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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...

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...

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...

In 1989, Thomas J. Moore — an investigative journalist, not a doctor — published the book, "Heart Failure: A Critical Inquiry Into American Medicine and the Revolution in Heart Care." In it, Moore discusses what he called the "Cholesterol...

$60,000 Award, Honoring 90th Birthday of Dr. Mortimer D. Sackler, Presented Jointly by Columbia University Medical Center and Weill Cornell Medical College NEW YORK (Jan. 17, 2008) — A leader in recent research on the interaction of genes and environment...

The Abundant Amino Acid Works on a Well-Studied Brain Cell Receptor, Weill Cornell Team Finds NEW YORK (Jan. 17, 2008) — Taurine is one of the most plentiful amino acids in the human brain, but neuroscientists are still puzzled by...

Powerful Enzyme — Best Known as Emergency Stroke Drug — Could Also Play Key Role in Alzheimer's Disease NEW YORK (Jan. 17, 2008) — The human brain contains its own store of a powerful enzyme (and stroke drug) called tissue...

To Fund Ongoing Research Into Mechanisms of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis NEW YORK (Jan. 16, 2008) — The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) has awarded another $13 million grant to the Center of Vascular Biology at Weill Cornell Medical...

$1.8 Million in Awards for Research Into School-Based Drug-Abuse Prevention and the Concept of Human Dignity as Employed in Health Policy Debates NEW YORK (Jan. 16, 2008) — Two major federal grants have been awarded to Public Health faculty at...

Poverty has been called the world's biggest health problem. Because 60 percent of the global population receives less than 6 percent of its income, residents of poor countries cannot afford basic health care, including medicines for diseases that are preventable,...

  Dr. Philip Barie (center) and Dr. John Boockvar (second from left) update the press on the condition of Alcides Moreno at a press conference held Jan. 3. Rosario Moreno, wife of Alcides Moreno, thanks the doctors, nurses and staff...