Medical Wellness

Nikolaus Rajewsky of the MDC to Receive the Leibniz Prize – Highest Honor Awarded in German Research

The announcement was made by the German Research Foundation (DFG) on Thursday, December 8, 2011. This is the second time the prize will go to the MDC. In 2002…

NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia surgeons perform first 'ex vivo' lung transplants in New York

A 59-year-old woman from upstate New York and a 60-year-old woman from the New York metro area were the first patients in New York state and among the first in…

Gene therapy achieves early success against hereditary bleeding disorder

Symptoms improved significantly in adults with the bleeding disorder hemophilia B following a single treatment with gene therapy developed by researchers at…

Panel endorses active monitoring and delay of treatment for low-risk prostate cancer

An independent panel convened this week by the National Institutes of Health has concluded that many men with localized, low-risk prostate cancer should be…

PSA Testing, Combined With Other Relevant Patient Data Can Reduce Unnecessary Prostate Biopsies

Prostate cancer screening that combines an adjusted blood test with other factors including the size of the gland, the patient’s overall weight and family…

Breakthrough in regulating fat metabolism – Body’s fat switch discovered

This research, led by Professor Victor Zammit, Head of Metabolic and Vascular Health at Warwick Medical School, found that the enzyme known as ‘Carnitine…

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