Weill Cornell Medicine investigators have found that an immune “tolerance” to gut microbes depends on an ancient bacterial-sensing protein that is normally considered a trigger for inflammation.
Since relocating to Upstate New York, Myanmar refugees’ relationship to fishing has shifted, from angling for food and nutrition to being a means for maintaining social connections, time outdoors and emotional well-being.
Helping to combat the rising threat of antibiotic resistance, Cornell biologists have identified a surprising mechanism that weakens bacteria from within—an insight that could guide the next generation of antibiotics as drug resistance rises worldwide.
Jean Frantz Blackall, a Cornell faculty member from 1958-94 who in 1971 became the first woman to receive tenure in what was then the Department of English, in the College of Arts and Sciences, died July 15 in Williamsburg, Virginia. She was 97.
A clinical trial in patients with advanced breast cancer has found the use of liquid biopsy blood tests for early detection of a treatment-resistant mutation, followed by a new type of treatment, substantially extends the period of tumor control.
Maimonides, one of the most significant intellectual figures of the medieval period,worked as a physician, thought like a scientist, and served as a leader of the Jewish community in Cairo.
Ava Labs, a company with roots at Cornell, recently announced that its Avalanche blockchain platform will be used for the largest deed tokenization project in history.
When cats get sick with H5N1 avian influenza, they get severely ill, with up to 70% of affected cats dying, but little is known about how the virus spreads in cats.
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