https://phys.org/ en-us Latest news from Cornell University Millennial Black women feel they have autonomy and flexibility in navigating beauty standards in their personal lives, according to a new qualitative study. But at work, they feel compelled to adapt to a more restrictive beauty standard. https://phys.org/news/2024-09-millennial-black-women-style.html Social Sciences Thu, 26 Sep 2024 15:41:03 EDT news646584061 A small experimental apple orchard at Cornell's Hudson Valley Research Laboratory may soon be topped by solar panels, which would not only track the sun to capture energy, but provide a warm canopy on cooler spring days and shade the trees from excessive heat. https://techxplore.com/news/2024-09-solar-panels-power-apple-orchards.html Energy & Green Tech Thu, 26 Sep 2024 15:00:08 EDT news646581604 Gallium nitride-based semiconductors have been a boon for high-frequency and power electronics. They've also revolutionized energy-efficient LED lighting. But no semiconductor wafer has been able to do both at the same time efficiently. https://techxplore.com/news/2024-09-sides-semiconductor-simultaneous-functions.html Electronics & Semiconductors Hi Tech & Innovation Wed, 25 Sep 2024 12:56:59 EDT news646487815 Small companies may post higher wages for entry level positions than large companies—potentially attracting better talent, even though the larger companies have more influence on the market, according to new Cornell research. https://phys.org/news/2024-09-small-firms-higher-pay-due.html Economics & Business Wed, 25 Sep 2024 12:50:01 EDT news646486823 Rural hospitals and hospitals that treat patients regardless of their ability to pay have been hampered by federal rules limiting their access to funding for capital projects—making it harder for them to generate revenue and achieve financial stability, according to a new policy paper. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-09-intervention-key-inequality-health-facilities.html Medical economics Tue, 24 Sep 2024 16:40:01 EDT news646414714 A classic psychedelic, similar to LSD, psilocybin and mescalin, was found to activate a cell type in the brain that silences other neighboring neurons, a result that provides insight into how such drugs reduce anxiety, according to a new study. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-09-psychedelics-cells-hippocampus-anxiety.html Psychology & Psychiatry Neuroscience Tue, 24 Sep 2024 15:35:03 EDT news646410901 Sometimes a researcher goes into the lab and comes out with a discovery. Sometimes that discovery is issued a patent. Very rarely does the process also involve an undergraduate, a potential breakthrough for biomedical printing and cell therapy, and a little help from Bill Nye '77 the Science Guy. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-09-lab-patent-undergrad-smart-syringe.html Biomedical technology Fri, 20 Sep 2024 13:18:05 EDT news646057081 A new study helps explain why having ApoE4—the gene variant most closely linked to Alzheimer's disease—increases the risk of neurodegeneration and white matter damage. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-09-immune-cells-linked-blood-vessel.html Alzheimer's disease & dementia Immunology Thu, 19 Sep 2024 14:05:44 EDT news645973539 Taking race into account when developing tools to predict a patient's risk of colorectal cancer leads to more accurate predictions when compared with race-blind algorithms, researchers find. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-09-colon-cancer-algorithms-disparities.html Oncology & Cancer Health informatics Thu, 19 Sep 2024 12:31:04 EDT news645967861 By staring into the hellish landscape of Jupiter's moon Io—the most volcanically active location in the solar system—Cornell astronomers have been able to study a fundamental process in planetary formation and evolution: tidal heating. https://phys.org/news/2024-09-volcanoes-reveal-interior-jupiter-moon.html Astrobiology Planetary Sciences Thu, 19 Sep 2024 12:28:03 EDT news645967681 Cornell University's College of Veterinary Medicine and NY FarmNet, in partnership with Rural Minds, has launched a free online course, "Mental Health and Suicide Prevention in Rural America," designed to give learners practical support strategies and resources to navigate mental health challenges in rural communities. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-09-free-suicide-rural-veterinarians-farm.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 19 Sep 2024 07:40:01 EDT news645949247 Catering to an aging population in the U.S., Cornell food scientists have devised a nutritious snack made from milk proteins envisioned for people who have trouble swallowing and lactose intolerance. These protein puffs dissolve in your mouth nearly instantly. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-09-healthful-protein-puffs-easy-snack.html Health Gerontology & Geriatrics Tue, 17 Sep 2024 12:24:08 EDT news645794642 Researchers from Weill Cornell Medicine have used a cutting-edge model system to uncover the mechanism by which SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, induces new cases of diabetes, and worsens complications in people who already have it. The team found that viral exposure activates immune cells that in turn destroy beta cells, the pancreatic cells that produce insulin. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-09-reveals-covid-infection-worsen-diabetes.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Diabetes Mon, 16 Sep 2024 15:04:16 EDT news645717841 New research co-led by Cornell University examines thousands of years of Arctic sled dog ancestry and reveals when and how Siberian and Alaskan sled dogs' DNA mixed. https://phys.org/news/2024-09-genomics-reveals-sled-dogs-siberian.html Plants & Animals Molecular & Computational biology Sun, 15 Sep 2024 04:42:16 EDT news645594130 Better surveillance of marine mammals that wash up on beaches and in marshes will provide more accurate estimates of how many individuals of many species are dying and the causes of those deaths, according to a new study published in Marine Mammal Science. https://phys.org/news/2024-09-decoy-carcasses-reveal-stranded-dolphins.html Plants & Animals Ecology Thu, 12 Sep 2024 13:18:03 EDT news645365881 Cornell University researchers have created microscale robots less than 1 millimeter in size that are printed as a 2D hexagonal "metasheet," but with a jolt of electricity, morph into preprogrammed 3D shapes and crawl. https://techxplore.com/news/2024-09-versatile-microscale-robots-3d.html Robotics Engineering Wed, 11 Sep 2024 16:14:50 EDT news645290087 An iconic red shuttle bus ferries commuters and visitors along the winding streets of New York City's Roosevelt Island. But this isn't a typical sightseeing tour. https://techxplore.com/news/2024-09-vr-physical-virtual-worlds-home.html Hi Tech & Innovation Wed, 11 Sep 2024 16:12:29 EDT news645289943 Crop fields are low in biodiversity, but farmers may soon be part of the solution thanks to a Cornell innovation that allows growers to use corn or other crop seed planting machines to plant strips of milkweed or wildflowers next to their fields. https://phys.org/news/2024-09-corn-seed-pellets-boost-habitat.html Ecology Agriculture Wed, 11 Sep 2024 13:30:01 EDT news645279182 Scientists may have found an antidote to pesticides that are directly and indirectly killing bees, according to a new paper published in Nature Sustainability showing promising early results in common eastern bumblebees. https://phys.org/news/2024-09-bee-antidote-deadly-pesticides.html Ecology Biotechnology Wed, 11 Sep 2024 12:22:04 EDT news645276121 Among more than 30 species of birds and mammals known to scavenge deer carcasses in New York state, bald eagles are the most vulnerable to lead poisoning from hunters' ammunition and best bioindicator for ongoing monitoring of the hazard, new Cornell research finds. https://phys.org/news/2024-09-bald-eagles-highest-york-state.html Plants & Animals Ecology Wed, 11 Sep 2024 12:19:04 EDT news645275941 A new study from College of Veterinary Medicine researchers finds the first genetic evidence of feline coronavirus (FCoV) transmission between a captive wild and a domestic cat. https://phys.org/news/2024-09-feline-coronavirus-domestic-wild-cats.html Cell & Microbiology Veterinary medicine Tue, 10 Sep 2024 16:39:04 EDT news645205142 How do online crowds form, grow and behave? How do they wield influence? What distinguishes desirable crowd activism from mob harassment? https://techxplore.com/news/2024-09-qa-online-crowds-wield-power.html Internet Business Mon, 09 Sep 2024 16:50:03 EDT news645119401 Integrating artificial intelligence into today's environmental control systems could reduce energy consumption for indoor agriculture by 25%—potentially helping to feed the world as its population rises, Cornell engineers have found. https://phys.org/news/2024-09-ai-boosts-indoor-food-production.html Biotechnology Agriculture Mon, 09 Sep 2024 16:16:04 EDT news645117362 RNA performs a number of biological duties, from delivering genetic information to manufacturing proteins. But RNA is also expelled from cells via cell death or active release, and can then find its way into blood plasma. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-09-diagnostic-tool-puzzling-inflammatory-diseases.html Inflammatory disorders Pediatrics Mon, 09 Sep 2024 16:14:04 EDT news645117241 Stethoscopes don't work well on reptiles. Scales interfere with sound transmission. Scared tortoises and turtles hide behind their legs, covering their hearts. https://phys.org/news/2024-09-python-pulse.html Veterinary medicine Thu, 05 Sep 2024 16:30:02 EDT news644772471 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. https://phys.org/news/2024-09-state-boosts-bird.html Plants & Animals Ecology Thu, 05 Sep 2024 15:50:01 EDT news644769813 A new approach to manufacturing cells that secrete and deliver therapies to specific parts of the body has taken a big step toward one day repairing joints and damage after heart attacks, countering transplant rejection and healing currently untreatable lung conditions. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-09-approach-cell-therapy-closer-disorders.html Medical research Biomedical technology Tue, 03 Sep 2024 16:44:04 EDT news644600641 People love rankings—but do they really mean all that much? Sometimes they do, depending on several factors, according to Wyatt Lee, assistant professor in the Nolan School of Hotel Administration, in the SC Johnson College of Business. https://phys.org/news/2024-09-going-down-a-drop-in.html Economics & Business Tue, 03 Sep 2024 16:35:03 EDT news644600101 Research at Weill Cornell Medicine suggests that childhood immunization against HIV could one day provide protection before the risk of contracting this potentially fatal infection dramatically increases in adolescence. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-09-childhood-hiv-vaccination-strategy.html HIV & AIDS Vaccination Mon, 02 Sep 2024 10:29:05 EDT news644491742 Looming college applications. Developing a more nuanced sense of self. Earlier wake-up times. Comparing themselves to peers. Difficult classes. Time management. Striving for independence from parents. https://phys.org/news/2024-08-school-year-chance-teens-stress.html Social Sciences Education Fri, 30 Aug 2024 11:05:25 EDT news644234718