Cornell has been awarded a four-year $2.5 million grant from the National Institute on Aging to conduct the first large-scale study of verbal and physical aggression among nursing home residents. (Nov. 5, 2008)
The joke's on human-sexuality researchers: "Prankster" adolescents may have faked "nonheterosexuality" in a widely cited health study, says Cornell's Ritch Savin-Williams.
Minimally invasive surgery can help patients suffering from worn and painful spinal disc degeneration in the same amount of time as standard, more invasive procedures, a study shows. (Oct. 29, 2008)
Researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College have located a gene that could mutate to make Y. pestis, the bacterium responsible for the Black Plague, resistant to many common drugs. (Oct. 29, 2008)
Published research by a College of Veterinary Science student could help reduce the infection rate of brucellosis and other zoonotic diseases in such countries as Nepal.
Taking care of an aging or disabled loved one can be hazardous to your health, but certain personality traits appear to reduce caregivers' risk for health problems.
Defying a widely held belief in Alzheimer’s disease research, two Cornell professors report that people with a specific gene are more likely to develop mild cognitive impairment – but not Alzheimer’s.
The Cornell Urban Scholars Program program matched 14 undergraduates with nonprofit and government agencies in New York City for eight-week paid service-based internships. The students reflected on their experiences a reception July 24.
Weill Cornell Medical College researcher Scott Blanchard received the Career Award from the National Science Foundation for his groundbreaking work in cell biology. (Sept. 17, 2008)
Cornell University, in partnership with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, is opening a new $10 million MSKCC-Cornell Center for Translation of Cancer Nanomedicines. The center is based on development of nanoparticles called C dots.