With surprising frequency, patients with severe brain injury can show clear signs of cognitive function on brain scans in response to requests to carry out complex mental work, even when they can’t move or speak.
A decline in estrogen during menopause causes changes in body fat distribution and associated cardiovascular and metabolic disease, but a new Cornell-led study identifies potential therapies that might one day reverse these unhealthy shifts.
Through engaging research projects, technical lecture series, and hands-on learning, thirty students from institutions across the United States and Puerto Rico are taking their studies to the next level of research excellence.
A critical shortage of powdered infant formula revealed significant challenges in the supply, market competition and regulation of formula in the United States.
When a company’s “big boss” pays a visit to observe and connect with workers on the front lines, heightened motivation – and not necessarily the idea that they’re being watched – can lead to increased productivity, a Cornell-led research team found.
An international team of researchers discovered that coastal urban seagrass ecosystems can significantly reduce human bacterial pathogens, including those with widespread antibiotic resistance, in marine bivalves — a vital food source for people around the world.
The timing of others’ reactions to their babbling is key to how babies begin learning, Cornell developmental psychologists found - with help from a remote-controlled car.
