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NEW YORK (August 29, 2006) — An authority in neonatal congenital anomalies, pediatric thoracic surgery and pediatric surgical oncology, Dr. Nitsana Spigland has been appointed chief of pediatric surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center. She is associate professor of...

Dr. Joseph Fins (far right) and his family with faculty and students from the University of Marburg in the Austrian Alps. Photo courtesy of Dr. Fins. Dr. Joseph Fins, chief of the Division of Medical Ethics and professor of...

Last year, Weill Cornell physician-researchers Dr. Ronald Crystal and Dr. Shahin Rafii gave a pair of lectures on genomics and stem cell biology at Weill Cornell Medical College–Qatar that had a kind of mythic effect on the students. "They...

Dear Cornellians, I write to welcome all of you to the beginning of the 2006-07 academic year and to thank so many of you for making our transition to Cornell University so smooth and gratifying. My wife, Robin Davisson,...

Gateways participants hear firsthand about life as MD-PhD students from Tri-Institutional MD-PhD students. Sitting around a conference table in a book-lined room in Olin Hall, 15 biomedical research scientists gathered for lunch to discuss some of the highlights and...

Study Is Lead Article in JAMA and a Highlight of 2006 International AIDS Meeting NEW YORK (Aug. 10, 2006) — Adding a fourth medication to a standard three-drug "cocktail" employed to suppress HIV and prevent AIDS does not improve the...

First Research Projects to be Funded under the Tri-Institutional Stem Cell Initiative NEW YORK (August 2, 2006) — The Tri-Institutional Stem Cell Initiative, comprised of three leading New York City biomedical research institutions — Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, The Rockefeller...

Highly Targeted Agent Stops the Cancer in Animal Model and May Fight Other Tumor Types NEW YORK (Aug. 1, 2006) -- An experimental drug targeted to a cancer-causing mechanism within the cell may be a powerful weapon against deadly multiple...

During Endocytosis, Synaptic Vesicles Swap Needed Proteins with a Pre-Existing Pool on the Brain Cell's Surface NEW YORK (July 28, 2006) — Almost every neurological activity depends on the passage of information between brain cells via the synapse. Now, biochemists...

Weill Cornell Team Turns Betulonic Acid into Potential Bio-Available Drug NEW YORK (July 24, 2006) — A compound found in the bark of the white birch tree — betulonic acid, a derivative of betulinol — may finally have been rendered...

Dedicated to Efficient Translation of Laboratory Discoveries into New Treatments for Cancer Patients NEW YORK (July 24, 2006) — The Arthur and Rochelle Belfer Foundation has pledged $8 million to create the Arthur and Rochelle Belfer Institute of Hematology and...

Stabilizes or Improves Cognitive Function First Study to Demonstrate IVIg Effective Longer Than a Year NEW YORK (July 18, 2006) — A purified mixture of human antibodies called intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) provides lasting benefits to patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD),...

Dr. Carlyle Harvey Miller Clinical Instructor in Medicine and Medical College alumnus Dr. Carlyle Harvey Miller has been named the new associate dean of student affairs and equal opportunity programs at Weill Cornell Medical College. Dr. Miller succeeds Dr....

While any diagnosis of cancer is frightening, pancreatic cancer can be particularly devastating. While it is not a commonly occurring cancer, it is the fourth-leading cause of cancer death in the United States. By far the largest number of...

Former Baltimore Oriole and New York Yankee Paul Blair (right) recounts his son's battle with deep vein thrombosis. Hall of Famer and former Atlanta Braves pitcher Phil Niekro shares his story of how DVT killed his father. Dr. John...

Dr. Joseph Fins, chief of the Division of Medical Ethics and professor of medicine, public health and medicine in psychiatry, has been named to the editorial board of BMC Medical Ethics. The journal is a peer-reviewed online publication focused...

From left: Dr. Claudia Henschke; Dr. David Yankelevitz, professor of radiology; Russell Mirman, a volunteer for the Lung Cancer Society of Long Island; Selma Rosen, holding the proclamation by Gov. Pataki calling November 2006 as Lung Cancer Awareness Month;...

NYP/Weill Cornell Had Most Patients Enrolled in Clinical Trial That Helped Prove Patient Benefit NEW YORK (July 13, 2006) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved REVLIMID® (lenalidomide) as a treatment for multiple myeloma, a type of...