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A research team from Weill Cornell Medical College and The Rockefeller University has identified a bacterium it believes may trigger multiple sclerosis (MS), a chronic, debilitating disorder that damages myelin forming cells in the brain and spinal cord.

More Americans will be diagnosed with cardiovascular disease in the coming decades in spite of plummeting smoking rates and a growing reservoir of effective treatments, according to a new Weill Cornell Medical College research study.

Greater adherence to guidelines that outline proper management of severe traumatic brain injury has led to a significant drop in the number of New York patients who die from these injuries, according to a new study from Weill Cornell Medical College researchers.

As melanoma comes into greater focus, an international team of investigators, including Dr. Hector Peinado from Weill Cornell Medical College, hope its new research will make significant headway in combating the metastatic, and often fatal, form of the disease.

Better understanding and greater use of existing knowledge about the earliest phases of metastasis will improve outcomes for cancer patients, according to a commentary by a Weill Cornell Medical College physician.

Awards, honors, prizes and achievements for the week of Oct. 4 - Oct. 11.

Doctors should consider committing to making at least 5 percent of their practice Medicaid patients, a Weill Cornell physician argues in a new commentary.

As the Affordable Care Act makes sweeping changes to the health care industry on a federal level, it is more important than ever for New York to enact its own reforms, according to a state industry expert.

Damaged or diseased organs may someday be healed with an injection of blood vessel cells, eliminating the need for donated organs and transplants, according to scientists at Weill Cornell Medical College.

Treating pancreatic necrosis using endoscopy is safer and more effective than open surgery, study says.

A non-invasive test that can provide an early warning of heart attacks in Caucasian diabetics is just as effective for Arab and South Asian diabetic populations, say researchers from Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar.

Dr. Carl Nathan wins the Anthony Cerami Award in Translational Medicine and other honors, prizes and achievements for the week of Sept. 27 - Oct. 4.

A vast, "dark" region of the human genetic code contains dozens of previously unknown mutations that play a role in breast and prostate cancers.

This week NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center and The Rogosin Institute celebrate the 50th anniversary of their world-renowned transplant program. To commemorate this important milestone, an anniversary celebration, "50 Years of Transplant Excellence," was held, and attended by some 200 members of the leadership and staff of NewYork-Presbyterian, Weill Cornell Medical College, and The Rogosin Institute; transplant recipients, donors, and family members; and partners from the community.

New powerhouse for therapeutic research founded with $20 million in generous support from Lewis Sanders and Howard Milstein.

NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center has appointed Dr. Felice Schnoll-Sussman director of its Jay Monahan Center for Gastrointestinal Health.

Neuroscientist Dr. Sheila Nirenberg was named a 2013 MacArthur Foundation "genius." The award carries a $625,000 unrestricted grant.

Weill Cornell Medical College and Houston Methodist Hospital have joined forces to offer an accelerated clinical research training program to junior faculty who are interested in conducting clinical trials.

New research by Weill Cornell Medical College could improve the lives of patients with traumatic brain injuries by clarifying how to accurately measure their level of awareness.

Researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College have discovered why a tiny alteration in a brain gene, found in 20 percent of the population, contributes to the risk for anxiety, depression and memory loss.