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Research in Diabetes Surgery Offers Clues to Origins of the Disease Diabetes May Be Disorder of Upper Intestine, Therefore Amenable to Surgical Treatment, According to a New Article by NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Surgeon-Scientist NEW YORK (March 5, 2008) — Growing evidence...

Honor Recognizes His Achievements in Prevention of Heart Disease NEW YORK (March 4, 2008) — Weill Cornell Medical College Dean Antonio M. Gotto Jr. was inducted into the Nashville Public Schools Hall of Fame today by the Nashville Alliance for...

NEW YORK (Feb. 29, 2008) — Teens who can recognize and resist the persuasive tactics used in alcohol ads are less likely to succumb to alcohol advertising and peer pressure to drink. The results of a three-year study of inner-city...

SCORED Screening Test Accurately and Efficiently Identifies Individuals With Silent Chronic Kidney Disease NEW YORK (Feb. 28, 2008) — The general public is not sufficiently aware that chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a serious and progressive medical condition. It remains...

Establishes Ronald O. Perelman Heart Institute: A "Medical Town Square" Dedicated to the Treatment of Heart Disease Supports Research and Clinical Initiatives at Newly Named Ronald O. Perelman and Claudia Cohen Center for Reproductive Medicine NEW YORK (Feb. 28, 2008)...

Dr. Fabrizio Michelassi (center), chairman of the Department of Surgery, conducts a tour of the new Surgery Research Laboratory in the A Building for biomedical engineers from Cornell University in Ithaca. More than 50 faculty members and guests attended the...

Valentine's Day Procedure Made Possible by Altruistic California Donor Gives Gift of Life to Three Kidney Patients Revolutionary Donor Chain May Benefit Hundreds Recipients Meet Their Donors for First Time Today NEW YORK (Feb. 20, 2008) — On Valentine's Day,...

For the First Time, Functional Transcription Factor mRNA Is Found Outside the Nucleus, at the Tip of Growing Axons, Weill Cornell Team Reports NEW YORK (Feb. 19, 2008) — A longstanding puzzle in neurodevelopment may have yielded up a key...

Supports Innovative Work of Ansary Center for Stem Cell Therapeutics NEW YORK (Feb. 14, 2008) — New York state has awarded $1 million to Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City for stem cell research and training to be...

Dr. Joseph Cooke (second from right) receiving the Outstanding Service Award from the NewYork Weill Cornell Medical Center Alumni Council, presented by (from left) Dean Antonio M. Gotto Jr., Dr. Vinod Malhotra, Dr. Roger Yurt and Dr. Herbert Pardes.click...

Kathleen Russo, the wife of noted actor and monologist Spalding Gray, hadn't seen her husband in several weeks. Because he was gravely ill, depressed and suicidal, she knew that his disappearance was life-threatening. Her suspicions were confirmed when the...

Dr. Peter Le Jacq, Dr. Joseph Fins and Dr. Antonio M. Gotto Jr. at the global health seminar "Health Care & Human Rights: A World in Need," at the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church, Feb. 2. From left: Dr. Oliver...

Study Describes Key Mechanism the Parasite Uses to Stay Viable in Blood Cells NEW YORK (Feb. 11, 2008) — A scourge to millions worldwide, malaria is proving resistant to older drugs. But a new, collaborative study may have uncovered a...

Noted Cancer Physician-Scientist Dr. Andrew Dannenberg Leads Program Dedicated to Advancing Research and Treatment of Disease NEW YORK (Feb. 5, 2008) — NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center has created an expanded cancer program dedicated to advancing research, prevention and treatment...

An Interactive Symposium Presented by Weill Cornell Medical College and Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church WHAT: Weill Cornell Medical College physicians and students present an interactive seminar exploring the questions of physician responsibility and medical ethics in a global community, with...

The Cells Release Renin, an Enzyme That Helps Spur Bronchoconstriction, Weill Cornell Study Finds NEW YORK (Jan. 29, 2008) — An enzyme released by mast cells in the lungs appears to play a key role in the tightening of airways...

Gift to Four Institutions, Including Weill Cornell Medical College Weill Cornell Effort Led by Dr. Neil Bander, Renowned Physician-Researcher in Emerging Field NEW YORK (Jan. 29, 2008) — The Prostate Cancer Foundation, largely through the generosity of David H. Koch,...

Dr. Mark Souweidane, professor of neurological surgery and neurological surgery in pediatrics, has received a Clinical and Translational Science Center (CTSC) Pilot Award to investigate the treatment of diffuse pontine gliomas in children. Diffuse pontine gliomas account for 5...

Dr. Leroy Hood Dr. Leroy Hood, president of the Institute for Systems Biology in Seattle, will be the guest of Weill Cornell's Department of Surgery as the William D. Stubenbord Visiting Professor. Dr. Hood's lecture, "Systems Biology and Systems...

Gerald N. Grob, Ph.D. The second Heberden Society Lecture of the 2007-2008 academic year will be delivered by Gerald N. Grob (Ph.D., Northwestern, 1958) at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 7, in the Uris Faculty Room (A-126) of Weill...