Columbia Doctors Featured on HBO Documentary
Published: May 11, 2012
Rudolph Leibel, MD, co-director of Columbia’s Naomi Berrie Diabetes Center and of the New York Obesity Research Center and the Christopher J. Murphy Memorial Professor of Diabetes Research, and his work on the biology of body weight regulation, are featured in the HBO documentary series: The Weight of the Nation. The series premieres on Monday, ...
Blacks and Hispanics at Higher Risk for Precancerous Colorectal Polyps
Published: May 3, 2012
Colonoscopy may be preferable to sigmoidoscopy for these populations New York, NY (May 3, 2012) — Blacks and Hispanics have a significantly higher risk of developing precancerous colorectal polyps compared with whites, according to a study by researchers at NewYork – Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center. The findings appeared in the online edition of Alimentary Pharmacology ...
Aspirin and Warfarin Equally Effective for Most Heart Failure Patients
Published: May 3, 2012
Results of Ten-Year Study Could Mean More Doctors and Patients Will Choose Less Costly Aspirin NEW YORK (May 2, 2012)—Neither aspirin nor warfarin is superior for preventing a combined risk of death, stroke, and cerebral hemorrhage inheart failure patients with normal heart rhythm, according to a landmark clinical trial published in the May 3, 2012, New ...
Text Messages May Get More Parents to Vaccinate Kids Against Flu
Published: April 25, 2012
April 24, 2012 -- Text message reminders to parents about flu vaccinations may help boost the number of children vaccinated, according to researchers at Columbia University Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. Full study findings are reported in the April 25 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) featured in the online video ...
“Housekeeping” Mechanism for Brain Stem Cells Discovered
Published: April 22, 2012
Findings offer new insights into neurologic development and regenerative therapies for neurologic disease (New York, NY, April 22, 2012) — Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) have identified a molecular pathway that controls the retention and release of the brain’s stem cells. The discovery offers new insights into normal and abnormal neurologic development and could ...