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At-home tests can detect recent exposure to gluten, but can the tests improve the health of people with celiac disease? Columbia researchers are launching a clinical trial to find out.
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Lewis Silverman, the new director of pediatric hematology, oncology, and stem cell transplantation, is working to minimize the aftereffects of treatment to ensure the highest quality cure possible.
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Variants of the ABCA7 gene accelerate neurodegeneration by reducing the amount of neuropeptide Y, a protein essential for maintaining brain synapses.
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Researchers at Columbia's Mailman School of Public Health found that Florida’s red flag gun law, enacted in 2018, was associated with an 11% reduction in firearm homicide rates from 2019 to 2021.
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In The Media
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USA TodaySeptember 5, 2024“It really was a catalytic event,” Ian Lipkin, now the John Snow Professor of Epidemiology at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health, told USA TODAY.
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Financial Times (UK)September 3, 2024“The debates over scope of practice are fierce . . . and in part, it’s prompted by shortages,” says Michael Sparer, chair of the Department of Health Policy and Management at Columbia University.
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The New York TimesSeptember 1, 2024Editor's Note: Helen Ouyang, author of this Opinion piece, is an associate professor of emergency medicine at the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.
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Mental Health
- August 14, 2024
A pilot program from the Department of Psychiatry for Columbia University medical plan participants offers a new approach to helping new parents and pregnant people access mental health care.
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- August 9, 2024
A model that examines the dynamics underlying suicide contagion following a celebrity death could help in developing a rapid response to prevent suicide.
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- June 21, 2024
In honor of Pride Month, the Columbia Gender & Sexuality Program offers a family-friendly guide to support LGBTQIA+ youth and caregivers and a list of events taking place across the city.
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Cancer
- September 6, 2024
Lewis Silverman, the new director of pediatric hematology, oncology, and stem cell transplantation, is working to minimize the aftereffects of treatment to ensure the highest quality cure possible.
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- August 29, 2024
In a mouse model of breast cancer, mice fed a ketogenic diet experienced significantly more lung metastases compared to those on a control diet.
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- August 29, 2024
Columbia researcher Jasmine McDonald, who studies factors that affect the risk of developing breast cancer, discusses what is known about breastfeeding's protective influence on maternal health.
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Neuroscience
- August 14, 2024
Recordings from thousands of neurons—and geometry—have revealed how a person’s brain abstractly represents acts of reasoning.
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- July 30, 2024
To make it to the Olympics, elite athletes spend countless hours preparing not only their bodies but their brains, as well.
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- July 19, 2024
Columbia scientists have witnessed what happens in the human brain when curiosity arises, the first time the subjective feeling has been linked to a representation in the brain.
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Heart Health
- August 28, 2024
Adding a measure of psychological health to a predictor of mortality from heart disease improved predictions, particularly among Black and female populations.
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- August 9, 2024
The study by Columbia researchers adds to emerging evidence that environmental metals are preventable risk factors of cardiovascular disease and mortality.
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- June 12, 2024
Thanks to a collaboration between Columbia and Cornell doctors, Yasin Samad is one of the first children in the United States to receive an innovative artificial heart valve.
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Public Health
- September 6, 2024
Researchers at Columbia's Mailman School of Public Health found that Florida’s red flag gun law, enacted in 2018, was associated with an 11% reduction in firearm homicide rates from 2019 to 2021.
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- September 6, 2024
Ngo will join Columbia from the Population Council, where he leads a team working on a range of global health issues, including sexual and reproductive rights, gender equity, and climate justice.
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- August 29, 2024
Columbia researcher Jasmine McDonald, who studies factors that affect the risk of developing breast cancer, discusses what is known about breastfeeding's protective influence on maternal health.
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Campus News
- September 6, 2024
Ngo will join Columbia from the Population Council, where he leads a team working on a range of global health issues, including sexual and reproductive rights, gender equity, and climate justice.
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- September 4, 2024
View the CUIMC Update, a weekly e-newsletter featuring medical center news and the accomplishments of our faculty, staff, and trainees.
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- August 30, 2024
Faculty, staff, and students are welcome to join a new women’s basketball league at CUIMC. Play takes place on Thursday evenings at 50 Haven Ave.
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