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Columbia University Irving Medical Center has been named the top health care institution for scientific research by the 2019 Nature Index Annual Tables.
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Adrenaline is considered crucial in triggering a “fight or flight” response, but new research shows the response can’t even get started without a hormone made in bone.
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Columbia University will award the 2019 Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize for research on the role of the phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) pathway in physiology and oncogenesis.
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Most patients who died or were removed from the kidney transplant waitlist before getting a transplant received multiple offers for a donor kidney.
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Events
- Saturday, September 21, 2019 to Sunday, September 22, 20197:30 AM to 4:00 PM
- Monday, September 23, 20194:00 PM to 6:00 PM
- Tuesday, September 24, 201912:00 PM to 1:00 PM
In The Media
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The New York TimesSeptember 17, 2019Editor's Note: Rachel Madley is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology.
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The Washington PostSeptember 14, 2019“We call autism one thing, but it’s different in every person,” said Wendy Chung, a professor of pediatric medicine at Columbia University and the principal investigator of SPARK.
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NewsweekSeptember 14, 2019Gerard Karsenty, a geneticist at the Columbia University Irving Medical Center, is one of the scientists behind this decades-long exploration of fight-or-flight.
Browse by Topics
Cancer
- August 8, 2019
A new drug that penetrates the protective barrier around pancreatic cancers and accumulates in malignant cells may improve current chemotherapy, a study in mice suggests.
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- July 3, 2019
Researchers in Columbia's medical and engineering schools have edited a strain of non-pathogenic bacteria to colonize solid tumors in mice and safely deliver potent immunotherapies.
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- June 19, 2019
Barring ovarian cancer surgery at low-volume hospitals could limit access to care for many rural and underserved patients, a new study has found.
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Neuroscience
- July 16, 2019
Columbia University biomedical scientists are part of an ambitious worldwide project to identify and map all the cells in the human body, with a special focus on the spinal cord.
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- May 30, 2019
When we spot new objects, our brains have a remarkable ability to predict how they will feel with surprisingly little information, a new study has found.
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- May 13, 2019
Though few in number, neurons that are created in the brain during adulthood have an outsized impact on mood and memory because of their unparalleled networking and communication abilities.
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Heart Health
- June 26, 2019
Sitting while watching television, but not sitting at work, is associated with a greater risk of heart attack, stroke, or early death, Columbia researchers have found.
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- 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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Public Health
- August 13, 2019
Long-term exposure to air pollution, especially ozone, is associated with the development of emphysema, researchers at Columbia and other universities have found.
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- July 30, 2019
Women who lived near fracking sites were more likely to experience anxiety or depression during pregnancy, Mailman researchers found.
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- July 22, 2019
In states that enacted medical marijuana laws, Mailman researchers found the number of people misusing prescription opioids did not decline, contrary to previous reports.
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Campus News
- September 18, 2019
Many departments have added creative touches to make the Readiness Centers eye-catching and fun ahead of the January go-live.
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- September 18, 2019
The event on Sept. 28, 2019, is open to the public and will feature workshops, health screenings, and wellness activities for the entire family.
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- September 18, 2019
The event was hosted by the HR Diversity and Inclusion Council.
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Research
- September 12, 2019
Adrenaline is considered crucial in triggering a “fight or flight” response, but new research shows the response can’t even get started without a hormone made in bone.
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- September 4, 2019
Columbia University Irving Medical Center has been named the top health care institution for scientific research by the 2019 Nature Index Annual Tables.
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- August 30, 2019
CUIMC biologists developed a computer algorithm that uncovered previously unknown interactions between viruses and human proteins, providing new insights into Zika and HPV.
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