Fluorescent imaging tracks metabolism of cells in real time

Researchers designed a new, faster form of two-photon fluorescence imaging for observing cell metabolism in real time, a method that could enable quicker screening of new therapeutic treatments.  

AI tool makes culturally appropriate lessons for teachers in India

Overworked teachers in southern India have a new tool, developed by Cornell researchers, for educating their students: Shiksha Copilot, an AI system that generates culturally relevant lesson plans for schools with few resources.

A synthetic answer to the squeak in aging joints 

Two Cornell researchers join forces to produce a substance that could keep knees, hips and shoulders gliding smoothly for a lifetime.

‘Medicines that feed us’ promote healing in a toxic world

In a new book, anthropologist Stacey Langwick explores plant-based healing and sustainable farming practices in Tanzania that treat bodies and lands as inseparable.

New technique holds promise for improved gene editing

A new engineered gene editing system addresses some of the limitations of current gene editing tools with the hope of improving their use for research, for better crops or to treat diseases.   

Private equity ownership results in poor working conditions in NYS home care

Private equity firms’ investment in home care agencies perpetuates poor working conditions for workers by continuing the exploitation that is prevalent across the industry, according to a new study from the ILR School’s Worker Institute.

Your immune system is amazing. A physician-scientist wants you to know why

A new book, “Your Immune System,” written by Gary Koretzky ’78, vice provost for research and a professor emeritus of medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine, aims to demystify immunology for laypeople.

‘Let me explain’: Corporate disclosures can take a circuitous route

In financial disclosures, particularly by companies that are coming out of tough times, a firm’s verbal circuitousness can paint a fuller picture of a company’s prospects, a Cornell research group found.

Newly discovered cell helps shape blood vessel growth in the heart

Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine, working with zebrafish, have discovered a new cell type that may help regulate blood vessel growth in the heart during development and in response to injury.