“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 ...
Healthy mouths and healthy hearts still go together
Published: April 19, 2012
The following statement is issued on behalf of Panos N. Papapanou, DDS, PhD, Professor and Director of the Division of Periodontics in the College of Dental Medicine at Columbia University Medical Center, and Maurizio Trevisan, MD, MS, dean of the Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education, City College of New York. Both Drs. Papapanou and ...
New York’s Investment in Stem Cell Program Continues to Generate New Medical Treatments and Innovative Research
Published: April 18, 2012
The Associated Medical Schools of New York (AMSNY) today released a 2012 report showing how New York’s stem cell program has enabled it to emerge as a leader in stem cell research, and strengthened the state’s economy through job creation. “This report demonstrates the foresight of New York’s leaders in funding stem cell research. Not only ...
Prenatal Exposure to Air Pollution Linked to Childhood Obesity
Published: April 18, 2012
Overall, 17% of children in the United States are obese, and in inner-city neighborhoods, the prevalence is as high as 25%. While poor diets and physical inactivity are the main culprits, there is new evidence that air pollution can play a role. A study by researchers at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health finds that ...
Study Identifies Potential Treatment for Lethal Childhood Leukemia
Published: April 16, 2012
Inhibiting two related enzymes significantly improves survival in mouse model of the disease New York, NY (April 16, 2012) — Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) scientists have demonstrated that two related enzymes — phosphoinositide-3 kinase (PI3K) gamma and delta — play a key role in the development of T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL), a highly aggressive ...