News from WCM

Academic medical centers could transform patient care by adopting principles from learning health systems principles, according to researchers from Weill Cornell Medicine and the University of California, San Diego.

While glucose, or sugar, is a well-known fuel for the brain, Weill Cornell Medicine researchers have demonstrated that electrical activity in synapses—the junctions between neurons where communication occurs—can lead to the use of lipid or fat droplets as an energy source.

A pretreatment step could help transplanted pancreatic islets survive longer in patients with type 1 diabetes, according to a new preclinical study from Weill Cornell Medicine investigators. 

Dr. Nancy Du highlights the goals of a recently paused Department of Defense grant—and the consequences of further inaction.

New research shows that youth who become increasingly addicted to social media, mobile phones or video games are at greater risk of suicidal thoughts, suicide attempts and emotional or behavioral issues.

A rare gene mutation that delays Alzheimer’s disease does so by damping inflammatory signaling in brain-resident immune cells, according to a preclinical study led by investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine. 

Dr. Teresa Sanchez, associate professor of pathology and laboratory medicine and associate professor of neuroscience in the Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute at Weill Cornell Medicine, has been awarded the highly competitive Established Investigator Award from the American Heart Association.

 A study led by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators has found that immune tolerance to gut microbes depends on an ancient bacterial-sensing protein called STING—normally considered a trigger for inflammation. 

Using an algorithm they call the Krakencoder, researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine are a step closer to unraveling how the brain’s wiring supports how we think and act.

At the 12th annual Helen and Robert Appel Alzheimer’s Disease Research Institute Symposium, scientists and clinicians shared their latest research which is advancing how Alzheimer’s disease is diagnosed and treated. 

A large prospective, randomized clinical trial in patients with advanced breast cancer has found that the use of liquid biopsy blood tests for early detection of a treatment-resistance mutation, followed by a switch to a new type of treatment, substantially extends the period of tumor control compared to standard care.

A new study from researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) provides fresh insights about how cancers evolve when they metastasize — insights that could aid in developing strategies to improve the effectiveness of treatment.

Dr. Arnab Ghosh, assistant professor of medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine, has been selected as an Emerging Leader in Health and Medicine Scholar.

Researchers from Weill Cornell Medicine and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center are expanding the understanding of how the BCG treatment for early bladder cancer works.

Four Weill Cornell Medicine investigators received the Ritu Banga Healthcare Disparities Research Awards, recognizing innovative research that will help close care gaps in clinical settings.

Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have discovered how a parasite that causes malaria when transmitted through a mosquito bite can hide from the body’s immune system, for years sometimes.

On May 15, Weill Cornell Medicine honored Class of 2025 graduates from Weill Cornell Medical College and the Weill Cornell Graduate School.

Tirzepatide (trade name Zepbound) promoted greater weight loss in individuals with obesity than did semaglutide (trade name Wegovy) in a clinical trial led by an investigator at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian that compared the safety and efficacy of the injectable drugs. 

A new artificial intelligence-based method accurately sorts cancer patients into groups that have similar characteristics before treatment and similar outcomes after treatment, according to a study led by investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine.

Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar awarded Cornell University medical degrees to 45 new doctors during the institution’s commencement ceremony May 7.