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Brain imaging provides window into consciousness

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NEW YORK (Feb. 25, 2011) — Using a sophisticated imaging test to probe for higher-level cognitive functioning in severely brain-injured patients provides a window into consciousness — but the view it presents is one that is blurred in fascinating …

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Trial will test whether surgery is the best option for type 2 diabetes

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NEW YORK (Feb. 10, 2011) — A new clinical trial at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center is among the first to test surgery specifically for Type 2 diabetes. The aim of the study is to understand whether surgery can control d…

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Sweeping view of prostate cancer genome yields deep insights

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NEW YORK, CAMBRIDGE, Mass., AND BOSTON (Feb. 9, 2011) — For the first time, researchers have laid bare the full genetic blueprint of multiple prostate tumors, uncovering alterations that have never before been detected and offering a deep view of t…

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Team creates novel vaccine that produces strong immunity against cocaine high

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LA JOLLA, CA — January 4, 2011 — Researchers from The Scripps Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medical College, and Cornell University have produced a long-lasting anti-cocaine immunity in mice by giving them a unique vaccine that combines bi…

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Vaccine blocks cocaine high in mice

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NEW YORK (Jan. 4, 2011) — Researchers have produced a lasting anti-cocaine immunity in mice by giving them a safe vaccine that combines bits of the common cold virus with a particle that mimics cocaine.
In their study, published Jan. 4 …

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Coma and general anesthesia demonstrate important similarities

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NEW YORK (Dec. 30, 2010) — The brain under general anesthesia isn’t “asleep” as surgery patients are often told — it is placed into a state that is a reversible coma, according to three neuroscientists who have published an extensive review of …

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Prostate cancer’s multiple personalities revealed

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NEW YORK (Nov. 3, 2010) — Scientists at Weill Cornell Medical College have taken an important step toward a better understanding of prostate cancer by uncovering evidence that it is not one disease, as previously believed, but rather several factors…

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New lymphoma therapy may be more effective with fewer side effects

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NEW YORK (Nov. 3, 2010) — Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is a type of aggressive non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma that accounts for approximately 40 percent of lymphomas among adults. If left untreated, it is fatal. The existing treatments have a c…

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Hepatitis C study shows superior viral cure rate

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NEW YORK (November 2, 2010) — For patients with the most common form of hepatitis C being treated for the first time, the addition of an investigational hepatitis C — specific protease inhibitor called telaprevir to the current standard therapy mar…

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Potential new treatment for deadly nipah and hendra viruses identified by Weill Cornell researchers

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NEW YORK (Oct. 28, 2010) — Scientists at Weill Cornell Medical College have identified a potential new treatment for the Nipah and Hendra viruses, two lethal and emerging viruses for which there is currently no treatment or vaccine available. The a…

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Stem cell research: What progress has been made, what is its potential?

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New York, NY, September 9, 2010 — The use of stem cells for research and their possible application in the treatment of disease are hotly debated topics. In a special issue of Translational Research published this month an international group of m…

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Simplified clinical tool affects treatment decisions for heart health

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The widespread use of a simplified clinical tool to estimate future coronary risk could lead to the classification of millions of Americans into different risk groups than when using the original, “gold-standard” tool. Millions of patients may ha…

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