In a first-of-its-kind surgery, a team led by a University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) neurosurgeon has successfully removed a rare cancerous tumor wrapped around the spine and spinal cord of a 19-year-old woman – through her eye socket (orbit). Although surgeons use a “transorbital” approach to access tumors in the brain and sinuses, this is the first time it has ever been used to remove a spinal tumor. In this case, the young woman had a slow-growing developmental bone tumor called a chordoma in her spine. Only about 300 chordomas are diagnosed in the United States every year.

Micro workouts are all the talk at the minute: according to researchers, effective physical activity in small doses provides great health benefits – both for the individual and society as a whole.

Cybersecurity expert Dr. Nitesh Saxena studies the privacy promises — and addresses the pitfalls — of secure messaging apps like Signal and WhatsApp.

The newly named Feil Family and Weill Family Residence Hall greatly expands Weill Cornell Medicine’s student residential space and provides aspiring doctors, scientists and health-care leaders with a modern living and learning environment that will enable them to thrive. A ceremonial ribbon cutting formally welcomed the residence hall, located at the northwest corner of 74th Street and York Avenue, into Weill Cornell Medicine’s main campus, just three years after breaking ground.

He’s launched into orbit, flown high-speed fighter jets, and worked on some of the toughest problems in aerospace engineering. Now, Lehigh University professor and alumnus Terry J. Hart has a new mission: to connect with everyday people who are just as curious about outer space as he is. Launching on National Space Day, May 2, @iHartAerospace is a new video series where Hart, a former NASA astronaut, US Air Force fighter pilot, and industry executive, breaks down the science and engineering behind space travel—and shares what it’s really like to work in one of the most complex and captivating fields out there. Part storytelling, part science lesson, the videos are aimed at a growing community of space enthusiasts who want more than just headlines and hype.

Dedicated to refining our understanding of various brain disorders through the lens of ‘dysconnectivity syndromes,’ Brain Network Disorders (BND) is a new open-access journal, sponsored by the Chinese Medical Association, managed by Xuanwu Hospital Capital Medical University. BND promotes interdisciplinary research on complex conditions like neurodegenerative diseases, movement disorders, and psychological abnormalities. With a keen focus on systems theory and complexity sciences, the journal hopes to bridge neuroscience and clinical practice, encouraging innovative methods and international collaboration to advance diagnostic methods, treatments, and theoretical frameworks.