Brain imaging may identify patients likely to benefit from anxiety care app

By understanding differences in how people’s brains are wired, clinicians may be able to predict who’d benefit from a self-guided anxiety care app, according to a clinical trial co-led by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators.

Rapid Response Fund takes aim at emergent threats to feline health

The Rapid Response Fund was designed to have a streamlined review process that enables researchers to access funding within weeks — ideal for fast-moving infectious diseases.

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Improving guidelines can help combat deadly bacteria in powdered baby formula

The findings of a new study reveal how the current instructions for reconstituting powdered formula are ambiguous and can fail to protect against potentially fatal food-borne bacteria.

Kyle Kimball named VP for university relations

Kyle Kimball, vice president of government relations and community engagement at New York University, has been named Cornell’s vice president for university relations.

True blue: Researchers create better blue food dye from algae

A new blue colorant might help the food industry steer away from potentially harmful artificial dyes.

Study: The way you grew up may shape how your brain handles risk

Researchers found people who are socially rich, with strong social support but whose family had less money, and those who are economically rich, having more money but less social support, take similar levels of risk but activate different parts of their brains.

Cornell Ignite fellows bring lab discoveries closer to market impact

Three new research projects will receive funding and training through the Ignite Fellow for New Ventures program to transform university research into new ventures and products that can benefit society.

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Blockchain platform securely digitizes public records

Ava Labs, a company with roots at Cornell, recently announced that its Avalanche blockchain platform will be used for the largest deed tokenization project in history.

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Sun dogs, other celestial effects could appear in alien skies

Phenomena common to Earth’s atmosphere can appear in the skies over some exoplanets of the “hot Jupiter” variety, a common type of gaseous giant that always orbits close to its host star, according to new research.