SEN. MARK WARNER seems to know better than anyone in Congress that nothing gets done without bipartisanship and cross-chamber cooperation. With that in mind, the Virginia Democrat has gone about assembling a large pool of co-sponsors to back his initiative to improve the nation’s cybersecurity, one of the nation’s premier challenges. More.

Comprehensive care of post-9/11 asthma in adolescents should include management of mental health-related comorbidities, according to a recent report. The paper, wrtten by Lisa Gargano, City Research Scientist III - Scientist for Disaster Outcomes at New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, World Trade Center Health Registry, Queens, New York, and colleagues, appeared in the September issue of Nature.com. More.

Doctors at Winthrop University Hospital say they have definitive proof that first responders to the Sept. 11 attacks acquired a nerve disease from the neurotoxins they were exposed to at Ground Zero. The disease known as neuropathy is not one of the conditions covered by the Zadroga Act - which provides Sept. 11 survivors with more than $3 billion for health care and more than $4 billion in victim compensation through 2090. More.

Some resue workers at Ground Zero are pushing to expand the types of medical conditions covered under the World Trade Center treatment program. Retired NYPD Detective Kenny Anderson worked on the pile for months following September 11. He has developed lung disease and acute asthma. More.

Fifteen years after 9/11, a new Yale study may help scientists develop treatments for first responders suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. Researchers from Yale and the Icahn Mount Sinai Institute collaborated on an study that identified three kinds of PTSD acquired by first responders at the World Trade Center. More.

Cornell dedicated a permanent memorial to the 21 alumni who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, at a ceremony in Anabel Taylor Hall Oct. 28. Family members, friends and administrators attended the private ceremony in Anabel Taylor Chapel, held before the memorial was unveiled in the Anabel Taylor rotunda on a wall near Cornell’s WWII memorial. More.

Fifteen years and one month after 9/11, another day of technical legal arguments wrapped up in pretrial hearings for the accused. At the back of the courtroom, a woman held up a picture of the sister she lost in the attacks. Theresa Corio pressed the paperback-sized photo of Diane Marie Urban against the glass in the galley, which separates the courtroom from the observation area. More.

The event was held Sept. 25. "It is really competitive to have your film shown at a film festival because there are tons of filmmakers, thanks to the many devices available for filming, and just so many slots for screenings," said Guibert. "I am honored by this award." Guibert stars in, wrote and produced the 13:45-minute short which has been making the film festival circuit. More.