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2024 May 30

Prenatal Testing Offers a Window for Finding a Mother’s Cancer Risk

Harmful variants in the BRCA1 gene greatly increase a person’s lifetime risk of developing breast, ovarian and pancreatic cancers, but most people are unaware they are carriers. In a new study in the American Journal of... Read more

2024 May 29

Identifying the Initial Steps in Colorectal Cancer Formation

Research led by Weill Cornell Medicine provides new evidence that most colorectal cancers begin with the loss of intestinal stem cells, even before cancer-causing genetic alterations appear. The results , published on May 29... Read more

2024 May 28

Preparing for Your Mammogram: Your Questions Answered

Learn the basics of mammograms including updated guidelines for screening, what to expect and who to go to with questions about your results. Read more

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2024 May 08

GoT-ChA: A New Tool for Detailing How Gene Mutations Affect Cells

A team co-led by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and the New York Genome Center has developed an advanced method for revealing how gene mutations disrupt the normal packaging of DNA. These structural changes, which... Read more

2024 Apr 30

April: Awards & Honors

Dr. Eloise Chapman-Davis , associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology, was awarded the Health Equity Awareness and Advocacy in Gynecologic Oncology Award by the Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO). The award... Read more

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2024 Apr 22

An Immune Powerhouse: Dr. Carl Nathan on the Potential of Interferon-γ

Dr. Carl Nathan, chair of the department of microbiology and immunology and the R.A. Rees Pritchett Professor of Microbiology at Weill Cornell Medicine, has co-authored a review in Science on the immune protein interferon-... Read more

2024 Apr 18

Addressing Health Care Disparities Will Require Debunking Common Myths

To imagine a society without racial disparities in health care, we must consider the real reasons inequities exist, said Dr. Thomas LaVeist , Dean and Weatherhead Presidential Chair in Health Equity at the Tulane University... Read more

2024 Apr 16

Weill Cornell Initiative Continues to Bolster Diversity in Doctoral Programs

Cinthia Garcia was always passionate about science and medicine. The first in her family to complete post-secondary education, she earned a Bachelor of Science degree at Emmanuel College in Boston in 2018 and then became a... Read more

2024 Apr 16

Infographic: Understanding Head and Neck Cancers

How much do you know about cancers of the head and neck? Help protect yourself by staying educated. Download the guide here or review the infographic online . Read more

2024 Apr 16

How a Stroke of Luck, A Few Coincidences, and Good Morning America Helped One Woman Through Leukemia and Beyond

Back in August 2019, Stacy Levy was watching Good Morning America (GMA) with her husband when Dr. Gail Roboz, the Director of the Leukemia Program at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, appeared on... Read more

2024 Apr 15

Podcast: Latest Research and Treatments for Brain Tumors

In this episode of Back to Health , Dr. Rajiv Magge discusses the latest in research and treatments for brain tumors. He gives an overview of primary and metastatic types of brain tumors and how uncommon they are for most... Read more

2024 Mar 28

Discovery Suggests New Strategy Against Follicular Lymphoma

A team led by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine has identified important drivers of the transformation of a type of blood cancer called follicular lymphoma from a slow-growing form to the aggressive form it takes in some... Read more

2024 Mar 27

Stand Up To Cancer Dream Team Collective Seeks to Transform Care of Gastroesophageal Cancer

A collaboration between Dr. Jedd Wolchok , the Meyer Director of the Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center at Weill Cornell Medicine, and Dr. Yelena Janjigian , chief of the gastrointestinal oncology service at Memorial... Read more

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2024 Mar 18

Mapping the Evolution of Urinary Tract Cancer Cells

Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have performed the most comprehensive analysis to date of cancer of the ureters or the urine-collection cavities in the kidney, known as upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC). The... Read more

2024 Mar 06

Cancer Grand Challenges Funding Awarded to Study Cancer Inequity

Weill Cornell Medicine is part of an international team that has been awarded funding of up to $25 million over five years by Cancer Grand Challenges to study the causes of cancer inequities. Cancer Grand Challenges is a... Read more

2024 Mar 04

Deciphering the Male Breast Cancer Genome

Male breast cancer has distinct alterations in the tumor genome that may suggest potential treatment targets, according to a study by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators. They have conducted the first whole genome... Read more

2024 Feb 29

Awards & Honors: February 2024

Dr. Kirk Deitsch , professor of microbiology and immunology, and Dr. Kyu Rhee , professor of microbiology and immunology and of medicine, were elected as fellows of the American Academy of Microbiology. The academy, the... Read more

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2024 Feb 23

Gene Signature May Predict Response to Immunotherapy for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

A new study identified a set of 140 genes that may help predict enhanced disease-free survival in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treated with a combination of immunotherapy and low-dose radiation. The... Read more

2024 Feb 22

Less Invasive Early Lung Cancer Study Receives Top 10 Clinical Research Achievement Award

A Weill Cornell Medicine-led research team has been awarded a 2024 Top 10 Clinical Research Achievement Award from the Clinical Research Forum in recognition of an influential 2023 New England Journal of Medicine study on... Read more

ribbon drawing of the CLC-ec1 transporter

2024 Feb 15

Elusive Cell Membrane Transporter Gives Up Key Secrets

Structural rearrangements allow pH-dependent activation of CLC-e1. The video depicts the molecular movements of the CLC transporter from the inactive state to its two active conformations. The molecular workings of a family... Read more

Prenatal Testing Offers a Window for Finding a Mother’s Cancer Risk

Identifying the Initial Steps in Colorectal Cancer Formation

Preparing for Your Mammogram: Your Questions Answered

GoT-ChA: A New Tool for Detailing How Gene Mutations Affect Cells

April: Awards & Honors

An Immune Powerhouse: Dr. Carl Nathan on the Potential of Interferon-γ

Addressing Health Care Disparities Will Require Debunking Common Myths

Weill Cornell Initiative Continues to Bolster Diversity in Doctoral Programs

Infographic: Understanding Head and Neck Cancers

How a Stroke of Luck, A Few Coincidences, and Good Morning America Helped One Woman Through Leukemia and Beyond

Podcast: Latest Research and Treatments for Brain Tumors

Discovery Suggests New Strategy Against Follicular Lymphoma

Stand Up To Cancer Dream Team Collective Seeks to Transform Care of Gastroesophageal Cancer

Mapping the Evolution of Urinary Tract Cancer Cells

Cancer Grand Challenges Funding Awarded to Study Cancer Inequity

Deciphering the Male Breast Cancer Genome

Awards & Honors: February 2024

Gene Signature May Predict Response to Immunotherapy for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Less Invasive Early Lung Cancer Study Receives Top 10 Clinical Research Achievement Award

Elusive Cell Membrane Transporter Gives Up Key Secrets

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