Researchers describe how brain cells process antidepressants, cocaine and amphetamines. The findings could lead to more targeted medications for psychiatric diseases and addiction. (Sept. 17, 2008)
In a finding that could change the way breast cancer is treated, researchers at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center have identified a new marker for breast cancer metastasis. (April 15, 2009)
A panel of five Cornell and Ithaca experts on various sides of the health care debate discussed the issue Nov. 17 in Goldwin Smith Hall's Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium. (Nov. 19, 2009)
The Sick in America series begins April 20 and will highlight issues of health care from the perspectives of physicians, patients, economists and policymakers.
Seth Cochran '00, M.Eng. '01, has started a nonprofit called Operation OF, now being piloted in Uganda, dedicated to ending obstetric fistula worldwide. (April 2, 2009)
Angela Gonzales, associate professor of development sociology, frequently returns to her childhood home, the Hopi Indian reservation in Arizona, to conduct cancer research and offer education. (Aug. 27, 2012)
Cornell researchers are partnering with Latin American institutions to explore how to enable impoverished youths to become productive workers, active citizens and nurturing family members. (April 12, 2010)
Using a new technique to extract genetic information from stored samples, researchers discovered a link between estrogen-dependent molecular pathways and a particularly aggressive form of prostate cancer. (June 11, 2008)
Lewis C. Cantley and Kristy Richards are growing radically collaborative research connections between Weill Cornell Medicine and the College of Veterinary Medicine.