A study by researchers at Cornell University suggests that higher-than-normal amounts of a selenium-containing enzyme could promote type 2 diabetes. The researchers found that mice with elevated levels of the antioxidant enzyme develop the precursors of diabetes at much higher rates than did control mice. Selenium, a common dietary supplement, is an antioxidant, materials that help mop up harmful free radicals, molecules that can damage cell membranes and genetic material and contribute to the development of cancer and heart disease. Many of the benefits of selenium are related to its role in the production of glutathione peroxidase (GP), an antioxidant enzyme that helps detoxify the body. (June 09, 2004)
Studies by Cornell's Ron Hoy have been cited by the National Institutes of Health as the best 2004 example of "translational research" in a special report to Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson. (June 9, 2004)
The President's Council of Cornell Women, an alumnae group that serves as an advisory council to Cornell's president, has awarded its 2004 research grants to 11 women faculty members.
In-service tax workshops to review estate and gift tax reporting and management will be held in Syracuse, Batavia, and Binghamton in early August. Cornell University's Department of Applied Economics and Management is offering the workshops. This workshop is designed for accountants, tax practitioners, consultants, attorneys and financial advisers. The topics include the mechanics of estate and gift tax law and accounting, an introduction to estate and gift taxation, gross estate, estate deductions, estate credits and valuations. (June 08, 2004)
A major public groundbreaking ceremony for the renovation and new construction of the Africana Studies and Research Center at Cornell will be held June 12, from 2 to 3 p.m. at the 310 N. Triphammer Road center. Held in conjunction with Cornell's Reunion 2004 Weekend.
New York, NY (June 4, 2004) -- Subtle but profound changes in blood flow within the brain may be among the earliest signs of Alzheimer's disease, according to a review of recent research conducted by Dr. Costantino Iadecola, Chief of the Division of Neurobiology at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, in New York City."These vascular changes are very early markers of disease, and can be used very effectively to diagnose patients early on," said Dr. Iadecola, who is the George C. Cotzias Distinguished Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience at Weill Cornell Medical College, and Attending Neurologist at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell.
Astronaut Edward (Ed) Lu, the veteran of three space missions who has logged 206 days in space, will visit the Cornell University campus Friday, June 11, to deliver the 2004 Spencer T. and Ann W. Olin Lecture during the university's Reunion weekend.
NEW YORK -- Biomedical microscopic imaging deep inside living tissue with unprecedented clarity could become routine and widely available with the signing of technology-transfer and collaborative-research agreements today (May 28, 2004) by Carl Zeiss Jena GmbH, a leading maker of microscopy instrumentation, and by CCTEC, the technology, enterprise and commercialization arm of Cornell University. The license for two-photon laser microscopy (also known as multiphoton microscopy, and protected by patents dating back to July 23, 1991) has been transferred from the British firm Bio-Rad Laboratories to Germany's Carl Zeiss. Both Bio-Rad and Carl Zeiss have been manufacturing confocal laser microscopes incorporating multiphoton technology. (May 28, 2004)
Cornell University's Formula SAE race car team won its eighth FSAE World Championship May 23 in Pontiac, Mich., roaring past 130 universities from 13 countries. The Cornell engineering students scored 926 points out of a possible 1,000 in a series of events that ranged from design evaluation to competitive driving. In addition to capturing first place, the team brought home a variety of other awards for design and performance, including cash awards totaling $4,950 that will help finance next year's entry. (May 26, 2004)
ITHACA, N.Y. --Rural patients enrolled in Medicare health maintenance organizations (HMOs) must travel up to 34 percent farther -- eight miles, or almost 10 minutes longer -- to reach a hospital than do traditional Medicare patients. "Some patients must travel 90 minutes longer to go to a hospital in their network," says Liam O'Neill, assistant professor of policy analysis and management in Cornell University's College of Human Ecology. "Although 10 extra minutes may not seem significant, that's just the average time. Time and distance are not evenly distributed." (May 26, 2004)
