Communications and Public Affairs

News Releases 2005

December 20, 2005
Researchers Show How Air Pollution Can Cause Heart Disease

December 12, 2005
Depression and Anxiety Improve After Epilepsy Surgery

December 1, 2005
NYU Child Study Center Raises $4 Million at Eighth Annual Child Advocacy Award Dinner

November 17, 2005
Scientists Observe How a Close Bond Activates the Immune System

November 11, 2005
NYU Sleep Disorders Center Expert Available to Discuss Sleep Apnea and Stroke

November 10, 2005
Forum Provides Latest Update on Air Pollution and Asthma in the South Bronx

November 7, 2005
NYU Cancer Institute Designated as a Fertile Hope Center of Excellence

November 2, 2005
NYU Medical Center Expert Available to Discuss an Over-the-Counter HIV test

October 28, 2005
NYU School Of Medicine and the Center for Health Disparities Research Host the Fourth Annual Latino Health Conference: “Social Justice and Latino Health”

October 20, 2005
Master Scholars Presents: Bioindustry Ethics: Ethical Decision Making in the Bioscience Industry

October 13, 2005
NYU Child Study Center Launches Children's Mental Health Public Education Campaign

October 13, 2005
Elevated Blood Levels of a Protein are Linked to Asbestos-induced Cancers

October 12, 2005
The Seventh Annual Latino Expo Featuring NYU Cancer Institute Experts: What You Should Know About Cancer Prevention & Screening

October 5, 2005
A New Analysis of a Standard Brain Test May Help Predict Dementia

September 30, 2005
Dr. Robert Cancro to be Honored by the Irene & Eric Simon Brain Research Foundation

September 29, 2005
Life after the Michigan Cases: Striving for Diversity in Higher Education

September 27, 2005
NYU Medical Center Surgeons Perform Their First Vertical Expandable Prosthetic Titanium Rib Surgery on 9 Year Old with Thoracic Insufficiency Syndrome

September 22, 2005
Master Scholars Presents: Tale of Two Cities: SARS and HIV

September 22, 2005
NYU Medical Center Holds Symposium in Emergency Management Featuring Israeli Disaster Response Experts

September 20, 2005
NYU School of Medicine Sponsors Conference on Plagiarism in Science

September 19, 2005
NYU Medical Center Installs 64-Slice CT Scanner SOMATOM Sensation 64 Delivers Sharp Images in Less Than Ten Seconds

September 15, 2005
Mutation Rate in a Gene on the X Chromosome Holds Promise for Testing Cancer Risk

August 31, 2005
Scientists Discover the Molecular Switch for Nerve Cells’ Insulating Jelly Rolls

August 26, 2005
Highly Publicized Transplant Patient Leaves NYU Medical Center After Successful Liver Transplant

August 18, 2005
NYU Center for the Study of Asian American Health Presents the 2nd Annual Asian American Health Conference

August 12, 2005
Remicade Co-Inventor And NYU Professor Of Microbiology Jan Vilcek, M.D., Ph.D. Pledges $105 Million To NYU School Of Medicine

August 9, 2005
NYC Asian American Hepatitis B Project Receives $2.6 M Successive Grant From New York City

August 2, 2005
NYU Medical Center Receives FDA Approval to Study Safety and Efficacy of Gastric Banding Weight Loss Surgery on Teens

July 29, 2005
NYU Medical Center Opens New Voice Center Specializing in Throat Disorders

July 18, 2005
Sensory Deprivation Affects Brain’s Nerve Connections

July 15, 2005
Rusk Kids Spend the Summer with Gentle Giants

July 15, 2005
The Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine and Microsoft Convened Expert Panel on Accessible Technology to Provide 54 Million Americans with Disabilities

July 12, 2005
Ten NYU Programs Rank Among Top 50 Nationwide in U.S. News & World Report Survey

June 23, 2005
Researchers Shed New Light on Cause of Bedsores and Other Chronic Wounds

June 19, 2005
The New Computer Program Uses Brain Scans to Assess Risk of Alzheimer's

June 13, 2005
The Asian American Health Seminar Series: The Validity of Race Medicine

June 13, 2005
New Tool for Clinicians Interested in Adult ADHD

June 6, 2005
Potential Cancer Therapies Emerge Targeting a Protein Called Stat

May 17, 2005
First National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

May 17, 2005
ANAC Annual Conference: HIV/AIDS Nursing: Here and Now

May 17, 2005
Seventh Annual Skirball Symposium: ?The Biology of Sex: From Genes to Behavior?

May 12, 2005
Active Vaccine Prevents Mice from Developing Prion Disease

May 5, 2005
Annual Breast Cancer Conference: Breast Cancer Advocacy: Revolution, Evolution?..Change

May 5, 2005
NYU School of Medicine Scientist is Elected a Member of the National Academy of Sciences

May 2, 2005
$10 Million Gift Establishes Helen L. & Martin S. Kimmel Center for Stem Cell Biology

April 18, 2005
New York State Department of Health Designates First Primary Stroke Center at NYU Medical Center

April 12, 2005
CSAAH SEMINAR: Issues of Identity & Health: The Case of Transnational Adoptees

April 11, 2005
Biotechnology Study Center Honors Richard Lerner, Philip Needleman, and Stuart Schlossman

April 7, 2005
NYU School of Medicine Master Scholars Program & Sackler Institute Colloquium Present Jonas Salk Celebration Week

April 7, 2005
Expert Talks About Common Voice Problems of Lung Cancer Patients

April 5, 2005
NYU Medical Center Awarded Magnet Status for Excellence in Nursing

April 4, 2005
Health Disparities Research Training Program (HDRTP)

April 4, 2005
Immune Cells in the Liver Take a Ride

March 31, 2005
NYU School of Medicine Expert Available To Comment on New Study Regarding Epidurals

March 31, 2005
NYU Medical Center's Chief Medical Officer Available to Comment On Launch of Hospital Compare - A Consumer - Friendly Display of Hospital Quality Data

March 28, 2005
NYU Medical Students Open Their Envelopes

March 16, 2005
NYU Child Study Center Appoints New Administrator

March 16, 2005
NYU's Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine is Featured on Queer Eye for the Straight Guy

March 16, 2005
Master Scholars Presents: When Germs Travel: Epidemics and Anxiety in America

March 11, 2005
NYU Medical Center Named One of Four Better Performers in UHC Bariatric Surgery Benchmarking Study

March 11, 2005
New Magnets Allow for Safer Steering Through the Heart

March 11, 2005
Vasila, Afghani Girl with Heart Defect, to Get Treatment Through NYU's Project Kids Worldwide, but Many More Still Need Help

March 4, 2005
Three New Trials for Counseling Caregivers and Patients with Alzheimer's Disease Begin at NYU School of Medicine

Feb 28, 2005
The Indian Ocean Tsunami: The NYU Center for the Study of Asian American Health and the NYU Asian/Pacific/American Studies Program and Institute Announces Symposium Addressing the Context, the Response, and the Future

Feb 23, 2005
NYU Child Study Center Receives Grant from the American Red Cross September 11 Recovery Program for Silver Shield/NYU Life Enrichment & Continued Care Program

Feb 11, 2005
Norman Eig named Chairman of Board of Directors of NYU Cancer Institute

Feb 3, 2005
George Contreras Joins NYU Medical Center as Director of Emergency Management

Jan 10, 2005
Deborah Axelrod, Breast Cancer Clinician, Researcher, and Advocate, Joins NYU Clinical Cancer Center