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👨🔬 🔬 🧠 How do we better understand, and ultimately fight, neurodegenerative disease? Grad student Nicolas Vergara Ruiz is tackling that question through his research in Weill Institute's Han lab. His story highlights the passion, perseverance, and curiosity behind scientific discovery. Read more:
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How cells handle stress can shape diseases like cancer and neurodegeneration. Cornell researchers uncovered a new protein interaction that keeps the cell’s recycling system in balance, revealing clues that could inform future therapies.
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Researchers at Cornell discovered that DNA “promoters” and “enhancers” can both control and boost gene activity, working together as a network.
This insight could improve gene therapies and help explain complex diseases like cancer. @weillinstitute.bsky.social
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A new CRISPR-based genetic toolkit enables genome-wide, single-cell gene analysis in fruit flies, speeding gene discovery and revealing insights into brain function, development, and disease. Developed by researchers at Cornell University.
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Cornell researchers discovered a molecular “gate” that helps cells control nitric oxide, which regulates blood pressure, brain signals, and immune defense.
The finding could lead to more precise treatments for heart and neurological diseases.
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Researchers at Cornell found bacteria surviving penicillin become starved of key building blocks. Pairing penicillin with another drug exploiting this weakness boosts effectiveness, offering a new way to fight infections and slow resistance.
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Interested in #Mechanobiology? Join us for the Mechanobiology Symposium, hosted by the new Cornell Mechanobiology Hub @weillinstitute.bsky.social in Ithaca, NY, this summer. More information at mechanobiology.wicmb.cornell.edu/events-progr...
Deadline for abstract submission is April 15, 2026
