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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.

Topic

Dentistry
All the Ways We’ll Beat the Winter Blues This Season(link is external and opens in a new window)

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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.

Topic

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.

Topic

Campus News
Expert panel advises against surgery for shoulder pain(link is external and opens in a new window)

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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.

Topic

Neuroscience
Ketamine Could Be the Key to Reversing America’s Rising Suicide Rate(link is external and opens in a new window)

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Bloomberg Businessweek

February 5, 2019

In the early 1990s, Mann and Arango discovered that depressed patients who killed themselves have subtle alterations in serotonin in certain regions of the brain.
Medical Student Research Leaves Mark on VP&S

February 4, 2019

Since 2009, incoming medical students at VP&S have been required to complete a scholarly project, which allows students to immerse themselves into a specific area of medicine.

Topic

Education
In Prenatal Testing, Genomics Sometimes Sees What Other Tests Can’t

February 1, 2019

A study from Columbia University researchers suggests that DNA sequencing can help diagnose the underlying genetic causes of fetal anomalies found during prenatal ultrasounds.

Topic

Obstetrics-Gynecology
Remembering the Places That Matter the Most

January 31, 2019

Places that are very important to us are recorded in our brain’s GPS system with the help of the aptly named VIP neurons, Columbia neuroscientists have found.

Topic

Neuroscience