Top Stories
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Leading physician and researcher, Lisa Kachnic, MD, will lead Columbia's department of radiation oncology.
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Columbia neuroscientists and economists are working together to understand what motivates us to pay attention to certain pieces of information and invest in acquiring them.
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Biomedical engineer Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic, PhD, creates new ways to engineer human tissues that could repair damaged organs and provide faster methods for testing new drugs.
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Headlines about CRISPR babies may be waning, but the gene-editing tool is still poised to impact our society. Columbia CRISPR expert Samuel Sternberg explains what the general public needs to know.
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In The Media
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New York TimesApril 17, 2019“There're new names on a lot of these publications,” said Ted Alcorn, an instructor at Columbia who analyzed gun-related science publications over the past few decades.
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Washington PostApril 17, 2019Jordan Orange, a pediatric immunologist at Columbia University, was not involved in the St. Jude study but helped develop a gene therapy for another immunodeficiency disease called Wiskott-Aldrich.
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NPRApril 15, 2019The parent training seems to work because it lets children confront their anxieties, says Anne Marie Albano, a psychologist at Columbia University.
Browse by Topics
Cancer
- April 17, 2019
Leading physician and researcher, Lisa Kachnic, MD, will lead Columbia's department of radiation oncology.
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- April 3, 2019
Anil Rustgi, the new director of the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, talks about new ideas in cancer research, the best patient care, and the importance of physician-scientists.
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- February 20, 2019
A clinical trial at Columbia and other centers found that patients responded to a new “smart drug” for women with an aggressive form of breast cancer.
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Neuroscience
- April 16, 2019
Columbia neuroscientists and economists are working together to understand what motivates us to pay attention to certain pieces of information and invest in acquiring them.
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- April 2, 2019
Delusion severity is linked to slower changes in an individual's beliefs, a finding that suggests new treatment approaches.
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- March 18, 2019
Columbia neuroscientists have identified a gene that keeps fear at bay in female mice and may help explain why PTSD is more prevalent in women.
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Heart Health
- March 16, 2019
A large clinical trial has found that a minimally invasive procedure to replace a narrowed heart valve performed better than surgery in patients who were good candidates for surgery.
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- March 15, 2019
Martin B. Leon, MD, was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American College of Cardiology for his contributions to the treatment of heart disease with minimally invasive techniques.
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- March 7, 2019
Data from an ongoing study found that women who had experienced frequent weight fluctuations had more risk factors for heart disease.
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Public Health
- April 4, 2019
Among young adults who smoke cigarettes, vaping may increase daily cigarette smoking and deter quitting, a new study by Columbia psychiatrists has found.
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- February 15, 2019
Prescription opioids have played an increasingly significant role in fatal motor vehicle crashes, according to a new study from researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.
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- January 4, 2019
Like what the AIDS activists sought in the 80s and 90s, an “opioid movement” may be required for treatments to become acceptable to—and demanded by—communities throughout the United States.
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Campus News
- April 23, 2019
The event is run by Columbia Public Safety and takes place on the CUIMC and Morningside campuses every spring and fall.
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- April 23, 2019
Like Lewis Thomas, Siddhartha Mukherjee became a writer who has gained worldwide recognition and many prizes.
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- April 18, 2019
Biomedical engineer Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic, PhD, creates new ways to engineer human tissues that could repair damaged organs and provide faster methods for testing new drugs.
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Research
- April 9, 2019
A new study from Columbia pediatricians found that new mothers are more receptive to educational materials that contain facts, not criticism, about sugary drinks.
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- April 1, 2019
Columbia researchers may have uncovered a new way to prevent, and possibly reverse, the liver's deterioration during fatty liver disease, which affects one in four Americans.
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- March 25, 2019
3D imaging is revealing how friendly bacteria communicate with their hosts to take up residence in the gut.
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