Viral Protein Penetrates Immune B Cells, Disrupting Their Ability to Make Antibodies Against HIV, Weill Cornell Team Reports NEW YORK (March 20, 2006) — In HIV infection, a protein produced by infected cells penetrates immune B cells, preventing them from...
NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell-Led Team Finds Less Regression of Heart Muscle in Diabetics, and Less Impact on Outcomes When Regression Does Occur NEW YORK (March 17, 2006) — Standard blood-pressure-lowering treatment to reduce dangerously enlarged hearts is much less effective and less...
New Book by NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Psychologist Helps Those with Short Tempers Control Their Anger NEW YORK (March 9, 2006) — Contrary to popular myth, expressing anger in the moment is not healthy. According to a new book, Getting Control of...
Research in Mice Suggests the Drugs Block Inflammatory Molecules That Spur Disease Progression NEW YORK (March 9, 2006) — New animal research suggests that two well-studied drugs, thalidomide and its derivative, lenalidomide, might extend the survival of patients with the...
Kathleen Chalfant Understanding a patient's emotions during and after a life-threatening experience is one of the most important and humane aspects of practicing medicine, yet it can also be one of the most difficult to understand. There are few...
Appointment to Professor James D. Duffy, M.B., Ch.B., Professor of Psychiatry in Public Health. (Dr. Duffy is on staff at The Methodist Hospital in Houston, TX.) Atilla Ertan, M.D., Clinical Professor of Medicine. (Dr. Ertan is on staff at...
Dr. Antonio Gotto discusses medical ethics at a special seminar on February 4. Dr. Joseph Fins, Dr. Gotto and Dr. Jack Barchas Drs. Gotto, Fins, Barchas and the administrative team from Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church who helped to organize...
NEW YORK (March 2, 2006) — A noted authority on infectious diseases, Dr. Henry W. Murray has been appointed the first Arthur R. Ashe, Jr. Professor of Medicine at Weill Medical College of Cornell University. Named for the tennis legend...
Dr. Frank Chervenak, the Given Foundation Professor and chairman of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, was among the leading international experts in fetal medicine to be an invited speaker at the five-day series "Ian Donald Course in Ultrasound,"...
Uris Auditorium was packed on Friday, January 20, as the Cornell University Board of Trustees and Weill Cornell Medical College Board of Overseers held their annual meeting. Hosted and moderated by Dean Antonio Gotto, the meeting included welcomes and...
Designed to Transform the Patient Experience in the 21st Century NEW YORK (February 21, 2006) — Weill Medical College of Cornell University has successfully completed its four-year $750 million capital campaign, Advancing the Clinical Mission — one of the largest...
NEW YORK (February 21, 2006) — A nationally recognized executive in finance and operations, Stephen M. Cohen has been appointed Associate Provost and Executive Vice Dean for Administration and Finance at Weill Medical College of Cornell University. He will be...
NEW YORK (February 21, 2006) — A form of vitamin B3 called nicotinamide can reverse the molecular, cellular, and behavioral effects of fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) in mice, according to a study by physician-scientists at Weill Medical College of Cornell...
NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell-Led Study Links Tumor Size and Cancer Stage NEW YORK (February 13, 2006) — Smokers and former smokers should be screened for lung cancer even if they don't have symptoms, according to a new study led by physician-scientists at...
Dr. Shari R. Midoneck Selected as First Laitman Scholar NEW YORK (January 19, 2006) — Weill Medical College of Cornell University has announced the creation of the Nanette Laitman Clinical Scholars Program in Public Health, funded by a $3 million...
Dr. John Laragh receiving the Lewis and Jack Rudin New York Prize for Medicine and Health. Dr. John Laragh, professor of medicine in cardiothoracic surgery, was awarded the third annual Lewis and Jack Rudin New York Prize for Medicine...
Dr. David Mininberg Dr. David Mininberg will be presenting the 2nd Heberden Society Lecture of the 2005-2006 academic year on February 9 at 5 p.m. in Uris Faculty Room (A-126) at Weill Cornell Medical College. The title of his...
From left: Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe; Dr. Henry Murray, the Arthur R. Ashe, Jr. Professor of Medicine; and Laurie Garrett at the 2005 Arthur Ashe Endowment Lecture. While impressive progress against HIV and AIDS has been made in the developed world,...
NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell First in NYC Metro Area to Successfully Implant Brain Stent to Treat Intracranial Atherosclerotic Disease NEW YORK (January 6, 2006) — Surgeons at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center are the first in the New York City metropolitan area...
NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Is Only Center in Northeast to Offer the Therapy NEW YORK (January 5, 2006) — A new radiation therapy for prostate cancer — Cesium-131 brachytherapy — has fewer side effects than other treatments. NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center...
