Researcher alters how ovarian syndrome is diagnosed

Studies by reproductive physiologist Marla Lujan are leading to new diagnosis guidelines for a condition called polycystic ovary syndrome, a leading cause of infertility.

Veterinary college to open Long Island equine hospital

Cornell’s College of Veterinary Medicine will open Cornell Ruffian Equine Specialists, a referral and emergency care hospital, near the Belmont Racetrack in Elmont, N.Y., in April 2014.

'Scary dancers' chase birds from fruit

Those large, inflatable plastic characters that loom over used car lots have a new purpose: scaring away birds that cause hundreds of millions of dollars in damage to U.S. orchards and vineyards.

Shark, human proteins are surprisingly similar

Researchers have discovered that many of the shark’s proteins involved in an array of different functions – including metabolism – match humans most closely than they do zebrafish, the quintessential fish model.

Biotech awards plant seeds for New York startups

Six new technologies received 2013 Center for Advanced Technology awards for feasibility and proof-of-concept research to enhance the commercial value of such innovations.

Better elephant stimulation needed to get good sperm

A Cornell and Smithsonian Institution study published in PLOS-ONE has found that how sperm is collected in Asian elephants matters in preserving this endangered species.

New project will preserve cow diversity for future

A new $500,000 grant is funding research to develop a stem cell-based system that could capture global herd diversity for future generations to tap.

Eight on faculty named AAAS fellows

Eight Cornell scientists have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world’s largest general scientific society and publisher of the journal Science.

Obesity at age 66 predicts health at 85, study finds

Women entering their senior years with a healthy weight and waist size have a significantly better chance of reaching age 85 without chronic disease or mobility impairment.