April 23, 2024
Weill Cornell Medicine investigators have uncovered a way to unleash in blood vessels the protective effects of a type of fat-related molecule known as a sphingolipid, suggesting a promising new strategy for the treatment of coronary artery disease.
April 16, 2024
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 laboratory manager at the UC San Diego School of Medicine. Still, she dreamed of a career as a physician-scientist, pursuing translational research with the potential to improve patient care.
March 27, 2024
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March 18, 2024
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 study, which compared the characteristics of primary and metastatic tumors, provides new insights into the biology of these aggressive cancers and potential ways to treat them.
March 6, 2024
Dr. Nuzzo received two prestigious awards - the ESMO Merit Travel Grant and the ESMO TAT Award for Best Poster - with the abstract "Targeting de novo lipogenesis synergizes with androgen receptor inhibitors in castration-resistant prostate cancer".
March 4, 2024
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 sequencing analysis of male breast cancer, which looked at the complete DNA landscape of tumor samples from 10 patients.
January 19, 2024
Congratulations to Drs. Amy Chadburn, Syed Hoda, Jose Jessurun, and Cynthia Magro on being recognized as a 2024 Top Doctor by Castle Connolly, which are peer-nominated, for excellence in Medicine.
January 12, 2024
Stromal cells, found in all organs, contribute to wound-healing, blood vessel formation and structural support for tissues. Scientists know that tumors often co-opt stromal cells to create a more supportive molecular environment for tumor growth and survival. But their precise roles in different cancers are only beginning to be delineated.
December 13, 2023
Hard-to-detect colorectal pre-cancerous lesions known as serrated polyps, and the aggressive tumors that develop from them, depend heavily on the ramped-up production of cholesterol, according to a preclinical study from researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine. The finding points to the possibility of using cholesterol-lowering drugs to prevent or treat such tumors.
November 28, 2023
Article originally published by Mark Johnson in The Washington Post, 11/28/23. Scientists have discovered a new type of stem cell in the spine that appears crucial to resolving a long-standing mystery: why far more cancer cells spread to the spine than to other bones in the body.