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Clinical trials and research at Weill Medical Coll of Cornell Univ
As of November 12, 2026, Find a Trial lists 1,113 NIH-funded research projects at this institution, with $726.2 million in listed awards. Every study is explained in plain English. Data from ClinicalTrials.gov and NIH RePORTER, updated November 12, 2026.
- 1113NIH research projects
NIH-funded research (newest 40 of 1113)
Early-stage science funded by the US National Institutes of Health. Most of these projects don't enroll patients, but they show what is being worked on.
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Destruction of noncoding RNAs in cancer
This grant funds research to understand how noncoding RNAs are broken down, which could reveal new ways to influence cancer development and progression.
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Coaching and Navigation by Community Health Workers via Telehealth for High-Risk Hypertension
A program using telehealth and community health workers to help adults with severe hypertension connect to primary care and follow practical, heart-healthy lifestyle tips.
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Corticospinal neurons and recovery of precise forelimb movement after spinal cord injury
This project studies how spine injuries change brain circuits and whether targeted rehabilitation helps restore precise forelimb movement.
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Thiamine-boosting therapy for Alzheimer’s: understanding how benfotiamine may reduce harmful AGE in DP patients
A medication-based approach using high-dose vitamin B1 (benfotiamine) is studied to help people with Alzheimer's by reducing harmful sugar-related molecules.
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Turning APOE4 into protective APOE2 or APOE3Christchurch to help with Alzheimer’s
A patient-facing explanation of a treatment idea that aims to change a genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease in the brain.
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ROMA:Women — comparing single vs multiple arterial grafts in women undergoing CABG
A women-focused clinical trial tests whether using more arterial grafts during heart bypass surgery improves outcomes and quality of life for women.
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Motor cortex tricks to ease chronic pain
A study in rodents and people tests whether non-invasive brain stimulation of the motor cortex can reduce chronic pain and how best to target it.
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TargetAD: A network approach to repurpose drugs for Alzheimer's disease
A research project is building a big, interconnected map of biological data to find existing drugs that could help people with Alzheimer’s disease.
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Benfotiamine for early Alzheimer's disease in a Phase II trial
A first-in-class blood-brain barrier form of vitamin B1 (benfotiamine) is being tested in people with early Alzheimer’s disease to see if it can help memory and thinking.
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Quantitative imaging biomarkers for myofascial pain in the jaw muscles
A new imaging approach uses MRI-based diffusion measurements to measure muscle fiber properties in people with masticatory myofascial pain.
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Environmental factors affecting BRCA1-related genomic stability in carrier cells
A study to understand how environment and diets influence DNA stability in breast cells with one mutated BRCA1 gene, which could affect cancer risk.
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Structured switching network in malaria parasites and antigenic variation
A malaria research grant aims to understand how Plasmodium falciparum changes its surface proteins to dodge the immune system, which could guide better vaccines and treatments for kids in Africa.
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Sex differences in how emphysema develops in smokers
A study looks at whether men and women differ in how their lungs get damaged by smoking, focusing on a specific COPD form called emphysema, to understand why some people are more affected.
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Regulatory T Cell Clues to Personalize SLE Therapy
A study to find T cell signals in lupus patients that could guide personalized treatments.
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Dissolved Phase Hyperpolarized Xenon-129 MRI to spot early lung changes in young e-cigarette users
A new imaging technique using dissolved-phase hyperpolarized Xenon-129 MRI looks for early lung changes in young healthy people who use e-cigarettes.
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How gut bacteria metabolites affect your immune system and allergies
This project looks at how substances made by the gut microbiome influence the body’s immune responses to allergic diseases and intestinal infections.
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How immune cell DNA sparks lupus and related autoimmune diseases
Researchers are looking at whether DNA carried in tiny particles from activated T cells drives harmful immune activation in people with lupus and similar autoimmune conditions.
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Childhood lupus — finding immune triggers and better blood tests
This project aims to find immune cell patterns and blood markers in children with lupus to help match them to the right treatments.
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New protection against TNF-driven gut inflammation
A new grant is studying how the gut can be protected from harmful TNF-driven inflammation to help people with gut diseases.
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Lay person support to help people with HIV in rural areas reach viral suppression
A community-based program trains lay providers like community health workers and traditional healers in rural Uganda to help people with HIV start and stay on treatment to achieve viral suppression.
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REACH: A program to advance a cure for HIV
A comprehensive program aimed at using the body’s immune cells and new biologics to achieve durable HIV remission or cure for people living with HIV.
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Improving care for dual-eligible adults with serious mental illness
This project looks at how people who qualify for both Medicare and Medicaid and have serious mental illness use healthcare, and how to improve quality and reduce death rates.
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Community health workers to improve postpartum diabetes screening in Indian urban slums
A program using community health workers in Pune, India to boost postpartum diabetes screening for women who had gestational diabetes.
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Community health workers to boost postpartum diabetes screening in India's urban slums
A large study in India tests whether community health workers can help new mothers get screened for type 2 diabetes after gestational diabetes, either at home or via clinic referrals.
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Ambulance-based telemedicine to help sick and injured children
This grant tests ambulance-based telemedicine to improve care for acutely ill children during transport to the hospital.
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HIV in pregnancy: how the virus hides in blood, placenta, and breast milk
A study with pregnant people living with HIV will map where HIV hides in blood, placenta, and breast milk to help scientists design safer cure strategies.
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Role of human endogenous retroviruses in type 1 diabetes progression
This grant studies how ancient viral elements in our DNA may boost immune activity and beta cell stress, possibly helping explain why Type 1 diabetes develops.
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Chromosomal organization and DNA repair in the malaria parasite (Plasmodium falciparum)
Researchers are studying how the malaria parasite fixes DNA breaks to understand how it stays dangerous and adaptable.
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Role of microglial lysosomes in amyloid degradation
This grant explores how microglia, the brain’s immune cells, may help break down amyloid plaques in Alzheimer’s disease by a specialized digestion method.
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Privacy-friendly link of elder abuse records with health data to study older adults’ healthcare use
A real-world project aims to connect elder protection records with health claims to better understand how healthcare is used by older adults facing elder mistreatment or self-neglect.
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How tuberculosis changes the hidden HIV reservoir
This project looks at whether active tuberculosis changes the amount and types of hidden HIV in people living with HIV.
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How deforestation affects alcohol and tobacco use in Indonesia
This project looks at whether forest loss in Indonesia is linked to changes in people's tobacco and alcohol use across different places and years.
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Immune protein B7-1 and nerve cell damage in Alzheimer's disease
Looking at whether blocking the immune protein B7-1 can protect brain cells in people with Alzheimer's disease.
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AI-powered embryo choice platform to improve IVF outcomes
A new AI-based system helps doctors choose embryos for IVF, aiming to improve implantation success for couples trying to have a baby.
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Understanding and preventing brain toxicity in CAR-T cancer therapy
This grant tests new ways to prevent or lessen ICANS, a brain-related side effect, in patients treated with CAR-T cells for B-cell cancers.
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Long-Term Effects of Hurricanes on Primary Care Availability
This project looks at how major hurricanes affect whether primary care doctors are available and used, especially for older adults with chronic conditions.
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Acutely acting sAC inhibitors for on-demand male contraception
A study to develop on-demand male birth control pills that block sperm function for a few hours by targeting a specific enzyme called sAC.
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On-demand male contraception that works shortly before sex
A nonhormonal, easy-to-use pill-like formulation is being developed to temporarily block fertility in men right around the time of intercourse.
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Acute, on-demand male contraception using sAC inhibitors
A drug-based approach aims to temporarily block sperm function in men so they can choose to prevent pregnancy when desired.
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On-demand, nonhormonal birth control pill for men (sAC inhibitor)
A research grant aims to advance a nonhormonal, on-demand birth control pill for men by testing and validating a lead compound through lab studies and early human-ready development.
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