A Cornell economist and his colleagues have found the geographical areas that have an NFL team advance to the Super Bowl had an 18 percent spike in flu-related deaths among people above age 65.
A recently published study shows that nanoparticles injure liver cells when they are in microfluidic devices designed to mimic organs of the human body.
Unique connections in the adolescent brain make it possible to easily diminish fear memories and avoid anxiety later in life, according to a new study by Weill Cornell Medicine researchers.
Tending to older loved ones who have bold personalities may be harmful to caregivers' physical health, say Cornell gerontologists. The finding could impact millions who provide informal eldercare.
For the health and happiness of nurses, let the sunshine in. Day-shift, acute-care hospital nurses – who had access to the sun's natural light – enjoyed lower blood pressure and enhanced mood.
Ridding e-cigarettes of flavors such as fruit and candy help to discourage teenagers from using them while making them available to adults who are trying to quite smoking, according to a new study.
No one has fully understood why diabetes remission often follows bariatric surgery, but a recent Cornell-led study provides clues to the mystery. The findings open doors for novel drug treatments to treat Type 2 diabetes.
Cornell researchers have found no evidence to suggest that the risks of a mother potentially transmitting the virus to her child via breastfeeding outweigh the benefits of breastfeeding, though they caution that more study is necessary.
Monika Safford, M.D. ’86, has been named chief of the Division of General Internal Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College and NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center.