Weill Cornell Medicine has received a $1.27 million grant from the United States Department of Defense to develop treatment for a rare but devastating eye condition largely affecting military personnel who suffer traumatic eye injuries in combat.
From mindfulness to mRNA vaccines to the music business, the 250 attendees at this year’s Eclectic Convergence conference held at the Verizon Center on the Cornell Tech campus Nov. 12 got a front row seat into the many facets of life as an entrepreneur.
Zinc deficiency is prevalent around the world, and among children, these mineral shortfalls can lead to stunting, embryonic malformations and neurobehavioral abnormalities.
The simple technique was associated with a 56% reduction in irregular heart rhythm that can lead to stroke, with no added risks, according to a Weill Cornell Medicine study.
As more states legalize cannabis for medical or recreational purposes, its use during pregnancy is increasing – along with the potential forabuse or dependence.
Treatment with the amino acid arginine enhanced the effectiveness of radiation therapy in cancer patients with brain metastases in a clinical trial from investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine and Angel H. Roffo Cancer Institute.
A new study suggests that greater cumulative exposure to estrogen in life may counter the decline in brain-matter volume that occurs with menopause, in key brain regions affected in Alzheimer's disease.
JP Pollak, co-founder and chief architect at The Commons Project Foundation, which is working on a universal vaccine app, is the guest for the fifth episode of the Startup Cornell podcast.
The grant will fund an effort to study how abnormal protein aggregates may spread from the gut to the brain to drive the early stages of Parkinson’s disease.
