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A novel mechanism that regulates activity in the brain, discovered by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators, may help explain the origins of one common type of dementia.

Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) primarily affects personality, emotion, behavior and motor function. It is the most common form of dementia in people under 60 years old. Investigators know that one form of FTD is caused by a mutant form of the tau protein in neurons in the brain, but exactly how this leads to dementia has...

While heart attacks that cause classic symptoms such as pressure and pain in the chest are an established risk factor for stroke because they can lead to blood clot formation, new research by Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian investigators indicates that heart attacks that have few, if any, recognized symptoms may also increase risk.

Notably, the study, published May 20 in JAMA...

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ALS Association ALS 190452-01

Weill Cornell Medicine has experienced dynamic growth in its research enterprise over the past five years, an achievement that underscores the institution’s mission to provide patients with the most advanced treatments and therapies.

Since 2014, Weill Cornell Medicine’s research support from the National Institutes of Health has surged more than 40 percent. This expansion in the research enterprise coincides with the opening of the Belfer Research...