New Center To “Bridge The Gap” Between Ethnic Aging Populations And University Researchers
Published: January 29, 1998
By the turn of the century, Columbia University researchers may discover new factors in determining how doctors diagnose and treat ethnic aging populations. A new resource in aging research funded by the National Institute on Aging and the National Institute of Nursing Research,, called the Columbia Center for the Active Life of Minority Elders (CALME), ...
Columbia Researchers Identify Gene For Inherited Baldness
Published: January 29, 1998
New York, NY Jan. 26, 1998-- Researchers at Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons have discovered the first human gene associated with hair loss. The new gene, called hairless, is linked to a severe form of inherited baldness and may be the trigger that turns on the entire human hair cycle. The discovery could ...
World-Renowned Expert In Infectious Diseases Dies
Published: November 26, 1997
World-Renowned Expert in Infectious Diseases Dies Dr. Harold C. Neu, one of the world's foremost experts in infectious diseases and antimicrobial agents, died Jan. 25, 1998, at his home in Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y. He was 63 years old. He was diagnosed with glioblastoma, a brain tumor, in 1993, his family said. Chief of the division of ...
Columbia-Presbyterian And Stamford Formalize Affiliation
Published: November 16, 1997
Stamford joins The New York and Presbyterian Hospital Network Columbia-Presbyterian and Stamford Health System have finalized a formal agreement to provide improved access to patients, medical education, and residency programs for Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons medical students and residency training at Stamford's acute care facilities in Connecticut. The formal agreement includes medical ...
November Is American Diabetes Month
Published: November 1, 1997
MEDICAL NEWS TIPS Listed below are story ideas from the Columbia University Naomi Berrie Diabetes Center at the Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center. To pursue any of these stories, call Carolyn Conway at 212-305-3900 HOLIDAY TREATS & DIABETES: CAN THE TWO MIX? The holidays with its many sweet treats and goodies can be an especially challenging time for people with ...