CHE professor testifies on the state of nutrition in the US

On Nov. 2, Angela Odoms-Young testified before the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on the state of nutrition in the U.S. She highlighted racial inequities in health and nutrition caused by social, political and structural inequalities.

Oral drug enhances radiation therapy for cancer

Treatment with the amino acid arginine enhanced the effectiveness of radiation therapy in cancer patients with brain metastases in a clinical trial from investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine and Angel H. Roffo Cancer Institute.

Enzyme research unlocks gateway for new medicines

The new findings published in Science capture never-before-recorded stages of a molecular construction process, with implications for future pharmaceutical development.

Estrogen exposure may protect women from Alzheimer’s

A new study suggests that greater cumulative exposure to estrogen in life may counter the decline in brain-matter volume that occurs with menopause, in key brain regions affected in Alzheimer's disease.

Cornell’s Chatrchyan represents Armenia at COP26 talks

Working with the Armenian delegation at COP26, Allison Chatrchyan aims to shape U.N. agriculture policy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase carbon sequestration.  

Weill Cornell startup offers personalized, effective treatment for obesity

Katherine H. Saunders MD ’11, an assistant professor of clinical medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine, specializes in the care of patients with obesity and weight-related medical complications.

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“Startup Cornell” podcast features Cornell Tech entrepreneur

JP Pollak, co-founder and chief architect at The Commons Project Foundation, which is working on a universal vaccine app, is the guest for the fifth episode of the Startup Cornell podcast.

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Student team creates award-winning food concept for NASA

A team of graduate students in food science, mechanical engineering and biological engineering is among the winners of Phase 1 of the NASA Deep Space Food Challenge.

$9M grant funds study of gut-brain connection in Parkinson’s

The grant will fund an effort to study how abnormal protein aggregates may spread from the gut to the brain to drive the early stages of Parkinson’s disease.