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Dr. William Muller is the recipient of the NIH MERIT Award. Dr. William Muller, professor of pathology and laboratory medicine, has been named a recipient of the National Institutes of Health MERIT (Method to Extend Research in Time) Award...

Novel Structural Demonstration of GPCR Binding and Activation Mechanism Has Implications for Understanding Disease, Drug Discovery NEW YORK (November 29, 2005) — A family of proteins called G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) lies on the surface membranes of cells and is...

Demonstrates Efficacy of Antiretroviral Therapy to Treat AIDS in Developing Countries Published on World AIDS Day in New England Journal of Medicine NEW YORK (November 29, 2005) — A thousand patients with AIDS in Haiti who received antiretroviral therapy had...

Dr. Aran Ron delivers the inaugural Business in Medicine lecture. Who says that a serious number-cruncher can't also be a great doctor? That was the question posed to students and faculty who gathered in Uris Auditorium on November 1...

Staff and faculty were honored for their service at the annual Service Awards, recognizing their years of commitment, dedication and work at Weill Cornell Medical College. Special events were held on October 26, 31, and November 1 to commemorate...

Dr. Christian Frank, a Postdoctoral Research Day organizer, illustrates his study on "membrane topology of Rft1p" to Dr. Stanley Goldsmith. Dr. William Muller looks on as Dr. Victoria Ballard, a postdoctoral associate in medicine, explains her research on cardiac...

New Book by NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell's Dr. Joseph Fins Helps Clinicians, Patients, and Family Members Make the Transition NEW YORK (November 18, 2005) — In the wake of the Terry Schiavo case, many are becoming aware of the importance of planning...

$2.1 Million Grant to Support Research to Contribute to Development of Methods to Control Inflammation; Applications for a Wide Range of Diseases NEW YORK (November 17, 2005) — Recognized for his breakthrough biomedical research in the area of inflammation, Weill...

Findings Have Potential of Changing Clinical Practice for Male Infertility NEW YORK (November 15, 2005) — Men with infertility and abnormal sperm counts have a 20-fold greater incidence of testicular cancer compared to the general population, according to a new...

Final Results of Community-Based WIN-R Study Also Demonstrate Efficacy of Shorter, More Tolerable 24-Week Regimen in Patients with Genotype 2 or 3 Virus SAN FRANCISCO (November 14, 2005) — Final results of the WIN-R trial,1 the largest hepatitis C study...

Microsurgery Restores Fertility to Men with Klinefelter Syndrome, and an Expert Reviews Available Sperm DNA Tests NEW YORK (November 11, 2005) — New research is expanding what we know about the causes, diagnosis, and treatment of infertility in men. In...

Unique Information Resource and Portal for Neuroscientists NEW YORK (November 11, 2005) — The National Institutes of Health's (NIH's) new Neuroscience Information Framework will be designed by a consortium led by Weill Medical College of Cornell University, whose Dr. Daniel...

Dr. LaBruna (left) and Dr. Sorin (right) field questions from the audience at the October 25 Health and Wellness Seminar. In a society increasingly focused on youth and a certain standard of beauty, more and more Americans are turning...

Gathered back together from their far-flung locales, 14 medical students from Weill Cornell Medical College shared their summer international elective experiences at a reception hosted by the Office of International Medical Education on October 17 in A-950. With animated...

Physicians demonstrate (via satellite) various cardiovascular procedures at the 17th Annual TCT conference in Washington, D.C. Faculty at Weill Cornell Medical College demonstrated live (via satellite) several cutting-edge procedures on October 18, to the 17th Annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics...

Early Research Suggests Existing Agents Could Put Brakes on Neurological Decline NEW YORK (November 3, 2005) — A toxic gas appears to speed neurological decline in mice bred to mimic Alzheimer's disease, and inhibiting the production of this gas —...

NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Is First & Only Site in Northeast to Offer New Anesthetic Technique NEW YORK (October 26, 2005) — A new anesthetic technique for vasectomy that does not involve the use of needles has been shown to be safe...

Dr. Ronald Crystal (third from left) is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland. From left: Dr. Gerald McElvaney, registrar of the College; Karen Waldman; Dr. Crystal; and Dr. Joseph McKenna, president of the College....