Pre-cancerous states identified in seemingly normal aging tissues

A new single-cell profiling technique has mapped pre-malignant gene mutations and their effects in solid tissues for the first time, in a study led by investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine and the New York Genome Center.

Whole-genome sequencing may optimize PARP inhibitor use

The approach shows early promise over current commercial methods for identifying more patients likely to benefit from PARP inhibitor cancer treatments.

NYC residents agree: heat pumps improve comfort

Residents of a 10-unit apartment building retrofitted with electric heat pumps preferred the pumps to their oil-fueled boiler.

Pain-sensing neurons kick-start immune responses

Pain sensing neurons in the gut kindle inflammatory immune responses that cause allergies and asthma, according to a new study by Weill Cornell Medicine.

Urologist breaks the silence on women’s pelvic floor disorders

Though pelvic floor disorders happen when the muscles and tissues that support the bladder, bowel and uterus weaken or don’t work properly, and affect one-third of all women, they are not a normal part of aging.

Cornell-developed particles supercharge cancer immunotherapy

A class of ultrasmall fluorescent core-shell silica nanoparticles developed at Cornell is showing an unexpected ability to rally the immune system against melanoma and dramatically improve the effectiveness of cancer immunotherapy.

Microbiome may aid in successful pregnancies

Gut microbes may play a key role in training a mother’s immune system to adapt to the developing fetus during pregnancy, according to a preclinical study by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators.

Computer vision connects real-world images with building layouts

A Cornell research team has introduced a new method that helps machines make  connections between what’s on the ground and how it represented on a map – an advance that could improve robotics, navigation systems and 3D modeling.

Cornell Tech Studio startup Hyro raises $45 million to scale voice AI in healthcare

Hyro, a health tech startup founded at Cornell Tech that is tackling healthcare inefficiencies through voice AI agents, raised $45 million.

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