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By participating in one of the world’s largest genetic studies, New Yorkers will help bring precision medicine to their communities, Columbia’s David Goldstein explains.
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A steady supply of its favorite food helps a deadly bacterium thrive in the lungs of people with cystic fibrosis, according to a new study by Columbia researchers.
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Columbia pediatricians will mine a trove of health data collected by New York City to address some of the city’s most pressing health inequities.
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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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Events
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In The Media
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PBS NEWSHOURAugust 20, 2019Dr. Jeffrey Lieberman, chair of psychiatry at Columbia University, added that while all countries deal with mentally ill populations, few of them have access to guns like those in the U.S.
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TODAYAugust 19, 2019Dr. Anne Davis, an obstetrician-gynecologist at NewYork-Presbyterian, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, agrees that supporting patients during IUD placement can help them cope.
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CNNAugust 14, 2019"The increase in emphysema we observed was relatively large," said Dr. R. Graham Barr, a professor of medicine and epidemiology at Columbia University and a senior author of the paper.
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
- August 23, 2019
Columbia’s first genetic counseling students started their two-year graduate program in August.
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- August 21, 2019
Beginning Sept. 23, 2019, the CTs will start a six-week intensive training program.
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- August 21, 2019
The list is part of a year-long editorial series celebrating women who have had a profound impact on health care in New York.
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Research
- August 20, 2019
Synthetic biologists at Columbia have created a technique that could prevent human-engineered proteins from spreading into the wild or mutating.
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- August 20, 2019
A steady supply of its favorite food helps a deadly bacterium thrive in the lungs of people with cystic fibrosis, according to a new study by Columbia researchers.
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- August 19, 2019
Columbia pediatricians will mine a trove of health data collected by New York City to address some of the city’s most pressing health inequities.
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