A gene essential for making blood vessels in embryos can transform amniotic cells into therapeutic blood vessel cells, according to new research from Weill Cornell Medicine investigators. The findings, published Jan. 16 in ...
Jan 24, 2017
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New research is providing insights into why the brain is so reliant on sugar to function.
Jan 24, 2017
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What if you could design an adaptable, biomaterials-based model of an organ to track its immune response to any number of maladies, including cancer, transplant rejection and the Zika virus?
Jan 6, 2017
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The incidence of metastatic prostate cancer in older men is rising after reaching an all-time low in 2011, according to new research from Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian investigators.
Jan 4, 2017
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Bariatric surgery can slim your body, but attitude and behavior also play key roles in long-term weight loss, according to new research from the Cornell Food and Brand Lab.
Dec 23, 2016
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A large and growing body of research shows that poor kids grow up to have a host of physical problems as adults.
Dec 22, 2016
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By midlife, many African-Americans have experienced enough day-to-day forms of mistreatment – being followed around stores or stopped without cause by police – to make them sick: clinically, chronically and even fatally ...
Dec 21, 2016
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A simple blood test may better predict which patients diagnosed with liver cancer will experience disease recurrence, according to new research from Weill Cornell Medicine scientists. The findings may help physicians determine ...
Dec 21, 2016
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You might think that remembering a specific thing – say, the price of a can of corn – would help you when trying to make a specific determination, like if the corn costs more this week than last.
Dec 16, 2016
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Dr. Michael Satlin's patients aren't just battling cancer. Many are also fighting drug-resistant bacteria – "superbugs" that threaten their fragile immune systems, and their lives.
Dec 15, 2016
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