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Investigators from Weill Cornell Medicine have discovered a defense mechanism that protects skin cancer cells from oxidative stress and helps them spread. The findings suggest a new drug target that could lead to therapies for deadly…

A new artificial intelligence-based system can accurately assess the chromosomal status of in vitro-fertilized (IVF) embryos using only time-lapse video images of the embryos and maternal age, according to a study from investigators at…

Weill Cornell Medicine researchers have discovered a mechanism that ovarian tumors use to cripple immune cells and impede their attack – blocking the energy supply T cells depend on. The work, published Oct. 23 in Nature, points toward a…

For the first time, scientists have tracked the dispersion of the Oropouche virus in the Brazilian Amazon region, an important first step to control future outbreaks of a disease with more than 100,000 reported cases since the 1960s. The…

Maddie’s Fund® is a national family foundation established by Dave Duffield ’62, MBA ’64 and Cheryl Duffield to revolutionize the status and well-being of companion animals. The Foundation, dedicated to pioneering shelter medicine education…

A new residential academic experience housed at the Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy’s Wolpe Center in Washington D.C., will offer a one-of-a-kind immersive public policy learning experience for first-semester public policy and…

The Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Crop Improvement, led by Cornell, has been awarded a second five-year, $25 million grant from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to continue advancing its mission of improving global…

At Matfuntini Primary School in rural Eswatini, the stream-fed tap water sometimes ran black or brown. Teachers at the school suspected the water often made their students sick, and when the stream was dry, they had no water at all. This…

While crouching behind a boulder on the Bridger Mountains near Bozeman, Montana, Michel Louge watched in awe as the mountainside unleashed a massive avalanche toward him. , Click to open gallery viewCredit The engineer had journeyed…

Researchers have discovered that a protein complex that helps fight cancer cells also slows the growth of tuberculosis – a finding that could mean better treatments for both diseases. The protein complex, which slows down the growth of…