Health, Nutrition & Medicine

Researchers identify gene for 'emotionally enhanced vividness'

Researchers in a joint study with Cornell, the University of British Columbia and the University of Toronto believe genes really can regulate response to emotional information.

Keeping track of weight daily may tip scale in your favor

For those wishing to lose weight and keep it off, here’s a simple strategy that works: step on a scale each day and track the results.

Stem cell technology could lead to ailing heart mending itself

A new technique, published May 28 in Stem Cell Reports, could allow scientists to generate large numbers of rare cells in the network that pushes the heart's chambers to consistently contract.

Weill Cornell Graduate School honors Avery August

Avery August, professor in the College of Veterinary Medicine, was awarded the Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences Distinguished Alumnus Award May 27.

Clinical test validates precision medicine for cancer

A Weill Cornell Medical College research team has shown how next-generation genome sequencing can offer new insights and treatment targets in patients with advanced, treatment-resistant cancer.

Digging in for Health Services’ $55M expansion

Prognosis: Enhanced student health and well-being from UHS' major expansion. And one surprise for the outgoing president.

Dining hall food labels nudge diners to eat healthier

A Cornell study of food labels in dining halls shows that when people know the calories and fat content in foods, they lean toward healthier fare.

Mann Award winner Tang studies molecular 'trash bags'

Doctoral student Shaogeng Tang won the Harry and Samuel Mann Outstanding Graduate Student Award for his research into cells' waste disposal.

Lin, Boudker named Howard Hughes investigators

Cornell faculty members Hening Lin and Olga Boudker have been named 2015 Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigators, the institute announced May 19.