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Interest in sub-Saharan Africa brought many students to the region, including second-year student Sandra Demars, who traveled to Durban, South Africa, during the 2006 summer. Second-year student Yu Nina Niu gives a presentation of her visit to Shanghai's Children...

As Reported in The New England Journal of Medicine, AMG 531 Appears Safe, Effective Against the Autoimmune Disease NEW YORK (November 14, 2006) — Attacking a platelet-depleting autoimmune disease in a whole new way, an experimental drug is helping patients...

Microarray Technology Spots Patterns in Fine-Needle Aspirates That Identify Malignancy NEW YORK (November 14, 2006) — By fine-tuning "fine-needle aspiration" biopsies with a super-fast genetic microarray technology, a team of surgeons from NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York...

Tolterodine Plus Tamsulosin Works Better Than Either Drug Alone, Concludes NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell JAMA Study NEW YORK (November 14, 2006) — A major clinical trial finds that a combination of two common medications — tolterodine (Detrol LA) and tamsulosin (Flomax) —...

Finding Brings Researchers a Step Closer to Repairing Injured Spinal Cords NEW YORK (November 10, 2006) — An enzyme called sAC helps spur the growth of nerve endings in the developing embryo, and might also be used to someday regrow...

Tissue Plasminogen Activator May Help Spur Dangerous Heart Arrhythmias, Weill Cornell Team Reports NEW YORK (November 9, 2006) -- Across the world, emergency medical teams often administer a powerful clot-busting drug called tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) to help patients stricken...

Medical "Journey" for Patients Can Be Long and Difficult, but Most Accept the Risk, NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Expert Says NEW YORK (November 7, 2006) — For the 170,000 morbidly obese patients who undergo bariatric surgery each year in the U.S., the...

Administrators and staff in the Department of Anesthesiology were the first to participate in a department-wide project using the Skillsoft library of e-learning courses for professional development.click here to enlarge The Department of Anesthesiology and the Weill Cornell Human...

"American Idol" Taylor Hicks dazzles the audience at the 2006 Cabaret benefit. Winners of the NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell talent contest (from left) Toral Shah, Billy Steeves and Heather Moran.Photo by Brad Hess. On the evening of Wednesday, Oct. 25, more...

Weill Cornell senior administrators, including Medical College Dean Antonio Gotto Jr.; Associate Provost and Executive Vice Dean for Administration and Finance Stephen Cohen; and Graduate School Dean David Hajjar, gathered for a series of events in October to recognize...

Gaboxadol Works in Distinct Way to Bring Quick, Balanced Slumber, Collaborative Study Finds NEW YORK (November 1, 2006) — An experimental drug called gaboxadol may soon help millions of bleary-eyed insomniacs get to sleep, and a multi-center team of U.S....

NEW YORK (November 1, 2006) — "The Lifetime Cost of Current HIV Care in the United States," a major study appearing in the November 2006 issue of Medical Care, projects the cost of treatment for HIV-infected adults using current standards...

Viral Peptide Prevents Deadly Hendra, Nipah Viruses from Infecting Cells NEW YORK (October 31, 2006) — Two lethal and easily transmitted viruses — both potential bioterror agents — may soon be much less dangerous, thanks to research led by scientists...

Significant Science Study May Lead to First Diagnostic Test to Guide Antidepressant Treatment NEW YORK (October 31, 2006) — Treatment of depression is difficult for both patients and for psychiatrists. While there are numerous drugs available that work, finding the...

Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Hand for Announcement A Key Priority: Enhance Research Connectivity between Ithaca and Manhattan New York, N.Y. (October 26, 2006) — In the presence of New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Peter C. Meinig, chairman of the...

NEW YORK (October 25, 2006) — Lung cancer can be detected at its very earliest stage in 85 percent of patients using annual low-dose CT (computed tomography) screening, and when followed by prompt surgical removal, the 10-year survival rate is...

Dr. Alvin Pouissant, '60, delivers the keynote address on "The Media's Impact on Children's Health and Well-Being" during the Alumni Reunion Weekend, Oct. 13 and 14. Dr. Kenneth G. Swan, '60 (second from left), outgoing president of the Alumni...