Soft lighting and music cuts calorie intake 18 percent

A new study finds that softening the lighting and music in fast food restaurants resulted in diners consuming 18 percent fewer calories. (Aug. 29, 2012)

Angela Gonzales brings hope to the Hopi

Angela Gonzales, associate professor of development sociology, frequently returns to her childhood home, the Hopi Indian reservation in Arizona, to conduct cancer research and offer education. (Aug. 27, 2012)

NIH funds development of tissue chips to predict drug safety

Cornell's Michael Shuler has received National Institutes of Health funding to make 3-D chips with living cells and tissues that model the structure and function of human organs. (Aug. 27, 2012)

Crohn's disease driven by inflammation - not genetics, reports study

Inflammation - not genetics - drives Crohn's disease, researchers report in a recent issue of PLoS. (Aug. 15, 2012)

Missing gene may drive more than a quarter of breast cancers

A new study shows that the lack of a certain gene plays a role in some 60,000 breast cancer patients in the United States and 383,000 worldwide. (Aug. 14, 2012)

With jump-ropes and healthful snacks, Iscol scholars hold NYC health fair

Students in Cornell's Iscol Family Program for Leadership Development in Public Service and the Urban Semester Summer Program co-hosted a free health fair July 28 in Brooklyn. (Aug. 9, 2012)

Healthier Life hub discussed at NYC workshop

The research enterprise at the CornellNYC Tech campus took a major step forward with a July 26-27 workshop focusing on the school's academic hub called Healthier Life.

Insights into protein folding may lead to better flu vaccine

A new method for looking at how proteins fold inside mammal cells could one day lead to better flu vaccines, among other practical applications, say Cornell researchers.

Study: Negative stereotypes about the poor hurt their health

Adolescents who grow up poor are more likely to report being discriminated against; this perception is related to harmful changes in health, research suggests.