Defense Department award funds prostate cancer study

Weill Cornell Medicine researchers will receive a grant from the Department of Defense to conduct a study of the molecular machinery driving the most aggressive prostate cancer.

Study debunks old concept of how anesthesia works

Anesthesia induces unconsciousness by changing the function of proteins on the surface of a thin membrane that forms a barrier around all cells, according to Weill Cornell Medicine scientists.

Cell death in gut implicated in bowel disease

The natural life cycle of cells that line the intestine is critical to preserving stable conditions in the gut, according to new research led by a Weill Cornell Medicine investigator.

Discovery of genetic mutation may boost cancer therapies

A newly discovered type of genetic mutation in cancer cells may provide clues about the disease's origins and offer new therapeutic targets, according to research from Weill Cornell Medicine and the New York Genome Center.

Weill Cornell to help plan international hospital in China

Weill Cornell Medicine has entered into an agreement with Tahoe Investment Group to assist in the development of an international hospital in Shanghai, China.

Grant to WCM creates rural care residency program in Ithaca

The Ithaca Medical Education Program brings Weill Cornell Medicine residents upstate for hands-on clinical experience and exposure to rural medical practice.

Scalp cooling helps some breast cancer patients retain hair

Scalp cooling can lessen some chemotherapy-induced hair loss in breast cancer patients, according to a new study from Weill Cornell Medicine and the University of California, San Francisco.

NICU private rooms save money, avoid costly infections

Newborns in neonatal intensive care units require lots of love. So when doctors put babies – and their families – into private hospital rooms, it may seem expensive. But in private rooms, babies heal faster.

Spine care center has new care model, in-house specialists

Weill Cornell Medicine's new Center for Comprehensive Spine Care exemplifies a different philosophy, offering patients centralized, multidisciplinary care in one building.