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May is graduation season. Learn more about all of the ceremonies at the medical center.
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A new gene editor developed by Columbia and Broad Institute researchers may soon open the door to gene therapies for a wider array of diseases.
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A study of people hospitalized for chest pain found that sedentary time in the months after discharge is associated with additional cardiac events and a greater risk of death.
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Scientists have developed the first broad-spectrum antivenom to neutralize neurotoxins from 19 of the deadliest snakes.
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Mental Health
- May 6, 2025
A new study from Columbia researchers adds to growing evidence that in utero SSRI exposure has significant long-term effects on the child.
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- March 26, 2025
The first atlas of mitochondria in the brain could help scientists develop brain scans that determine the health of a patient’s mitochondria and if they are contributing to disease.
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- February 24, 2025
Most unlicensed cannabis retailers in New York City ignore state regulations aimed at preventing youths from purchasing their products, Columbia researchers have found.
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Cancer
- May 2, 2025
Columbia researchers are uncovering potential new therapies to counter the changing identities of cancer cells.
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- April 30, 2025
Columbia cancer researcher Cory Abate-Shen has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, one of science’s highest honors.
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- April 17, 2025
A new Columbia study shows that increased screening for Lynch Syndrome—an inherited condition linked to several types of cancer—could reduce deaths from colon cancer in at-risk persons by nearly 80%.
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Neuroscience
- May 21, 2025
The first images of the human sweet-taste receptor reveal details responsible for our insatiable attraction to sugar and may lead to better ways to curb our cravings.
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- April 22, 2025
Columbia neuroscientists have found that activity at the tips of "place" neurons are essential for creating mental maps of the world and may play a role in the longevity of memories.
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- March 26, 2025
The first atlas of mitochondria in the brain could help scientists develop brain scans that determine the health of a patient’s mitochondria and if they are contributing to disease.
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Heart Health
- May 19, 2025
A study of people hospitalized for chest pain found that sedentary time in the months after discharge is associated with additional cardiac events and a greater risk of death.
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- October 30, 2024
A new study shows sleep helps mice recover from heart attacks. Reanalyzed data from a Columbia sleep restriction study suggest sleep plays the same role in people.
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- 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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Public Health
- May 12, 2025
Scientists have developed the first broad-spectrum antivenom to neutralize neurotoxins from 19 of the deadliest snakes.
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- April 30, 2025
Perera received the inaugural Dean’s Lifetime Achievement Award at an event celebrating her groundbreaking studies that revealed the harms to children caused by environmental toxins.
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- April 22, 2025
Gazi Azad helped develop Partners in School, an implementation package designed to increase the use of evidence-based practices at home and in school for children with autism.
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Campus News
- May 21, 2025
Six soon-to-be-graduates discuss how their Columbia School of Nursing education prepared them to excel as clinicians, scholars, leaders, and policy makers.
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- May 20, 2025
VP&S graduates share how their time at Columbia made an impact on them and what they plan to do after graduation.
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- May 20, 2025
From the White Coat Ceremony to Match Day, take a look back at some of the defining moments of the VP&S Class of 2025.
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