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Prescription Opioids Double Risk of Triggering Fatal Car Crash

February 15, 2019

Prescription opioids have played an increasingly significant role in fatal motor vehicle crashes, according to a new study from researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.

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Public Health
Why Some Brain Tumors Respond to Immunotherapy

February 15, 2019

Fewer than 1 in 10 patients with glioblastoma—the most common type of brain cancer—respond to immunotherapy; a new study reveals how to detect patients who may respond.

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Cancer
First Opinion: Embryo editing for higher IQ is a fantasy. Embryo profiling for it is almost here

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STAT News

February 12, 2019

Editor's Note: Paul Appelbaum is a professor of law, ethics, and psychiatry. Wendy Chung is a professor of pediatrics and genetics.
A Hormone Produced When We Exercise Might Help Fight Alzheimer’s

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Discover

February 12, 2019

The results offer new hope for human patients and their families waiting for an Alzheimer’s cure, said Ottavio Arancio.
Could Omega-3 Fatty Acids Help Prevent Miscarriages?

February 11, 2019

New research in mice suggests omega-3s may help prevent miscarriage, preterm delivery, and stillbirth caused by uterine infections with bacteria commonly found in the mouth.

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Dentistry
All the Ways We’ll Beat the Winter Blues This Season

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The New York Times

February 8, 2019

“During the wintertime, people notice that they’re lethargic,” said Dr. Ravi Shah, an assistant professor of psychiatry at Columbia University Medical Center.
How Exercise May Protect Against Alzheimer’s

February 8, 2019

A hormone called irisin–produced during exercise–may protect neurons against Alzheimer’s disease.

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Neurology
STAR U Seeks to Increase Diversity Among Scientists Studying the Aging Brain

February 7, 2019

STAR U, a new summer program at CUIMC for college students, seeks to enhance the study of aging, Alzheimer's, and disparities by increasing the numbers of scientists from diverse backgrounds.

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Campus News
Expert panel advises against surgery for shoulder pain

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Reuters Health

February 7, 2019

The new guideline may discourage doctors from offering the surgery, said Dr. Charles Jobin, an orthopedic surgeon and assistant professor at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia.
The Allure of Chickadee Memories

February 7, 2019

The phenomenal memory of chickadees is allowing a CUIMC neuroscientist to investigate memory in its purest form: the spontaneous recording of everyday experiences.

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Neuroscience

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