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Synaptotagmin I May Be Crucial to Chemical Messaging Between Brain Cells New York, NY (October 20, 2004) — Billions of times per day, neurons in the brain use microscopic packets of neurotransmitter chemicals to pass information across the synapse —...

The Office of Public Affairs announced its fall 2004 community outreach Health and Wellness Seminar Series, now in its tenth year. The topic for the next and final lecture, "Women's Sexuality: Overcoming Obstacles to Sexual Pleasure," will be presented...

Dr. Bruce Vladeck Dr. Bruce Vladeck, a nationally recognized health and public-policy expert, has been named the 2004 Ralph and Lorraine Lubin Distinguished Visiting Professor by the Department of Public Health. Dr. Vladeck will present his lecture, "Health Care...

Jeanne Kisacky Jeanne Kisacky, architectural historian at Syracuse University, will present the Heberden Society Lecture on Thursday, Oct. 28, at 5 p.m. in Uris Faculty Room (A-126). The title of her lecture will be "From Chasing Air to Corralling...

Future physicians begin their medical career at Weill Cornell. Dr. Michael Kaplitt speaks to the Class of 2008 at the White Coat Ceremony. Debra Gillers, associate dean for academic affairs, Dr. Lewis Drusin, professor of clinical public health and...

Not-For-Profit Drug Companies, Smarter Regulations, and Innovative Science Could Identify New Antibiotics and Save Lives New York, NY (October 18, 2004) — The looming threat of bacterial infections resistant to available antibiotics can be averted if industry, regulators, and academics...

One of the World's Most Successful IVF Clinics Marks a Major Milestone Mothers, Fathers, and their Kids Join Physicians and Staff to Celebrate Parenthood New York, NY (October 14, 2004) — The arrival of fraternal twins from Long Island, NY,...

Findings May Help in Development of Drugs for Memory Disorders New York, NY (October 13, 2004) — In the October 15 issue of Science, Dr. Bai Lu of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Dr. Barbara Hempstead of Weill...

Children's Hospital of NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Appoints Two Division Chiefs New York, NY (October 12, 2004) — Children's Hospital of NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell has appointed two new Division Chiefs. Dr. Barry E. Kosofsky, an authority in genetic and intrauterine factors that alter...

Little Evidence of Widespread Panic; Study Highlights Central Role of Primary Care Physicians in Fighting Future Bioterror Events New York, NY (October 12, 2004) — Primary care physicians — working only blocks away from the New York City anthrax attacks...

Between 2 and 10 Percent of U.S. Older Persons Are Physically or Mentally Abused New York, NY (October 12, 2004) — A substantial number of U.S. older persons — between 2 and 10 percent of the elderly population — are...

New York (October 6, 2004) — NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center has announced that it is seeking patients with relapsed or refractory mantle cell lymphoma to participate in a multicenter, single-arm, open-label Phase II trial of VELCADE. Mantle cell lymphoma,...

Authored by NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell's Department of Public Health Available Through AHRQ to State, County, and Local Officials Nationwide New York, NY (September 29, 2004) — Physician-scientists in the Department of Public Health at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center have created...

Robotic Prostate Surgery Is Centerpiece of New Program New York, NY (September 28, 2004) — NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center has established the Cornell Institute of Robotic Urological Surgery within the Brady Department of Urology. Robotic prostate surgery for prostate...

Experimental Drug and New Delivery System in Multi-Center Phase III Clinical Trial Throughout North America, Europe, Israel New York, NY (September 23, 2004) — Physician-scientists at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center will join roughly 50 other medical centers around the...

Testing for Hypoglycemia Might Help Save Newborns from Brain Damage, Alerting Doctors to the Danger Early On New York, NY (September 23, 2004) — Abnormally low blood sugar may raise an infant's risk for brain damage during delivery, according to...