Study: ‘Ball and chain’ mechanism inactivates key ion channel

A new study has unveiled a precise picture of how an ion channel found in most mammalian cells regulates its own function with a “ball-and-chain” channel-plugging mechanism, according to investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine.

AI system can analyze serial medical images

A new AI-based system for analyzing images taken over time can accurately detect changes and predict outcomes, which may be useful across a wide range of medical and scientific applications.

How to beat the winter blues and more: A Q&A with Cornell Tech’s new therapist Sarah Rubenstein-Gillis

In the fall of 2024, Cornell Tech welcomed a counselor, Sarah Rubenstein-Gillis, dedicated to students on its campus in New York City.

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Islet-transplantation procedure shows promises against T1 diabetes

Adding engineered human blood vessel-forming cells to islet transplants boosted the survival of the insulin-producing cells and reversed diabetes in a preclinical study led by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators.

New therapy may effectively control HIV in Uganda

A multinational, multi-institutional study led by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators found little natural resistance to a new HIV therapy called lenacapavir in a population of patients in Uganda.

‘Brain bleeds’ increase dementia risk, study finds

Weill Cornell Medicine researchers have found that intracranial hemorrhages, or “brain bleeds” caused by a ruptured blood vessel in the brain, doubles a person’s risk of developing dementia later in life.

Two Weill Cornell Medicine faculty members elected to ASCI

Weill Cornell Medicine physician-scientists Dr. Niroshana Anandasabapathy and Dr. Rohit Chandwani have been elected members of the American Society for Clinical Investigation for 2025.

Cornell Tech announces The Bridge at Cornell Tech

Cornell Tech, the groundbreaking campus of Cornell University dedicated to developing leaders and technologies for the AI era, has announced the opening of The Bridge, a new state-of-the-art flexible workspace for entrepreneurs, early and mid-stage ventures, and more established companies. 

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Cancer’s ripple effect may promote blood clots in lungs

Blood clots form in response to signals from the lungs of cancer patients – not from other organ sites, as previously thought – according to a preclinical study by Weill Cornell Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and University of California San Diego Health.