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A study involving Columbia researchers finds that malaria parasites in Africa have developed resistance to artemisinin drugs, which could worsen malaria’s impact if partner drugs fail in the future.
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A study of brain activity in courting zebra finches could help neuroscientists understand what happens in our brains when they shift gears as priorities and opportunities change.
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A new study that uncovers the original role of CRISPR’s scissors answers an evolutionary mystery and could lead to the discovery of better gene editing tools.
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Health care workers, including registered nurses and support workers, are at increased risk of suicide compared with workers in other fields, Columbia researchers have found.
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STAT NewsSeptember 21, 2023“You want to be cautious,” said Matthew Harms, who runs the ALS Families Project at Columbia, adding that he agrees there needs to be more advocacy and research for carriers.
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Mental Health
- September 27, 2023
Health care workers, including registered nurses and support workers, are at increased risk of suicide compared with workers in other fields, Columbia researchers have found.
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- September 20, 2023
Our mitochondria are not just simple powerhouses of the cell, says mitochondrial psychobiologist Martin Picard: They may be influencing our minds.
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- August 22, 2023
A new study in mice shows that new neurons created in the brain during adulthood are needed to maintain working memory—the temporary “sticky notes” of the brain.
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Cancer
- September 28, 2023
Biomedical engineer Santiago Correa uses his expertise in nanotechnology to create injectable biomaterials that reprogram the body’s immune system to fight cancer, autoimmune disease, and infection.
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- September 27, 2023
When all evidence of cancer disappeared from Catherine Spina’s patient after radiation of a single metastasis, she became convinced that radiotherapy may be key to a new treatment approach.
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- September 21, 2023
The breast imaging and surgical breast care programs are collecting items to create care packages for cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.
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Neuroscience
- September 28, 2023
A study of brain activity in courting zebra finches could help neuroscientists understand what happens in our brains when they shift gears as priorities and opportunities change.
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- September 28, 2023
Columbia researchers tracked how current language models, such as ChatGPT, mistake nonsense sentences as meaningful. Will analyzing their errors help us understand the way people think?
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- September 20, 2023
Our mitochondria are not just simple powerhouses of the cell, says mitochondrial psychobiologist Martin Picard: They may be influencing our minds.
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Heart Health
- July 17, 2023
A team of Columbia cardiologists is taking top-notch specialty care into community primary care practices across New York City.
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- July 10, 2023
Heart failure may lead to cognitive decline by creating a tiny calcium leak inside the brain’s neurons.
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- June 2, 2023
In a field that relies heavily on studies of male patients, Columbia interventional cardiologist Margaret McEntegart is working to improve outcomes for women with heart disease.
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Public Health
- September 27, 2023
A study involving Columbia researchers finds that malaria parasites in Africa have developed resistance to artemisinin drugs, which could worsen malaria’s impact if partner drugs fail in the future.
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- September 1, 2023
Pipes that carry water from the city's water mains into individual homes are more likely to be made of lead in neighborhoods that already experience high lead exposure from paint and dust.
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- August 14, 2023
Substantial increases in depression, anxiety, and suicide among adolescents are real and not just noise in the data, Columbia researchers report.
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Campus News
- September 27, 2023
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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- September 25, 2023
Members of the Columbia University Irving Medical Center community joined hundreds of advocates from across the nation in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 14 to advocate for medical research.
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- September 21, 2023
The breast imaging and surgical breast care programs are collecting items to create care packages for cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.
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