More than 650 scientists, physicians and other health care practitioners gathered in Doha for the XVII International DALM Symposium on Diabetes, Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome, March 14-16. (March 16, 2011)
Cornell scientists led by Patrick Stover have reported that they have identified a gene that causes neural tube defects (spina bifada and anencephaly) in laboratory mice. (March 15, 2011)
Richard Daines, M.D. '78, former health commissioner and a leader in the battle against childhood obesity, died unexpectedly Feb. 26 at his home in Stanfordville, N.Y. He was 60. (Feb. 28, 2011)
Patsy Brannon, David Levitsky, Ling Qi and Barbara Strupp, Division of Nutrition Sciences, have received awards from the American Society for Nutrition for their nutrition research and public service. (Feb. 28, 2011)
Cornell researchers have developed an artificial intestine to better study gut bacteria and such biomedical pursuits as tissue engineering, pharmaceutical sciences and cell biology. (Feb. 23, 2011)
Four Cornell undergraduates will showcase their scholarly articles at the American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting, Feb. 17-21 in Washington, D.C. (Feb. 18, 2011)
Researchers at Cornell's Weill Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology have discovered how certain signaling molecules in the cell are regulated. (Feb. 4, 2011)
Two hundred randomly chosen Cornell undergraduate volunteers lined up in Kennedy Hall Feb. 1 to provide a cheek swab for DNA to test their deep ancestries for the new Cornell Genetic Ancestry Project. (Feb. 2, 2011)
Chronic stress from noise, crowding, family conflict and other factors appears to be another reason why children in low-income families don't fare as well as their middle-income counterparts. (Jan. 31, 2011)
