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Study Reveals New Clues in Liver Disease Prevention

July 17, 2025

The aging liver undergoes dramatic changes in its functional organization and other key attributes, which may underpin its increasing susceptibility to disease, according to a study led by investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine.
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How Vessels in the Lungs Switch Gears to Promote Healing

July 17, 2025

A protein called PAR1 helps lymphatic vessels structurally transform to boost fluid drainage and support healing when the lungs are injured according to researchers from Weill Cornell Medicine.
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New Precision Medicine Approach Identifies a Promising Ovarian Cancer Treatment

July 7, 2025

A pairing of two experimental drugs inhibits tumor growth and blocks drug-induced resistance in ovarian cancer, according to a preclinical study led by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators. 
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Fat May Play an Important Role in Brain Metabolism

July 1, 2025

While glucose, or sugar, is a well-known fuel for the brain, Weill Cornell Medicine researchers have demonstrated that electrical activity in synapses—the junctions between neurons where communication occurs—can lead to the use of lipid or fat droplets as an energy source.

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Weill Cornell Studies Reveal Accelerated Improvement of Immune System and Antiviral Reactivity in Chronic HIV Infection

December 18, 2000
Led by Dr. Kendall Smith, professor of medicine and chief of immunology at Weill Cornell, a multicenter-controlled study has shown that low daily doses of Interleukin 2 can be given to patients with chronic HIV infection and low lymphocyte...
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Tourette Syndrome: Weill Cornell Scientists Produce Images of Active Brain Areas Associated With Tics

December 18, 2000
Tourette syndrome is a rare, neuropsychiatric disorder in which the patient suffers from involuntary tics and verbalizations, including the uncontrollable use of obscene language. Generally beginning in childhood, the illness disrupts normal life. Weill Cornell researchers have located precisely...
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Dr. Jean Pape, Fighter Against AIDS in Haiti, Honored at the U.N.

December 18, 2000

Dr. Jean Pape (left, holding award certificate) with Dr. Warren Johnson Jr., the B.H. Kean Professor of Tropical Medicine and chief of the Division of International Medicine and Infectious Diseases at Weill Cornell. Dr. Jean Pape, professor of medicine...

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Recent Awards and Honors for Weill Cornell Faculty - December 18, 2000

December 18, 2000

Kudos to the following faculty for their recent awards and honors: Dr. Michael Posner, founding director of the Sackler Institute for Developmental Psychobiology, who, with his colleagues Marcus Raichle and Steve Petersen of Washington University in St. Louis, shared...

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Barbara Pifel Is New Senior Director for Grants and Contracts in the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs

December 18, 2000
Barbara Pifel has assumed administrative responsibility for grants and contracts at Weill Cornell. An attorney, as well as a nurse, Ms. Pifel has worked in sponsored programs at the University of Central Florida, the University of Maryland, and at...
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Recent Awards and Honors for Weill Cornell Faculty - December 11, 2000

December 11, 2000

Congratulations to the following faculty for their recent achievements: Dean Antonio Gotto was honored by Vanderbilt University with the 2000 Distinguished Alumnus Award. A "double" Vanderbilt alumnus, he received his B.A. in 1957 and his M.D. in 1965. Dr....

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New Appointments for Weill Cornell Faculty

December 11, 2000
Dr. Brij B. Saxena, professor of endocrinology in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, has been named the Harold and Percy Uris Professor of Reproductive Biology. A pioneering researcher on the endocrine regulation of the menstrual cycle, Dr. Saxena...
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Weill Cornell Doctors Identify a Likely Genetic Cause of Atherosclerosis

December 11, 2000
Led by Dr. Timothy McCaffrey, associate research professor of cell biology in the Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell researchers have discovered a probable molecular cause of atherosclerosis in elevated levels of a gene found in coronary and carotid lesions...
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Dr. Philip E. Stieg Appointed Chairman of New Department of Neurosurgery

December 11, 2000
Weill Cornell has expanded its neurosurgery program by creating a new Department of Neurosurgery and selecting Dr. Philip E. Stieg, a world-renowned neurosurgeon, as chairman of the department. His appointment will mean a new multifaceted approach to the treatment...
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New Center for Complementary and Integrative Medicine Established

December 11, 2000
Responding to widespread public interest in alternative medicine, Weill Cornell has created a Center for Complementary and Integrative Medicine. Dr. Mary Charlson, the William T. Foley Distinguished Professor in Medicine and chief of the Division of General Internal Medicine,...
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Left Ventricular Assist Devices May Improve Heart Function and Lead to Search for New Therapies To Obviate Need for Transplants

December 11, 2000
New Hope for Chronic Heart Failure Patients New York, NY (December 11, 2000) — Despite the common belief that the massively dilated and dysfunctional hearts of patients with severe end-stage heart failure are irreversibly damaged, recent evidence has shown that...
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Weill Cornell Researchers Identify a Likely Genetic Cause of Atherosclerosis

November 15, 2000
Elevated Levels of Gene Found in Coronary and Carotid Lesions Appear to Disrupt Normal Vascular Repair New York, NY (November 15, 2000) — Weill Cornell Medical College researchers, led by Dr. Timothy McCaffrey, have discovered a likely molecular cause of...
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Weill Cornell Establishes New Center for Complementary and Integrative Medicine

November 6, 2000
New York, NY (November 6, 2000) — Responding to widespread interest in what is now called integrative medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College has created a Center for Complementary and Integrative Medicine, and this Center has opened an office for a...
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Dr. Jean Pape, Cornell Professor and Fighter Against AIDS in Haiti, Honored at the United Nations

November 6, 2000

New York, NY (November 6, 2000) — Dr. Jean William Pape, a 1975 graduate of Cornell University Medical College and a Professor of Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College (as it is now called), has been honored by United Nations...

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Dr. Philip E. Stieg Becomes Chairman of Neurosurgery and Neurosurgeon-in-Chief at New York Weill Cornell

November 1, 2000
New York, NY (November 2000) — New York Weill Cornell Medical Center of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital has greatly expanded its neurosurgery program by creating a new Department of Neurosurgery and appointing a leading neurosurgeon, Dr. Philip E. Stieg, as Chairman of...
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Dean Antonio Gotto of Weill Cornell Medical College Honored With Vanderbilt University's 'Distinguished Alumnus' Award

November 1, 2000

New York, NY (November 2000) — Antonio M. Gotto, Jr., M.D., D.Phil., the Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Dean of Weill Medical College of Cornell University and an internationally renowned authority in cardiovascular disease, recently received the 2000 "Distinguished Alumnus of...

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Toward Our Understanding of Tourette Syndrome: Scientists Produce Images of Active Brain Areas Associated With Tics

October 23, 2000
New York, NY (Octover 23, 2000) — Tourette syndrome is a rare neuropsychiatric disorder in which the patient is subject to random physical and vocal tics. At times, a patient may suddenly utter obscenities — in a manner that is...
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New York Weill Cornell Researchers Find Genetic Basis to Cognitive Problems Suffered by Professional Football Players

October 20, 2000
New York, NY (October 20, 2000) — Researchers at New York Weill Cornell Medical Center have linked a gene associated with Alzheimer's disease to the neurological impairment suffered by active professional football players, who, like boxers, often experience head trauma...
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'Cornell Vascular' Aspires To Be the Center of Choice for Treatment of Uterine Fibroids and Venous Disorders

October 18, 2000

New York, NY (October 18, 2000) — As the first doctor in the United States to use an advanced new treatment for varicose veins — called endovenous laser — Dr. Robert J. Min, of New York Weill Cornell Medical Center,...

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Burn Prevention and Safety Tips for the Jewish High Holidays

September 22, 2000
New York, NY (September 22, 2000) — The Hearst Burn Center of New York Weill Cornell Medical Center has a long history of working with the Jewish community in the area of fire and burn prevention. The Center's pamphlet, "Burn...
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