One in six American couples of childbearing age has difficulty conceiving, despite the fact that medical advances in fertility have never been so numerous. An infertile couple needs expert help, but first of all it needs information, and for that it can turn to the new, Third Edition of The Couple's Guide to Fertility.

It doesn’t take much imagination to see that preventing falls, brightening dark and depressing spaces, and generally making environments habitable can be among the most important elements for improving the health of the elderly. So perhaps the only thing surprising about Project GEM (Gerontologic Environmental Modification) in the Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology at New York Weill Cornell Medical Center is its uniqueness. It is the only Hospital-based program of its kind around.

New York Weill Cornell Medical Center of New York-Presbyterian Hospital today announced its participation in a new international study organized by the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International (JDRF) to understand how genes contribute to the development of diabetic kidney disease.

Leading physician-surgeons from NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center are participating in the American College of Surgeons 92nd Clinical Congress: Working Together Toward Humanitarian Ideals in Chicago at the McCormick Place Lakeside Center. The conference began Sunday, Oct. 8 and runs through Thursday, Oct. 12. The academic portions of the conference begin today.

The American College of Surgeons (ACS) has accredited NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital as a Bariatric Surgery Center Network (BSCN) hospital with the highest possible designation (1A), in recognition of the Hospital's ability to offer patients the best care available. The top-level designation is a first for New York state and one of only seven nationwide. An estimated 30 percent of U.S. adults 20 years of age and older are obese -- more than 60 million people. Obesity increases the risk of many diseases and health conditions, including high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease and stroke. As few as 5 percent of people who participate in non-surgical weight-loss programs lose a significant amount of weight and maintain that loss for a long period of time.

No fewer than six of this year's inductees to the prestigious American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI) are from Weill Cornell Medical College.

A new study identifies the locus of one genetic defect responsible for familial aortic aneurysm (FAA). Ruptured aortic aneurysm is a common cause of death, and approximately one-fifth of aortic aneurysms are hereditary.

Dr. Jochen Buck, an Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmacology at Weill Cornell Medical College, has been selected to receive a Senior Scholar in Aging Award by the Ellison Medical Foundation. The prestigious award, which comes with one-million dollars to help support his research for the next four years, is intended to encourage Dr. Buck's exploration of the role of the enzyme soluble adenylyl cyclase (sAC) in the aging process.