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Anil K. Rustgi, MD, an expert in gastrointestinal tumors, will join Columbia University Irving Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian as director of the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center.
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A new study suggests that a type of brain tumor in patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 could be treated with immunotherapy, which has so far proved ineffective in treating most brain cancers.
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The College of Dental Medicine will be able to provide dental care for more children in need with a new mobile dental clinic.
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Scientists initially believed Alzheimer's would be a simple, straightforward problem to solve, but now Columbia researchers are looking for unusual and untried solutions.
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Events
- Monday, December 3, 2018 to Wednesday, December 19, 20189:00 AM to 4:00 PM
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On Campus - Tuesday, December 11, 20182:00 PM to 3:30 PM
- Tuesday, December 11, 20185:00 PM to 6:00 PM
In The Media
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NBC NewsDecember 9, 2018“We don’t know any of that,” said Dr. Margaret Haney, a professor of neurobiology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center.
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U.S. News & World ReportDecember 7, 2018Dr. S. Zev Williams is chief of the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at Columbia University Irving Medical Center in New York.
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NPRDecember 7, 2018"Some people are under the erroneous impression that the epidemic is done," says Wafaa El-Sadr, a professor at Columbia University.
Browse by Topics
Cancer
- December 10, 2018
Anil K. Rustgi, MD, an expert in gastrointestinal tumors, will join Columbia University Irving Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian as director of the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center.
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- December 10, 2018
A new study suggests that a type of brain tumor in patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 could be treated with immunotherapy, which has so far proved ineffective in treating most brain cancers.
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- October 31, 2018
A new study found that women with cervical cancer who had a radical hysterectomy with minimally invasive surgery had a significantly higher risk of death than those who had open surgery.
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Neuroscience
- December 7, 2018
The tiny CA2 region of the brain allows memories to influence the decision to be socially aggressive and may contribute to abnormal social behaviors associated with some mental illnesses.
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- November 26, 2018
Scientists initially believed Alzheimer's would be a simple, straightforward problem to solve, but now Columbia researchers are looking for unusual and untried solutions.
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- November 8, 2018
Columbia neuroscientists are deciphering the unique way we detect gentle touch.
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Heart Health
- November 15, 2018
A new study in Amish people suggests that reducing the activity of a protein that regulates plasma triglycerides could prevent cardiovascular disease.
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- September 24, 2018
A study led by Columbia researchers found that a minimally invasive technique to repair the mitral valve improved two-year survival for certain heart failure patients.
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- August 27, 2018
A new study led by Columbia's Mathew Maurer found that tafamidis reduced deaths from transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy, a type of heart failure.
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Public Health
- November 30, 2018
With more people than ever living with HIV, World AIDS Day is a time to reflect on how far we’ve come and how much more needs to be done.
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- November 7, 2018
ICAP launched the world’s first multi-country HIV treatment program in 2003 and has helped bring life-saving treatment to nearly 1.5 million people in resource-poor regions around the world.
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- November 2, 2018
Access to health care in the United States is at stake on Election Day, says Michael Sparer, chair of the Department of Health Policy and Management at Columbia’s Mailman School of Public Health
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Campus News
- December 10, 2018
Three Columbia University Irving Medical Center staff members were given 2018 Baton Awards in recognition of teamwork.
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- December 7, 2018
Columbia University has awarded the 2018 Naomi Berrie Award for Outstanding Achievement in Diabetes Research to David M. Nathan, MD.
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- November 27, 2018
Richard Axel, MD, and Cory Abate-Shen, PhD, have been named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
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Research
- November 29, 2018
Columbia researchers have discovered that the human intestine has a reservoir of blood-forming stem cells and that the cells play a central role in the success of organ transplantation.
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- November 28, 2018
Increasingly, transformative therapies are being launched via startups emerging from university research labs, including those at Columbia’s Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.
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- November 19, 2018
A new program at Columbia is looking for earlier signs of ALS so that future treatments can be delivered before extensive neurological damage occurs.
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