Weill Cornell Medicine investigators found that women who choose to be sterilized using surgical permanent birth control versus getting their tubes tied have a 10-fold risk of follow-up surgery.
Cornell researchers have confirmed a genetic link between mitochondrial DNA, which is passed on from the mother, and some forms of autism spectrum disorder.
Children born to Hispanic parents who emigrate to rural communities without support networks face a difficult road out of poverty, according to a Cornell report.
Cornell data scientists are developing models and mathematical techniques to address the world’s most vexing problems, from public health crises to climate change.
On Feb. 27, 90 students from public high schools across New York City participated in Big Red STEM Day, designed to inspire high school students to consider STEM fields.
Twenty percent of people living in nursing homes are abused by other residents, according to a study by researchers in the College of Human Ecology and Weill Cornell Medicine.
Fungi that live in a healthy gut may be as important for good health as beneficial intestinal bacteria, according to new research conducted at Weill Cornell Medicine.
Up to 30 percent of HIV patients who are appropriately treated with antiretroviral therapies develop emphysema. New research from Weill Cornell Medicine investigators has uncovered a mechanism that might explain why this lung damage occurs.