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Dr. Philip Stieg Talks About Repeated Concussions, Depression, and the Death of the NFL's Junior Seau

Dr. Stieg appeared on CBS This Morning to discuss the effect of repeated concussions on the brain, in light of the apparent suicide of San Diego Chargers star Junior Seau. Watch the video

Weill Cornell Medical Students and Researcher Win Prestigious Fellowships, Grant

Three Weill Cornell medical students have been awarded fellowships based on the mentorship of the faculty at the Weill Cornell Brain and Spine Center, and a neuroscience researcher has been awarded an intercampus seed grant from Cornell University Read More

Dr. Greenfield Awarded Grant for Research on How Low-Grade Pediatric Tumors Transform Into Malignancies

Dr. Jeffrey Greenfield has been awarded a $75,000 grant from the Matthew Larson Foundation to support his research into how low-grade tumors are transformed into high-grade gliomas through the involvement of bone-marrow-derived cells (BMDCs). Read More

Dr. Schwartz Brings Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery to China

Theodore H. Schwartz, MD, director of the Pituitary and Anterior Skull Base Surgery Program at the Weill Cornell Brain and Spine Center, recently spent four days in Shanghai helping Chinese neurosurgeons develop their skills in minimally invasive endoscopic surgery. Read More

Patrick Kennedy to Speak at Brain Tumor Biotech Summit

Patrick Kennedy, son of the late Senator Edward Kennedy, will be a featured speaker at the Weill Cornell Brain Tumor Biotech Summit in New York on June 8, 2012. The former Congressman will reflect on his late father's battle with a brain tumor and his own commitment to advancing brain science. Read More

Dr. Souweidane Receives $97K Grant to Support DIPG Research

Dr. Mark Souweidane has been given a gift of $97,000 from The Cure Starts Now to support his research into children's brain. Read More

FDA Approves Milestone Clinical Trial for DIPG

Dr. Mark Souweidane has received FDA approval for a ground-breaking clinical trial for this rare and inoperable childhood brain tumor. Read More