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2026 Apr 13

Disrupting Genome Architecture Selectively Impairs Developmental Genes

Temporarily disabling a protein complex that organizes DNA into loops inside the cell’s nucleus drastically disrupted the three-dimensional structure of the genome, but surprisingly most genes continued to function as usual... Read more

2026 Apr 09

Collaboration Key to Tackling Rare Blood Cancers

Personalized approaches have dramatically improved outcomes for many patients with non-Hodgkin B-cell lymphomas—blood cancers that arise in immune cells called B cells—yet the same is not true for patients with more rare... Read more

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2026 Apr 07

American Cancer Society Grant to Fund Research on Urinary Tract Cancer Therapies

A $1 million Research Scholar Grant from the American Cancer Society will help a multi-institution team led by Dr. Bishoy Faltas , associate professor of medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine, to develop new therapy... Read more

2026 Mar 27

Eat Smart, Get Screened: Reducing Your Risk of Colorectal Cancer

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month , a time when the healthcare community works to raise awareness of this disease and promote early screening and prevention. Colorectal cancer often begins as small growths called... Read more

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2026 Mar 26

Prostate Cancer Foundation Awards Grants to Weill Cornell Medicine Investigators

Six researchers from Weill Cornell Medicine have received Young Investigator Awards from the Prostate Cancer Foundation. These three-year grants award $225,000 to postdoctoral fellows and early-career faculty, helping to... Read more

2026 Mar 11

Time to Prep for Colonoscopy? Here’s What You Should Know

Every day, Americans prep for a colonoscopy . The American Cancer Society anticipates more than 150,000 of them will be diagnosed with colon or rectal cancer in 2026. For others, this screening tool helps find polyps,... Read more

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2026 Mar 11

Unusual Tumor Cells May Be Overlooked Factors in Advanced Breast Cancer

An enigmatic type of circulating tumor cell called a dual-positive (DP) cell is associated with shorter survival time in patients with advanced breast cancer, according to a study led by investigators at Weill Cornell... Read more

2026 Mar 10

Study Identifies Gene Linked to Chemotherapy Resistance in Prostate Cancer

A gene called FOXJ1 may drive resistance to taxane chemotherapy during treatment for advanced prostate cancer, according to a new study led by investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center... Read more

2026 Mar 03

Cancer Rehabilitation: Helping You Feel More Like You

Thanks to diagnostic and treatment advances, the American Cancer Society reports that more Americans survive cancer than ever before. However, many survivors experience side effects of cancer and its treatment at some point... Read more

2026 Mar 03

Weill Cornell Medicine Selected for Prostate Cancer Foundation Challenge Award

Dr. Ekta Khurana , an associate professor of systems and computational biomedicine at Weill Cornell Medicine, has received a two-year, $1 million Challenge Award from the Prostate Cancer Foundation to work with researchers... Read more

2026 Feb 27

Awards & Honors: February 2026

Dr. Jared Knopman ,   a ssociate p rofessor of n eurological s urgery , has been appointed  a ssociate  e ditor of the Journal of Neurointerventional Surgery . In this role, Dr. Knopman will help guide the journal’s... Read more

2026 Feb 10

How Food Shortages Reprogram the Immune System’s Response to Infection

When food is scarce, stress hormones direct the immune system to operate in “low power” mode to preserve immune function while conserving energy, according to researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine. This reconfiguration is... Read more

2026 Feb 04

New Laboratory to Advance Personalized, Cell-Based Cancer Therapies

Dr. George Coukos, an internationally renowned expert on cancer immunology, is on a mission to rapidly translate tumor biology research into personalized, cell-based therapies for patients with some of the hardest-to-treat... Read more

2026 Feb 02

Renowned Cell Therapy Expert Establishes New Laboratory at Weill Cornell Medicine

Dr. George Coukos, a physician-scientist and international authority on tumor immunology and cellular immunotherapy, is joining Weill Cornell Medicine on Feb. 1 to lead the new Ludwig Laboratory for Cell Therapy. He... Read more

2026 Jan 29

Gut Bacteria May Tip the Balance between Feeding Tumors and Fueling Immunity

A new study reveals how bacteria in the gut can help determine whether the amino acid asparagine from the diet will feed tumor growth or activate immune cells against the cancer, according to researchers at Weill Cornell... Read more

2026 Jan 15

Scientists Identify Pre-Cancerous States in Seemingly Normal Aging Tissues

A new single-cell profiling technique has mapped pre-malignant gene mutations and their effects in solid tissues for the first time, in a study led by investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine and the New York Genome Center... Read more

2026 Jan 12

Whole-Genome Sequencing May Optimize PARP Inhibitor Use

A whole-genome sequencing approach shows early promise over current commercial methods for identifying more patients likely to benefit from PARP inhibitor cancer treatments, according to a study led by Weill Cornell Medicine... Read more

2026 Jan 05

Cornell-Developed Particles Supercharge Cancer Immunotherapy

By Syl Kacapyr A class of ultrasmall fluorescent core-shell silica nanoparticles developed at Cornell is showing an unexpected ability to rally the immune system against melanoma and dramatically improve the effectiveness of... Read more

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2025 Dec 29

B Cells Transiently Unlock Their Plasticity, Risking Lymphoma Development

Immune cells called B cells make antibodies that fight off invading bacteria, viruses and other foreign substances. During their preparation for this battle, B cells transiently revert to a more flexible, or plastic, stem-... Read more

2025 Dec 17

Research Matters: How Folate Deficiency May Alter Genes to Promote Cancer

Video of Folate deficiency: How it can rewrite your genes and fuel cancer Genetic alterations lie at the heart of cancer development, but scientists may have been overlooking a powerful driver of these changes—the everyday... Read more