Breakthrough discerns normal memory loss from disease

Cornell researchers have developed a tool that can distinguish between normal cognitive declines in healthy older people and declines related to Alzheimer disease.

Book shows how family, culture shape personal stories

Professor Qi Wang's new book, “The Autobiographical Self in Time and Culture,” chronicles how the stories we remember and tell about ourselves are conditioned by one’s time and culture.

Relax! Slip on an electric vest to knead away stress

A new startup led by three Cornell students is developing a garment that gently gives a massage to reduce harmful amounts of stress in the body.

Life purpose buffers bad moods triggered by diversity

Being in the minority in an ethnically diverse crowd is distressing, regardless of your ethnicity, unless you have a sense of purpose in life, reports a Cornell developmental psychologist who conducted a study on Chicago trains.

'Average American' will slide down income scale

Retiring Baby Boomers and lower-paid minorities will drive down median income over the next two decades, according to research by Richard Burkhauser and Jeff Larrimore.

Human Ecology students dive deep into research

Students throughout the College of Human Ecology participate in summer research that deepens their understanding of various fields and sometimes causes them to re-evaluate their career paths.

Research finds kids share when it's done by choice

College of Human Ecology researchers have found that children who voluntarily give something valuable away are more likely to be generous in the future.

Nearby daughter most likely to be mom's caregiver

A new study reports that daughters who live closest to their elderly mothers are most likely to become the moms' caregivers.

Program teaches girls engineering via apparel design

Smart Clothing, Smart Girls: Engineering via Apparel Design, a weeklong course, taught 24 middle school girls on campus many principles of science to attract them to STEM fields.