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could keep knees, hips and shoulders gliding smoothly for a lifetime.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-10\/1007_yarn_tnd.jpg?itok=xmqy0QEk","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-10\/1007_yarn_tnd.jpg?itok=cle0Fbhj","date_published":"Wed, 07 Oct 2026 12:10:07 EDT","byline":"Laura Reiley, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Business, Economics \u0026 Entrepreneurship","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","Public Engagement","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","College of Veterinary Medicine","Ithaca","Economic Impact","Engagement","Research 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diseases.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2021-02\/0209_crispr_tnd.jpg?itok=Er-8ze3Q","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2021-02\/0209_crispr_tnd.jpg?itok=q7mHmYKC","date_published":"Wed, 07 Oct 2026 09:10:16 EDT","byline":"Krishna Ramanujan, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Graduate School","Ithaca","Research Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2021-02\/0209_crispr_tnd.jpg?itok=xZ1BgKjc","image_alt":"CRISPR genetics"},{"id":"333752","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/10\/your-immune-system-amazing-physician-scientist-wants-you-know-why","title":"Your immune system is 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A physician-scientist wants you to know why","content_text":"A new book, \u201cYour Immune System,\u201d written by Gary Koretzky \u201978, vice provost for research and a professor emeritus of medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine, aims to demystify immunology for laypeople.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-10\/1006_immune_tnd.jpg?itok=wMqkZuf_","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-10\/1006_immune_tnd.jpg?itok=Puhs2hVb","date_published":"Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:10:30 EDT","byline":"Laura Reiley, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","New York City","Public Engagement","College of Veterinary Medicine","Weill Cornell Medicine-NY","Ithaca","New York City","Research Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-10\/1006_immune_tnd.jpg?itok=gotPwr_e"},{"id":"333747","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/10\/newly-discovered-cell-helps-shape-blood-vessel-growth-heart","title":"Newly discovered cell helps shape blood vessel growth in the heart","content_text":"Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine, working with zebrafish, have discovered a new cell type that may help regulate blood vessel growth in the heart during development and in response to injury.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-10\/1005_cao_tnd.png?itok=f0w_3hs5","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-10\/1005_cao_tnd.png?itok=4vf4SY9q","date_published":"Mon, 05 Oct 2026 09:10:49 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","New York City","Weill Cornell Medicine-NY","New York City","Research Impact","New York City"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-10\/1005_cao_tnd.png?itok=FFNlAYV5","image_alt":"Zebrafish heart"},{"id":"333732","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/09\/neck-lymph-node-removal-linked-increased-risk-cognitive-decline","title":"Neck lymph node removal linked to increased risk of cognitive decline","content_text":"Surgery to remove lymph nodes in the neck may interfere with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) drainage from the brain, contributing to cognitive impairment, according to new multicenter research led by Weill Cornell Medicine scientists.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-04\/0424_lymphoma.png?itok=2JQif8xz","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-04\/0424_lymphoma.png?itok=KZzrn_L9","date_published":"Wed, 30 Sep 2026 11:09:00 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","New York City","Weill Cornell Medicine-NY","New York City","Research Impact","New York City"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-04\/0424_lymphoma.png?itok=BepqwTCi","image_alt":"Reed-Sternberg cells,\u00a0often described as having an \u0022owl eyes\u0022 appearance with two nuclei,\u00a0are a hallmark of Hodgkin lymphoma. These malignant cells are found in the lymph nodes of people with this cancer."},{"id":"333726","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/09\/weill-cornell-receives-3m-launch-research-center-hivs-effects-brain","title":"Weill Cornell receives $3M to launch research center for HIV\u2019s effects on brain","content_text":"The discovery research center could uncover molecular markers that enable new diagnostics and lead to potential therapies for people living with neurological complications related to HIV.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-09\/0929_hivbrain_tnd.png?itok=TTgnH6ZY","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-09\/0929_hivbrain_tnd.png?itok=FrFl8ycI","date_published":"Tue, 29 Sep 2026 09:09:40 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","News \u0026 Events","New York City","Weill Cornell Medicine-NY","New York City","Research Impact","New York City"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-09\/0929_hivbrain_tnd.png?itok=DV52UBmc"},{"id":"333719","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/09\/study-reveals-how-membrane-lipid-tunes-eyes-response-light","title":"Study reveals how a membrane lipid tunes the eye\u2019s response to light","content_text":"Weill Cornell Medicine investigators have determined the mechanism by which a molecule within cells can help tune the light sensitivity of the eyes, a finding that should enable the development of drugs that target this site to treat related eye diseases.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/0406_eyes_tnd_0.jpg?itok=ZLOgTEYL","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/0406_eyes_tnd_0.jpg?itok=SWlSMDRw","date_published":"Mon, 28 Sep 2026 11:09:54 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","New York City","Weill Cornell Medicine-NY","New York City","Research Impact","New York City"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/0406_eyes_tnd_0.jpg?itok=q1ysOiPZ","image_alt":"Woman with brown eyes"},{"id":"333687","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/09\/what-healthy-labeling-packaged-food-conceals","title":"What \u2018healthy\u2019 labeling on packaged food conceals","content_text":"Looking for nutritious foods in the grocery store? Don\u0027t believe everything you read.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-09\/2026_1311_nutritionlabels.jpg?itok=JCBPaSvl","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-09\/2026_1311_nutritionlabels.jpg?itok=Pj60YEBc","date_published":"Thu, 24 Sep 2026 09:09:21 EDT","byline":"Laura Reiley, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Business, Economics \u0026 Entrepreneurship","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","Cornell SC Johnson College of Business","Ithaca","Economic Impact","Engagement","Research Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-09\/2026_1311_nutritionlabels.jpg?itok=G0s79K2Y"},{"id":"333700","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/09\/exercise-may-ease-stress-related-bladder-pain-frequent-urination","title":"Exercise may ease stress-related bladder pain, frequent urination","content_text":"Chronic stress may contribute to the pain and urinary symptoms experienced by people with interstitial cystitis\/bladder pain syndrome by triggering changes in the bladder and nervous system, according to Weill Cornell investigators.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-09\/0923_running_tnd.jpg?itok=FeIDQHg3","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-09\/0923_running_tnd.jpg?itok=OkRw47fd","date_published":"Wed, 23 Sep 2026 11:09:43 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","New York City","Weill Cornell Medicine-NY","Ithaca","New York City","Research Impact","New York 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cells.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2020-09\/0929_blood_cells_tnd.jpg?itok=1_Nbcb9q","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2020-09\/0929_blood_cells_tnd.jpg?itok=kfyHWLkL","date_published":"Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:09:31 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","New York City","Weill Cornell Medicine-NY","New York City","Research Impact","New York City"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2020-09\/0929_blood_cells_tnd.jpg?itok=9aI6wkqC","image_alt":"Red Blood Cells"},{"id":"333659","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/09\/fungi-nutrient-sensing-breakthrough-may-aid-green-tech-disease-control","title":"Fungi nutrient sensing breakthrough may aid green tech, disease control ","content_text":"Fungal diseases can contribute up to 20% of staple crop losses and drug-resistant fungal infections lead to some 3.8 million human deaths, globally per year.\u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-09\/0918_fungi_tnd.jpg?itok=jHSfjU_M","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-09\/0918_fungi_tnd.jpg?itok=SXe2XSW4","date_published":"Thu, 17 Sep 2026 11:09:51 EDT","byline":"Krishna Ramanujan, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Ithaca","Research 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The findings could inform treatments for epilepsy, depression and anxiety disorders.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2025-08\/0804_brain.jpg?itok=7RNWYXty","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2025-08\/0804_brain.jpg?itok=YdLl1si7","date_published":"Tue, 15 Sep 2026 09:09:34 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","New York City","Weill Cornell Medicine-NY","Ithaca","New York City","Research Impact","New York City"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2025-08\/0804_brain.jpg?itok=aXehMqQy"},{"id":"333627","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/09\/offers-new-science-technology-and-society-major","title":"A\u0026S offers new science, technology and society major","content_text":"An innovative major in the College of Arts \u0026amp; Sciences is being expanded and refined to highlight its combination of science, social science and the humanities and its relevance to careers today.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-09\/sts_class_2026.jpg?h=0d9e37ad\u0026itok=C-qz9MCY","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-09\/sts_class_2026.jpg?h=4018fe31\u0026itok=ddalqRQu","date_published":"Mon, 14 Sep 2026 10:09:22 EDT","byline":"Kathy Hovis","tags":["Around Cornell","Artificial Intelligence","Arts \u0026 Humanities","Computing \u0026 Information Sciences","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","Law, Government \u0026 Public Policy","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","Social \u0026 Behavioral Sciences","Around Cornell","College of Arts and 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Medicine.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-04\/0424_lymphoma.png?itok=2JQif8xz","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-04\/0424_lymphoma.png?itok=KZzrn_L9","date_published":"Tue, 04 Aug 2026 10:08:14 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","New York City","Weill Cornell Medicine-NY","New York City","New York City"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-04\/0424_lymphoma.png?itok=BepqwTCi","image_alt":"Reed-Sternberg cells,\u00a0often described as having an \u0022owl eyes\u0022 appearance with two nuclei,\u00a0are a hallmark of Hodgkin lymphoma. These malignant cells are found in the lymph nodes of people with this cancer."},{"id":"333388","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/07\/cornell-tech-appoints-new-associate-deans-research-and-education","title":"Cornell Tech appoints new Associate Deans for research and education","content_text":"Cornell Tech has appointed two longtime faculty leaders to new academic leadership roles.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-07\/new_faculty_july_2026_web.jpg?h=93655462\u0026itok=JJ87so3A","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-07\/new_faculty_july_2026_web.jpg?itok=or3GgAQk","date_published":"Fri, 31 Jul 2026 15:07:46 EDT","byline":"Grace Stanley","tags":["Around Cornell","Artificial Intelligence","Computing \u0026 Information Sciences","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","News \u0026 Events","New York 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producers.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-07\/0729_honey1.jpg?itok=V2sRaDhO","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-07\/0729_honey1.jpg?itok=MHmlWeBK","date_published":"Thu, 30 Jul 2026 09:07:33 EDT","byline":"Krishna Ramanujan, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","NYS Impact","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Ithaca","NYS Impact","Research Impact","Sustainability"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-07\/0729_honey1.jpg?itok=YqglULxb","image_alt":"Worker bees on a frame of honeycomb"},{"id":"333323","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/07\/humble-grain-big-question-could-supercharged-millet-help-childrens-gut-health","title":"Humble grain, big question: Could supercharged millet help children\u2019s gut health?","content_text":"The fight against childhood malnutrition may have just gotten a new tool in biofortified millet.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-07\/0722_millet_tnd.jpg?itok=24giu-sC","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-07\/0722_millet_tnd.jpg?itok=PdmykIps","date_published":"Thu, 30 Jul 2026 09:07:00 EDT","byline":"Laura Reiley, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Research Matters","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Global Reach","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","Public Engagement","College of Human Ecology","Ithaca","Economic Impact","Engagement","Research 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It might depend on your gut bacteria","content_text":"People may not only need specific species of gut bacteria but also the right strains of those bacteria to benefit from dietary fiber.\u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-07\/0727_gutbacteria.jpg?itok=RASsrPZb","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-07\/0727_gutbacteria.jpg?itok=8CTRiE6E","date_published":"Mon, 27 Jul 2026 09:07:19 EDT","byline":"Krishna Ramanujan, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","College of Human Ecology","Ithaca","Research Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-07\/0727_gutbacteria.jpg?itok=FQswpk8N","image_alt":"Illustration of a plate of food on a table with an image of an intestine overlapping"},{"id":"333336","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/07\/deep-connections-drive-psychedelic-research","title":"Deep connections drive psychedelic research","content_text":"As psychedelic drugs gain more support from the medical community as a potential treatment for severe depression, Cornell researchers are making crucial discoveries that explain how compounds such as psilocybin work on the brain.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-07\/2026_1261_psychedelicscience_illo1.jpg?itok=QdrG66tB","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-07\/2026_1261_psychedelicscience_illo1.jpg?itok=nXbmdNzX","date_published":"Thu, 23 Jul 2026 11:07:00 EDT","byline":"David Nutt, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","College of Arts and Sciences","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Weill Cornell Medicine-NY","Ithaca","Intercampus","Radical Collaboration","Research Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-07\/2026_1261_psychedelicscience_illo1.jpg?itok=malCAw_D","image_alt":"Illustration of a brain in the color of pink surrounded by molecules"}]