Nutrient-based tax could cut nation's medical bills

A 20 percent tax on fat, salt and sugar could cut consumption by nearly that much - and boost American health immeasurably, economists say.

Watkins named Cornell Cooperative Extension director

Christopher Watkins, Cornell's Herman M. Cohn Professor of Postharvest Science, has been named director of Cornell Cooperative Extension.

Young 'pranksters' skewed landmark sexuality study

The joke's on human-sexuality researchers: "Prankster" adolescents may have faked "nonheterosexuality" in a widely cited health study, says Cornell's Ritch Savin-Williams.

Bacterial food web may be key to cystic fibrosis

A common pathogen that can lay dormant in healthy individuals becomes virulent in the lungs of cystic fibrosis patients, and Cornell biological engineers think they might know why.

Study: Prolonged sitting jeopardizes older women’s health

A new study of some 93,000 postmenopausal American women found those with the highest amounts of sedentary time – defined as sitting and resting but excluding sleeping – died earlier than their most active peers.

Student’s yak research may reduce infection in Nepal

Published research by a College of Veterinary Science student could help reduce the infection rate of brucellosis and other zoonotic diseases in such countries as Nepal.

$75M gift creates Meyer Cancer Center at Weill Cornell

Weill Cornell Medical College has received a $75 million gift from Sandra and Edward Meyer ‘48 and the Sandra and Edward Meyer Foundation to enhance the medical college’s cancer research and care programs.

Metastatic cancer cells implode on protein contact

By attaching a cancer-killer protein to white blood cells, Cornell biomedical engineers have demonstrated the annihilation of metastasizing cancer cells traveling throughout the bloodstream.

Scientists to explore antioxidant overconsumption

Cornell researchers will explore why too many antioxidants can do harm with a $1.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health.