockets, they might have a hard time finding a psychiatrist that will provide the needed services.

Dr. Janey Peterson receives the Paul B. Beeson Career Development Award in Aging Research, Dr. Theodore Schwartz wins Gentle Giant Award and other awards, honors, prizes and achievements for the week of Nov. 29 - Dec. 6

Michael A. Foley, PhD, has been selected to lead the Tri-Institutional Therapeutics Discovery Institute, Inc. (Tri-I TDI), a pioneering collaboration of Weill Cornell Medical College, The Rockefeller University and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center that is designed to expedite early-stage drug discovery into novel treatments for patients.

Weill Cornell Medical College and the American Austrian Foundation are celebrating 20 years of medical exchange through the Salzburg Weill Cornell Seminars.

Researchers from Weill Cornell Medical College have shown that the presence of a particular protein in biopsied prostate tissue substantially increases the likelihood that cancer will develop in that organ. The discovery will likely help physicians decide how closely to monitor men potentially at risk for the cancer -- among the most confusing and controversial dilemmas in health care.

Changes taking place in a woman's environment while her baby is suckling can influence her child's brain development and ultimately his or her physical and behavioral traits.

'Twas the first Thanksgiving with his family, and there was something growing on his face. The space between his nose and upper lip had gone prickly, brown hairs dancing with every facial gesture. It felt weird, he said. He was a little embarrassed. He felt the need to explain, especially to his future in-laws. And with Movember, he said, that was precisely the point.

Researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College have found that a genetic variation that is linked to increased levels of triglycerides -- fats in the blood associated with disorders such as heart disease, type 2 diabetes, obesity and stroke -- is far more common than previously believed and disproportionally affects people of African ancestry.

Dr. Robin L. Davisson is named a fellow of the AAAS, and other awards, honors, prizes and achievements for the week of Nov. 22-Nov. 29.

In a new article published in the Nov. 20 issue of the journal Neuron, Dr. Costantino Iadecola reviewed the mechanisms of vascular dementia from the days of Alois Alzheimer in the early 1900s to modern-day understanding of the disease, providing a synthesis inclusive of basic science investigations, including work performed at Weill Cornell, and clinical studies.

Blood vessels play a critical role in driving regeneration in both diseased organs and injured bone marrow, say researchers from the Ansary Stem Cell Institute at Weill Cornell Medical College.

A team of scientists led by Weill Cornell Medical College has discovered a signature of brain activity in three patients who were "awakened" from their minimally conscious state by the sleep aid drug Ambien.