'Cornell Dots' may not only help light up cancer cells, but could provide a new patient-friendly, viable option to battle cancer. Researchers have created pores in the nanoparticles that can carry medicine.
Like nano-scale Navy Seals, Cornell scientists have merged tiny gold and iron oxide particles so that these alloyed allies can kill cancer cells with infrared heat.
To support his long-running research on vitamins folate and vitamin B-12 and their link to chronic disease, Patrick Stover, professor of nutritional biochemistry, has received funding for 10 years.
For massive open online courses, or MOOCs, that help dieticians and nutritionists around the world understand the latest research, course completion rates more than double that of normal MOOC fare.
School cafeterias that accept only electronic payments may be inadvertently promoting junkier food and adding empty calories to student diets, which contribute to obesity, say Cornell behavioral economists.
A new study reveals the intricacies of how bacteria adhere to surfaces and form biofilms, a discovery that could lead to treatments for some 80 percent of chronic infections.
More than 80 students unveiled their scholarly work at the 32nd annual Spring Research Forum hosted April 27 by the Cornell Undergraduate Research Board.
Martin Wiedmann, Gellert Family Professor in Food Safety, will co-direct the new Integrated Food Safety Center of Excellence to strengthen foodborne illness surveillance and investigation.
Among U.S. teens who are frequent smokers, nearly half of girls and one-third of boys smoke to control their weight, according to a new study. Even more common is smoking to lose weight among teens who feel "much too fat."
Two studies from Weill Cornell Medicine found brain tumors recruit immune cells derived from bone marrow to transform what began as benign masses into deadly malignancies.