Discovery suggests new way to target mantle cell lymphoma

A new study shows that blocking a certain protein's interaction with mantle cell lymphoma slows the growth of this cancer.

Machine learning gives nuanced view of Alzheimer’s stages

A Cornell-led collaboration used machine learning to pinpoint the most accurate means, and timelines, for anticipating the advancement of Alzheimer’s disease.

Appel ’53, vice chair of Weill Cornell Medicine board, dies at 91

Robert J. “Bob” Appel ’53, a vice chair of Weill Cornell Medicine’s Board of Fellows, Cornell trustee emeritus and presidential councillor, died Nov. 19 in New York, at age 91.

Cornell life science incubator graduates three startups

Three startups – two helping to make a green economy and one creating next-generation microbial images – graduated Nov. 16 from Cornell’s Center for Life Science Ventures business incubator. 

Dr. Francis Lee named interim dean of Weill Cornell Medicine

The Cornell Board of Trustees and Weill Cornell Medicine Board of Fellows have approved the appointment of Dr. Francis Lee as interim dean of Weill Cornell Medicine and interim provost for medical affairs.

Faulty DNA repair may lead to BRCA-linked cancers

New research offers insight as to why individuals who inherit a mutation in one copy of the BRCA1 gene often develop mutations in their remaining normal copy of the BRCA1 gene, setting the stage for tumors to develop. 

NIH grant funds cancer prevention vaccine research

A multidisciplinary team of Weill Cornell Medicine researchers has received a five-year $5.7 million grant from the National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health to fund a center aimed at developing messenger RNA vaccines to deter cancer development in at-risk groups.

Research reveals how common bacterium may spread from intestine

The research suggests possible new ways to target bacterial infections.

Theory explains recovery delays in COVID and cardiac patients

The long delays some COVID patients experience in regaining consciousness after ventilation may protect the brain from oxygen deprivation, new research shows.