Long-term metastatic melanoma survival dramatically improves on immunotherapy

About half of patients with metastatic melanoma treated with a combination of immune checkpoint inhibitors survive cancer-free for 10 years or more, according to a  report from Weill Cornell Medicine and Dana-Farber Cancer Center investigators.

Study reveals how COVID-19 infection can cause or worsen diabetes

Researchers have used a cutting-edge model system to uncover the mechanism by which SARS-CoV-2 induces new cases of diabetes and worsens complications in people who already have it.

Cornell experts to offer solutions at Climate Week NYC

Climate Week NYC will get a Big Red tint as Cornell researchers suggest carbon solutions for the travel industry, discuss agricultural methane and participate in a nuclear energy conference.

Brain scanning approach shows wiring of depression

By repeatedly scanning the brains of a small group of patients for a year and a half, Weill Cornell Medicine researchers have identified a distinct pattern of neuronal interactions that appears to predispose some people to developing depression.

Human Ecology launches internship in New York City

Students work at partner sites across the city’s five boroughs, with a focus on urban studies, community engagement and professional development.

Around Cornell

With shimmer, 1920s fashion exhibit displays influencers’ power

Items from the Cornell Fashion and Textile Collection make up over 75% of the exhibit “Influencers: 1920s fashion and the New Woman” at Lyndhurst Mansion in Tarrytown, New York.

The role of an energy-producing enzyme in treating Parkinson’s

An enzyme called PGK1 has an unexpectedly critical role in the production of chemical energy in brain cells, according to a preclinical study led by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine.

NY at Work report: Cost of living most critical issue

More than 65% of Empire State Poll respondents say the cost of living is the most critical issue facing their households, according to the ILR School’s annual report, published Aug. 22.  

Study finds potential link between DNA markers and aging

Researchers have uncovered DNA markers associated with retroelements, remnants of ancient viral genetic material, in our genes that act as highly accurate epigenetic clocks predicting chronological age.