New York, NY (September 22, 2004) -- For patients with a dangerous enlargement of heart muscle called left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH), the drug Losartan beats standard beta-blocker therapy in reducing hearts to a healthier size, according to researchers at NewYork Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center.The study, published in the September 14 issue of Circulation, finds that Losartan's effects on LVH go beyond its ability to lower blood pressure -- suggesting that added mechanisms may be at work.
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has awarded a $1.86 million grant to Cornell's Peace Studies Program to provide additional research and training in science and security studies.
What was thought of as the solar system's largest asteroid, 1 Ceres, has been upgraded unofficially to a miniplanet, says Cornell's Peter Thomas in the Sept. 9 issue of the journal Nature.
A profile of David Owen discusses how he became interested in his fields of ancient history research and what he is working on now as he plans for his phased retirement starting next year. (Oct. 26, 2010)
Researchers have devised a method of generating microwaves at up to terahertz frequencies on an ordinary silicon chip at power levels that could be used for skin cancer detection and airport security. (May 29, 2008)
Pool tuition and create a fund for universitywide priorities, recommends a task force on the budget model, part of the Reimagining Cornell strategic planning process.
The seven-year-old Physics Undergraduate Teaching Assistant (UTA) program supports Cornell students considering a career in teaching high school physics. The program has grown to over 60 participants this year.
Panelists Michael Lewis and Mary Ellen O'Connell took on the question of the legality of American drone strikes in the Lund Critical Debate Nov. 21 on campus.