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New York, NY (February 20, 2004) — Dr. Bernice Grafstein, a noted expert in the field of neuroregeneration research and the Vincent and Brooke Astor Distinguished Professor in Neuroscience at Weill Cornell Medical College, has been honored with Women in...

New York, NY (February 19, 2004) — Debunking a popular myth about vasectomy, a new study by physician-scientists at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center finds that vasectomy reversal is highly effective, even 15 years or more after the vas deferens,...

Dr. Barron Lerner Dr. Barron Lerner, the Angelica Berrie-Gold Foundation Associate Professor of Medicine and Public Health at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, will present the Heberden Society Lecture on Thursday, Feb. 19, at 5 p.m. in...

Dr. Rüdiger Hehlmann Dr. Rüdiger Hehlmann, chief and professor of medicine at the University of Heidelberg (Germany), will be the guest of the Department of Medicine as the 2004 Richard T. Silver, M.D. Visiting Professor of Hematology/Medical Oncology. Dr....

Finding May One Day Help Patients Recover from Heart Attacks New York, NY (February 12, 2004) — Weill Cornell Medical College researchers have discovered that injecting a growth factor called PDGF-AB along with bone marrow cells into the heart can...

Finding Could Lead to More Aggressive Treatment for Patients at Highest Risk New York, NY (February 9, 2004) — Diabetics who have certain abnormalities on an electrocardiogram (ECG) — a measure of the heart's electrical activity — are much more...

New York, NY (February 3, 2004) — The Division of Cardiology at Weill Cornell Medical College has been named for Maurice R. and Corinne P. Greenberg, generous and longtime benefactors of the Medical College and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital in many areas,...

New York, NY (February 2, 2004) — With the help of NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell scientists, a couple now have a healthy baby boy, free of a disfiguring genetic ailment that has plagued the father and his family for generations. Craig Basson,...

Finding Could Lead to Targeted Therapy New York, NY (January 30, 2004) — A snippet of protein that sits on top of healthy prostate cells is often lost as the cell morphs into a potentially life-threatening cancer. The protein, known...

Front: Cathy Ferrara, Maria Carrera and Alison Beck. Back: Drs. Seth Waldman and Daniel Catanzaro. Members of the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery competed in the New York City Marathon on Nov. 2, 2003, to help increase public awareness about...

Dr. G. Stanley McKnight Dr. G. Stanley McKnight, professor of pharmacology at the University of Washington (Seattle), will be the guest of Weill Cornell's Department of Pharmacology as the William D. Stubenbord Visiting Professor. (The event is being sponsored...

Dr. Paul Bergstresser Dr. Paul Bergstresser, professor and chairman of the Department of Dermatology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (Dallas), will be the guest of Weill Cornell's Department of Dermatology as the Nina W. Werblow Visiting...

Sanford Weill, Jeffrey Lehman, and Peter Meinig at the annual Weill Cornell Medical College Overseers-Cornell University Trustees joint board meeting. Dr. Antonio Gotto gives the "Report of the Provost." Joan Weill and Dr. David Hajjar, dean of WCGSMS and...

A Dreaded Family Inheritance Concludes New York, NY (January 28, 2004) -- In a significant scientific achievement, physicians and scientists at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center have successfully employed preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) for retinoblastoma. The result was the world's...

Finding Could Help Patient's Blood Cells Bounce Back Rapidly After Bone Marrow Suppression New York, NY (January 21, 2004) — While "location, location, location" has long been the mantra in real estate, it may soon become the buzzword of stem...

Results May Indicate Need for Increased Anti-Smoking Efforts Directed at Girls and Women New York, NY (January 9, 2004) — Women have twice the risk of developing lung cancer from smoking as men, according to a study by a physician-scientist...