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Mice lacking an olfactory system have had their sense of smell restored with rat neurons, the first time scientists have successfully integrated the sensory apparatus of one species into another.
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The new Center for Innovative Exposomics in the Mailman School of Public Health s positioned to be a major player in this rapidly emerging field.
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Adana Llanos, PhD, MPH, confronts racial inequities in breast cancer and unveils the hidden impacts of chemical exposures from personal care products.
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Many surgeons remove the bursa when repairing rotator cuff injuries, but a new animal study suggests that the small tissue helps with healing.
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Smithsonian MagazineMay 2, 2024“This has potential for human health, where we can understand better how to make cell replacement therapies,” said Kristin Baldwin, an author of the study and a neuroscientist at Columbia University.
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The Washington PostMay 1, 2024According to Daichi Shimbo, a cardiologist at Columbia University and the study's lead author, this research marks a step toward understanding how different negative emotions affect physical health.
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TODAY (video)April 25, 2024Editor's Note: This video features the research of Zev Williams, director of the Columbia University Fertility Center. Dr. Williams's segment begins at 1:02.
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- April 4, 2024
Study finds that postpartum depression is underdiagnosed in those reporting symptoms up to a year after giving birth, with Black and Asian individuals least likely to receive treatment.
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- March 28, 2024
Columbia psychologist Erin K. Engle discusses the signs that indicate the time is right to stop therapy and questions patients should ask themselves before moving on.
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- March 20, 2024
Neurodivergent people have immense strengths that are often undermined in efforts to promote normalization, says Columbia therapist Liliana Valvano.
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Cancer
- April 30, 2024
Adana Llanos, PhD, MPH, confronts racial inequities in breast cancer and unveils the hidden impacts of chemical exposures from personal care products.
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A new type of investigational therapeutic for pancreatic cancer has shown unprecedented tumor-fighting abilities in preclinical models of the disease.
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Radiology is leading the way on the translation of AI tools into the clinic and cancer screening may be the first area to benefit.
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Neuroscience
- May 1, 2024
A study co-led by Columbia scientists suggests a nutrient transporter located at the blood-brain barrier could be commandeered to sneak therapeutic drugs into the brain.
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- April 25, 2024
Mice lacking an olfactory system have had their sense of smell restored with rat neurons, the first time scientists have successfully integrated the sensory apparatus of one species into another.
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- March 20, 2024
An analysis of more than 40,000 primary sensory neurons in the skin has found multiple different types, each sensing a more complex range of stimuli than previously assumed.
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Heart Health
- April 30, 2024
Columbia researchers have found that cells inside clogged arteries have cancer-like properties that aggravate atherosclerosis, and anticancer drugs could be a new treatment.
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- April 10, 2024
BeatProfiler, a new research tool invented by Columbia bioengineers with the help of AI, speeds and simplifies the analysis of engineered heart tissue in the laboratory.
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- February 24, 2024
A study of people with obstructive sleep apnea suggests that high CPAP pressures may explain why the machines do not lower a patient’s risk of heart disease.
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Public Health
- April 30, 2024
Adana Llanos, PhD, MPH, confronts racial inequities in breast cancer and unveils the hidden impacts of chemical exposures from personal care products.
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Warning letters from Medicare sent to high prescribers reduced prescriptions of risky antipsychotics for elderly people with dementia without negatively affecting patient health.
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- April 17, 2024
Project STAY brings sexual health education and STI screening to underserved people in high schools, colleges, and other locations.
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- May 1, 2024
Arthur G. Palmer and Oliver Hobert of the Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics were selected in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in research.
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- April 29, 2024
Students in the College of Dental Medicine presented their research at the College's 67th Annual Birnberg Research Award Symposium.
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- April 24, 2024
More than 200 employees participated in the CUIMC Team Relay Marathon, where teams of two to eight runners took turns running a combined 26.2 miles on The Armory’s 200-meter indoor track.
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