Stress from having to keep a secret - one’s sexual orientation, for example - can cause lapses in physical stamina, intellectual acuity, executive function and even email etiquette, according to a study by Cornell and Berkeley psychologists.
A new study provides a detailed molecular and anatomical atlas of the fruit fly digestive tract and a website on the health and diseases of this complex organ.
Weill Cornell Medical College is launching a video series highlighting its culture of mentorship, an essential ingredient of excellent health care, research and education.
NFL Charities have awarded $100,000 to scientists from Cornell and Weill Cornell Medical College (WCMC) to research tissue engineering for spinal injuries. (Dec. 22, 2010)
Through internships, jobs and courses, students in the Didactic Program in Dietetics gain practical, hands-on experience in running a large-scale food service operation.
Students in a new service learning course study the public health impacts of such hot-button local issues as the county jail expansion and whether Ithaca homeowners should be allowed to have backyard chicken coops.
Cornell researchers have discovered a key component to aggressive brain tumors grow that could lead to better cancer drugs. Their study is published in the June issue of Cell Reports.
A new method for looking at how proteins fold inside mammal cells could one day lead to better flu vaccines, among other practical applications, say Cornell researchers.
A new study suggests that the body’s most powerful immune cells have a radical way of catching their prey that could backfire on people who are overweight and others at risk for various diseases.