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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
New York, NY (September 19, 2000) — A research team consisting of scientists from the Department of Psychiatry of Weill Cornell Medical College and the Department of Psychology of Harvard University has launched a major study of the enigmatic form...
New York, NY (September 15, 2000) — In the fast-moving field of health care, there is no end to new questions about quality, safety, access, and costs. To help answer some of these questions in a timely and scientific manner,...
$4.5 Million Grant from NIH Will Help To Turn Genomic Knowledge into Promising Drug Targets New York, NY (September 5, 2000) — In the wake of the completion of the human genome sequencing project, five New York research institutions have...
New York, NY (September 1, 2000) — Dr. Claudia Henschke, Chief of the Chest Imaging Division of the New York Weill Cornell Medical Center of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, is leading a statewide consortium of medical institutions in a large-scale study of...
New York, NY (August 22, 2000) — A Peace Corps volunteer who spent three years in west Africa, a former member of the Chicago Bears, dancers and choreographers, enough musicians to start an orchestra — such are the talents and...
New York, NY (August 7, 2000) — The Starr Foundation, which has long supported the research and educational programs of the Joan and Sanford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell University and its clinical affiliate NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, has contributed $15...
Finding Promises Improved Diagnosis and Treatment of Cardiac Tumors & Heart Disease New York, NY (August 7, 2000) — A team of researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College, led by Dr. Craig T. Basson, has discovered a genetic mutation that...
New York, NY (August 3, 2000) — Carrying to a new level their clinical and basic research, a team of scientists and physicians at Weill Medical College of Cornell University has won a major international competition for a five-year, $7.5...
New York, NY (August 3, 2000) — A new procedure has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to correct farsightedness. Laser Thermal Keratoplasty (LTK) takes less than three seconds per eye and involves no cutting or...
New York, NY (August 1, 2000) — Of the 13 distinguished healthcare professionals whom President Clinton has appointed to a new White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy, two are from New York Weill Cornell Medical Center: Dr....
New Research May Lead to New Male Contraceptives and New Treatment Approaches to Sterility/Infertility New York, NY (July 28, 2000) — Researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College have begun to elucidate the actual molecular and cellular processes by which post-ejaculation...
