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Awards, honors, prizes and achievements for the week of May 27 - June 3.

Weill Cornell Medicine scientists are coaxing the immune system to fight back against tumors.

The steroid dexamethasone could potentially deter the growth of a prostate cancer subtype that was previously thought to be difficult to treat with medications.

A checklist identifies patients who develop a common and potentially fatal secondary meningitis infection.

Awards, honors, prizes and achievements for the week of May 20 - May 27.

Weill Cornell Medicine celebrated the Class of 2016 during commencement on May 25.

Grand Challenges Explorations Grant will enable scientists to develop maps of 54 international cities that show their genetic differences and also their epigenetic states.

On the eve of their commencement, students from Weill Cornell Medical College and Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences were recognized for their outstanding achievements.

New study finds unique connections in the adolescent brain may help to diminish fear memories and avoid anxiety later in life -- which could be important for the treatment of trauma and anxiety disorders

Despite their nearness to death, a sizeable proportion of advanced cancer patients remain unaware of basic information about their illness or its treatment.

A 2015 survey that assesses the quality of patient care is more comprehensive than earlier iterations, but there is still room for improvement.

The rate at which genetically mutated cancer cells grow may help explain why patients with a common form of leukemia develop treatment resistance.

Awards honors, prizes and achievements for the week of May 13 - May 20

Communication about end-of-life care can improve how likely Latino patients with terminal cancer are to sign a DNR order.

Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar added 33 new doctors to its ranks during commencement on May 4.

Individual symptoms of psychiatric disorders, such as anxiety, avoidance and a heightened response to stress, can be transmitted from mother to child and even grandchild by multiple non-genetic mechanisms.

A new collaboration involving Weill Cornell Medicine will equip researchers with more precise and reliable genomic data when investigating instances of cancer.

After standard treatments for her bladder cancer had failed, Irene Price knew she was running out of options and time. Thanks to her team of doctors at the Caryl and Israel Englander Institute for Precision Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine, Price now spends time celebrating birthdays with her family -- cancer-free.

For cardiologist Dr. Erica Jones, helping others has always been her passion. From applying new research to help patients prevent and manage heart disease, to mentoring cardiovascular fellows, Dr. Jones has found a home at Weill Cornell Medicine.

Diagnosed with Crohn's disease, Alex Bancroft is not your typical 9-year-old boy. But with the help of Weill Cornell Medicine physicians Drs. Thomas Ciecierega and Neera Gupta, Alex and his parents have reasons to be optimistic about the future.