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Medical research

'Terminator' protein halts cancer-causing cellular processes

Essential processes in mammalian cells are controlled by proteins called transcription factors. For example, the transcription factor HIF-1 is triggered by a low-oxygen situation to cause the cell to adapt to decreased oxygen.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Coronavirus structure clue to high infection rate

Cornell University researchers studying the structure of the virus that causes COVID-19 have found a unique feature that could explain why it is so transmissible between people.

Medical research

Device tracks vaping habits to better understand use

A new tool developed by a Cornell Tech team can unobtrusively monitor electronic cigarette inhalations—yielding important information for research about when and where people vape, how deeply they inhale and how much nicotine ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Website charts COVID-19 spread across New York

A website developed by a Cornell team offers insight into the rate of coronavirus infections across New York state over days, charting daily and cumulative totals of new cases to help users see whether they're flattening ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Crowdsourcing app aims to fill gaps in coronavirus data

As a health tech master's student at the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute at Cornell Tech, David Hachuel, M.S. '19, developed an award-winning app to empower sufferers of gastrointestinal illness.

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