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Institute for Brain Development Will Offer Evaluation, Treatment and Research for Autism Spectrum Disorders in Children and Adults NEW YORK (Oct. 6, 2010) — NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, along with its affiliated medical schools Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and...

Dr. David Blumenthal, the 2010 Ralph and Lorraine Lubin Distinguished Visiting Professor. In the early 2000s, as a primary care physician at Massachusetts General Hospital, Dr. David Blumenthal was happy and satisfied in his paper universe. Prescriptions, orders for...

New Institute to Focus on Promising Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approaches for Early Detection and Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease NEW YORK (Sept. 27, 2010) — Distinguished neuroscientist and Alzheimer's researcher Dr. Steven Marc Paul will lead the new Helen & Robert...

Program Hosts First European Workshop on Metabolic Surgery, September 27-28 NEW YORK (September 27, 2010) — International experts in type 2 diabetes will gather in Rome on September 27-28 to discuss how metabolic surgery may open new treatment opportunities for...

Dr. Marc Goldstein Dr. Marc Goldstein, a noted urologist and pioneer in the field of male fertility, has been selected as one of SUNY Downstate College of Medicine's 150 most distinguished graduates. In honor of the 150th anniversary of...

Research Into Ubiquitination Could Boost Understanding of Cancers and Neurodegenerative Diseases and Lead to New Treatments NEW YORK (Sept. 20, 2010) — Ubiquitination is a key part of the process by which proteins are broken down and recycled within human...

"Paradigm-shifting" is how Dr. Andrew Schafer, chairman of the Department of Medicine, described Dr. Daniel W. Fitzgerald's recently published paper in the New England Journal of Medicine on the early initiation of antiretroviral therapies for HIV patients. That accolade...

Findings May Lead to Drugs for Treatment of Neurodegenerative Disease, Alzheimer's Disease NEW YORK (Sept. 9, 2010) — Neurons are cells in the brain and body that communicate with one another by electrical and chemical signals — like messages traveling...

It's a long road to travel to become a doctor; so it's nice when you're given a little something at the start of the journey to send you forth. On Tuesday, Aug. 24, at a late afternoon ceremony at...

New England Journal of Medicine Study Indicates Waiting on T-Cell Decline Is Harmful NEW YORK (Sept. 2, 2010) — Prompted by clinical research into the early initiation of antiretroviral therapies for HIV performed at the GHESKIO clinic in Port-au-Prince, Haiti,...

Chiefs' rounds at Weill Cornell Medical College can be a nerve-racking experience. Residents present cases while their colleagues and senior physicians fire questions at them on the patient's symptoms, diagnosis and prognosis. Sitting around a small table in a...

NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Pediatric Psychiatrist Says Many Problems Can Be Averted With Recognition and Care NEW YORK (Aug. 31, 2010) — With summer fading, anxiety is on the rise for some students anticipating the return of school. But it isn't just...

Peijun Zhu was just settling into his first year at Shanghai University in China when his parents made a rather startling announcement: They were all moving to the United States. That was two years ago, and while Peijun has...

NEW YORK (Aug. 27, 2010) — In recognition of his lifetime contributions to the prevention sciences, the Society for Prevention Research has awarded Dr. Gilbert J. Botvin its prestigious Presidential Award. Dr. Botvin is a professor of psychology in public...

Dr. Susan Pannullo Dr. Susan Pannullo, associate professor of clinical neurological surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College and director of neuro-oncology at NewYork Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, has been chosen as a fellow for the nation's most prestigious...

Dr. David Blumenthal David Blumenthal, M.D., M.P.P., will be the 2010 Lorraine and Ralph Lubin Distinguished Visiting Professor at Weill Cornell Medical College. Dr. Blumenthal will meet with medical students, faculty and members of the administration during his day...

First Study To Show Alteration in the Function of Genes in the Lungs Resulting from Secondhand and Low-level Smoking NEW YORK (August 20, 2010) — Casual smokers may think that smoking a few cigarettes a week is "no big deal."...

There has been a great deal of recent media coverage about an extraordinary transplant case at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, the Medical College's chief clinical partner. The story underlines the extraordinary lifesaving efforts of our transplant team and the Hospital's position as...