CHPC engages business leaders to help inform research initiatives

The Cornell Health Policy Center organized its first Business Leaders Roundtable in New York City last week with the aim of engaging senior industry leaders from the health care sector with existing and upcoming research on topics like Medicare Advantage, Medicaid reform, and prescription drug pricing.

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Reviving exhausted immune cells boosts tumor elimination

A new study shows that tumors not only evade the immune system but can actively reprogram immune cells to stop fighting.

Five questions for: James Grimmelmann

An August article by Grimmelman, co-authored with A. Feder Cooper, Ph.D. ’24, was cited in a landmark European court ruling against OpenAI on Nov. 11. 

Hypertension affects the brain much earlier than expected

Hypertension impairs blood vessels, neurons and white matter in the brain well before the condition causes a measurable rise in blood pressure, according to a new preclinical study from Weill Cornell Medicine investigators.

Cornell Tech launches pre-college Summer Innovation Intensives for future tech leaders

The three-week program is designed to give students a head start on college-level learning while tackling real-world challenges through technology.

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Celebrating the 50th Startup Cornell podcast at Eclectic Convergence

This episode features speakers and attendees recorded live during the Oct. 31 conference at Cornell Tech in New York City.

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Common-cold coronavirus could be key to a better COVID-19 vaccine

Prior exposure to coronaviruses that cause ordinary colds can boost the immune system’s ability to attack a vulnerable site on the COVID-19-causing coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, according to a study led by investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine.

Scientists identify a trigger for obesity-linked inflammation

Weill Cornell Medicine investigators have identified an early step in a cellular process that leads to inflammation in fat cells and may result in Type 2 diabetes in people with obesity.

Why companies don’t share AV crash data – and how they could

A team of researchers from across campus has created a roadmap outlining the barriers and opportunities to making autonomous vehicles safer.