Brain scanning approach shows wiring of depression

By repeatedly scanning the brains of a small group of patients for a year and a half, Weill Cornell Medicine researchers have identified a distinct pattern of neuronal interactions that appears to predispose some people to developing depression.

Cornell alum Rachel Dorin will receive American Innovator Award

The TeraPore Technology co-founder and CEO is featured in the 2024 Faces of American Innovation Report along with four other honorees selected to receive the award.

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State-by-state data boosts bird conservation planning

New data summaries from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s eBird platform will help state wildlife planners assess the status of bird populations that live in or pass through their state – a crucial tool in protecting species.

Professors win Latin@/x Caucus Best Book Award

Shannon Gleeson and Xóchitl Bada are being honored for “Scaling Migrant Worker Rights: How Advocates Collaborate and Contest State Power.“

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New approach moves cell therapy closer to treating many disorders

The study paves the way for using the novel manufacturing process and quality controls to move cell therapy production further along toward applying it in a clinic. 

Going down: Drop in rankings matters more than a rise

People love rankings, but do they really mean that much? Sometimes they do, depending on several factors including the availability of other information, according to new Cornell research.

Childhood HIV vaccination strategy shows promise in study

Research at Weill Cornell Medicine suggests that childhood immunization against HIV could one day provide protection before risk of contracting the potentially fatal infection dramatically increases in adolescence.

Machine learning helps identify rheumatoid arthritis subtypes

The study shows that artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies can effectively and efficiently subtype pathology samples from patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

New school year offers chance to help teens manage stress

The list of stresses teenagers face as they head back to high school is long but there’s plenty that caring parents and guardians, teachers and young people themselves can do to support teens’ mental health, Cornell researchers say.