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Bacterial Endocarditis Increases Stroke Risk for Longer Period than Previously Reported

Veins in the head, artwork Credit: Getty Images
Veins in the head, artwork Credit: Getty Images

Patients who develop an infection of the heart valves, known as bacterial endocarditis, have an elevated risk of stroke beginning four months before and up to five months after diagnosis — a period significantly longer than previously reported, researchers from Weill Cornell Medical College and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital found in a new study, published July 10 in the journal Neurology.

Food Order Has Significant Impact on Glucose and Insulin Levels

Dr. Louis Aronne
Dr. Louis Aronne

Eating protein and vegetables before carbohydrates leads to lower post-meal glucose and insulin levels in obese patients with type 2 diabetes, Weill Cornell Medical College researchers found in a new study.

Weill Cornell Investigators Discover How Ovarian Cancer Halts Body's Natural Defense Against Tumor

Dr. Laurie H. Glimcher
Dr. Laurie H. Glimcher

Ovarian cancer shuts down immune system cells that would otherwise act as a first line of defense against the deadly tumor, Weill Cornell Medical College scientists report today. But a therapy that restores the cells' disease-fighting abilities could provide a powerful new strategy to attack the cancer, which kills more than 14,000 women each year.

Weill Cornell Researchers Improve Risk Assessment for Stable Patients with Suspected Heart Disease

Dr. James K. Min
Dr. James K. Min

Using basic information like age, gender and clinical history, Weill Cornell Medical College researchers have developed a simple method to more accurately predict whether a stable patient is likely to suffer from coronary artery disease or die of a heart attack in the next three years.

Weill Cornell Medical College and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital to Introduce Electronic Informed Consent into its Cancer Clinics

Weill Cornell Medical College and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital to Introduce Electronic Informed Consent into its Cancer Clinics

 Joint Clinical Trials Office Selects Mytrus’ Enroll® Platform for pilot project to enhance patient education and engagement in research studies

How patients can benefit from clinical trials

Dr. John Leonard

Monday, April 20, 2015 Fox News

Look online and you'll find endless ads for medical studies, trials, and surveys that pay. Some sites offer $5 just for signing up. Some travel studies pay $40, and clinical studies that promise $150 an hour. But can you get rich off of research studies? It's not likely, unless you're making a major commitment.

NASA pays $18,000 for its exercise study, but you have to lie in bed for 70 days.

Egg donors can get $8,000 to $10,000 in compensation.

Regular sperm donors can earn up to $1,500 a month.

Researchers See Promise for Two New Therapies for Mantle Cell Lymphoma After Discovering Why Tumors Can Become Resistant to a Newly Approved Treatment

Dr. Selina Chen-Kiang (photo credit: Carlos Rene Perez)
Dr. Selina Chen-Kiang (photo credit: Carlos Rene Perez)

The medication was so effective in mantle cell lymphoma, an aggressive, incurable cancer, that the Food and Drug Administration named ibrutinib a "breakthrough" drug. The unprecedented response — 68 percent of patients went into partial or complete remission when they took it — gained the agent accelerated approval last November.

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Joint Clinical Trials Office Presents Information Session at One-Year Anniversary

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