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Medical Center News
NYU Medical Center Changes Name to Honor Chairman of Board and Wife
NYU Medical Center has been renamed the NYU Elaine A. and Kenneth G. Langone Medical Center, in honor of the chairman of its board of trustees and his wife, whose unrestricted $200 million gift is the largest in the Medical Center's history. full story
NYU School of Medicine Commencement
NYU Langone Medical Center is pleased to announce that New York Governor David A. Paterson will be the keynote speaker at the NYU School of Medicine commencement ceremony on May 15, 2008. full story
Putting More Heart into Women's Cardiac Care
To overcome gender barriers to effective cardiac care, NYU Langone Medical Center has established the Women's Heart Program, a comprehensive and patient-friendly center for the diagnosis and treatment of women at risk of cardiovascular disease. full story
Rx for a Healthy Brain
The new Pearl Barlow Center for Memory Evaluation and Treatment is dedicated to the treatment of memory impairments caused by Alzheimer's disease, anxiety, depression, and other conditions. full story
Vein, Vein, Go Away
At the new NYU Vein Center, one of only a handful of such facilities in academic medical centers in the country, seven vascular surgeons employ minimally invasive procedures such as lasers, radio frequency, and relatively painless injections to close veins. full story
Melanoma Lurks in Larger Skin Lesions, NYU Researchers Find
Skin lesions that are about the size of a pencil eraser are more likely to be melanomas, a deadly form of skin cancer, than smaller moles, according to a new study led by NYU Langone Medical Center researchers. full story
Research Forefronts: Discovering a Cancer Gene
School of Medicine researchers discovered a new tumor suppressor gene that negatively controls the overall production of most cellular proteins, and therefore cell growth. This suppressor may play a role in brain cancer, and it joins the ranks of p53 and pRB, which also negatively regulate gene expression. full story
Research Forefronts: Cross-Talking Neurons
A small molecule engages in a little "cross-talk" to activate neurotrophin receptors (antennae on the surface of cells) on motor neurons in the brain. The chatter opens the door to devising therapies that may promote survival of brain cells in patients with Alzheimer's disease. full story
Research Forefronts: Toss the Supplements?
High levels of homocysteine are linked to heart disease, but it wasn't known whether lowering the levels would benefit patients with advanced chronic kidney or end-stage kidney disease. A recent study shows that administering high doses of folic acid and B vitamins to reduce homocysteine levels doesn't help these patients. full story
Research Forefronts: Ragtime DNA
A duet of proteins called Rag1 and Rag2 orchestrate the gene segment-shuffling that leads to an amazingly diverse array of antigen receptors. Recent research reveals that rejoining of the gene segments can occur through different DNA repair pathways—including one whose existence had only been suspected until now. full story
Research Forefronts: Altering Children's Stress Responses
Highly aggressive children and delinquent teens have abnormal stress responses, especially in social situations. Family interventions that alter stress response in at-risk children may reduce the risk of delinquency and psychiatric illness later in life. full story
