Niagara County orchard helps grow Cornell ag innovation

Bittner-Singer Orchards, a 400-acre farm in Niagara County along the shores of Lake Ontario, looks like your average orchard but is also a site of cutting-edge Cornell research.

Implant treats Type 1 diabetes by oxygenating insulin-producing cells

Cornell researchers have developed an implant system that can treat Type 1 diabetes by supplying extra oxygen to densely packed insulin-secreting cells, without the need for immunosuppression. 

Associate professor Yoav Artzi honored with Test of Time award

The Test of Time Award recognizes research that continues to shape the field years after its publication.

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Daily actions shape how righties, lefties process visual input

The way perceptual systems are organized in the brain depends on the way we perform actions with our hands, according to a new theory proposed by Cornell psychology scholars.

Brain imaging may identify patients likely to benefit from anxiety care app

By understanding differences in how people’s brains are wired, clinicians may be able to predict who’d benefit from a self-guided anxiety care app, according to a clinical trial co-led by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators.

Improving guidelines can help combat deadly bacteria in powdered baby formula

The findings of a new study reveal how the current instructions for reconstituting powdered formula are ambiguous and can fail to protect against potentially fatal food-borne bacteria.

Inaugural CUNY Honors Connect cohort presents research

This summer, Cornell Tech welcomed the first-ever cohort of the City University of New York (CUNY) Honors Connect program, which culminated in a showcase of student-led research on July 31.

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True blue: Researchers create better blue food dye from algae

A new blue colorant might help the food industry steer away from potentially harmful artificial dyes.

Not all low-grade prostate cancers are low risk

A new study reveals that some men who are diagnosed with “Grade Group one” prostate cancer may actually be at higher risk than biopsy results suggest.