‘Apple Commons’ licks ice cream contest competition
“Apple Commons” won Cornell’s annual ice cream development contest, where students created six original flavors as a class final project.
View ArticleSpring tweaks to COVID-19 plan are based on fall’s lessons
One unsung aspect of Cornell’s success in managing the spread of COVID-19 on campus has been a commitment to analyze and learn, to pivot and adapt. As a result, the university will implement tweaks to...
View ArticleCross-campus team probes gene-environment interactions
Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and Cornell’s Ithaca campus have developed a new computational method for studying genetic and environmental interactions and how they influence disease risk.
View ArticleHelmet design protects dentists, doctors from COVID-19
Simulations show the helmet, designed by the Esmaily Lab, prevents 99.6% of virus-containing droplets exhaled by medical patients from reaching the environment.
View ArticleNoninvasive blood test tracks organ injury from COVID-19
A Cornell-led collaboration has developed a noninvasive blood test that uses cell-free DNA to gauge the damage that COVID-19 inflicts on cells, tissues and organs, and could help aid in the development...
View ArticleHochul sees brighter days ahead for upstate economy
As New Yorkers emerge from the pandemic’s economic morass, New York Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul acknowledged a tough path ahead, but shared hope for the state’s future at Cornell’s annual town-gown regional...
View ArticleCOVID-19 research seed grants yielding rapid results
Professor Iwijn De Vlaminck is working on using cell-free DNA – discarded scraps of DNA – as a way of gaining understanding of COVID-19’s effects on the organs of children who've been exposed to the...
View ArticleGift supports Cornell’s Tanzanian cassava efforts
A $2.65 million gift to support Cornell and partner research in Tanzania will improve distribution of new and more resistant varieties of cassava while empowering women and marginalized groups in the...
View ArticleBiofortified foods fuel healthy microbiome, combat malnutrition
New research from Elad Tako, associate professor of food science, shows that iron and zinc in biofortified foods, such as beans and wheat, can improve the health of gut bacteria and reduce the risk of...
View ArticleCell-free biotech enables shelf-stable vaccines on demand
Researchers devised a new method of using extracts to create shelf-stable vaccines on demand, a potentially game-changing approach to fighting infection in regions that have limited access to such...
View ArticleCOVID-19 spread extremely low at North Carolina day camps
Cases of symptomatic COVID-19 were extremely low among children and staff at a network of North Carolina YMCA day camps that took precautions like masking and physical distancing, researchers have found.
View ArticleGene critical to immune cell development identified
Poor function of the gene SMC3 can lead to improper immune cell development, and to cancer, by disrupting how DNA is structured inside the cell nucleus, according to new research from Weill Cornell...
View ArticleWeill Cornell researchers detect key flaw in brain modeling
A type of cell widely used for brain research and drug development may have been leading researchers astray for years, according to a study from scientists at Weill Cornell Medicine and Columbia...
View ArticleCornell, WWF to co-host event on preventing pandemics
Cornell and WWF will host a virtual conference Feb. 23 focused on the link between humans and wildlife, and the subsequent prevention of future pandemics.
View ArticleFungi in the gut prime immunity against infection
Common fungi, often present in the gut, teach the immune system how to respond to their more dangerous relatives, according to new research from scientists at Weill Cornell Medicine.
View ArticleTumor microenvironment helps aggressive lymphomas
The environment surrounding the cells of a lymphoma tumor has a strong influence on the progression of these blood-cell cancers and their responses to therapies, according to a new study by Weill...
View ArticleStudy finds ‘Achilles’ heel’ of Crohn’s-linked bacteria
The discovery of an “Achilles’ heel” in a type of gut bacteria that causes intestinal inflammation in patients with Crohn’s disease may lead to more targeted therapies for the difficult-to-treat...
View ArticleNew initiative engages communities in neuroscience
The Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research is launching a new project – the Community Neuroscience Initiative, or CNI – that will build connections between neuroscience, the social sciences...
View ArticleNasal spray blocks COVID-19 infection in ferrets
Cornell researchers have helped develop a nasal formulation that blocks the spread of COVID-19 among ferrets – and are hopeful the formulation could have the same effect on humans, and potentially...
View ArticleHigher-income people take more COVID-19 safety precautions
While people from all groups reduced their social interactions, those with higher incomes made greater changes to their behavior, according to a new study co-authored by a Cornell researcher.
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