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DNA Repair: How Chromosomes Find Each Other

June 22, 2012

A study by Columbia researchers Judith Miné-Hattab, PhD, and Rodney Rothstein, PhD, found that after a double-strand break in DNA, the mobility of both the broken segment and other, unbroken, chromosomes is greatly increased.

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Research
Anthrax Toxin Receptor Necessary for Successful Pregnancy

June 22, 2012

Columbia researchers have found that a protein called Anthrax Toxin Receptor 2 (ANTXR2) is necessary for successful labor and birth.

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Obstetrics-Gynecology
1 in 8 Heart Patients Suffer PTSD

June 20, 2012

1 in 8 heart attack survivors experience PTSD, according to a meta-analysis of 24 studies published in PLoS ONE

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Aging
New Brain Target for Appetite Control Identified

June 15, 2012

Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center have identified a brain receptor that appears to play a central role in regulating appetite.

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Diabetes
Strengthening Healthcare’s Frontline in Africa

June 13, 2012

New $40 Million Grant to ICAP Will Raise Nurse and Midwife Skill Levels and Stature in 12 Countries.
A New Take on Gross Anatomy

June 11, 2012

P&S students created an innovative dissecting manual which received rave reviews from students and has generated interest from several publishers.

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Education
Maternal Genetic Mutation and Use of Folic Acid Supplements May Increase Risk for Childhood Eye Cancer

June 8, 2012
New Drug Found Effective Against Rare Form of Basal Cell Skin Cancer

June 6, 2012

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Cancer
Using Robots for Less Invasive Surgery

June 4, 2012

A collaboration between Columbia Professors Peter Allen (Computer Science, Columbia Engineering), Nabil Simaan (formerly Mechanical Engineering at Columbia, now at Vanderbilt) and Dennis Fowler (Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center) has resulted in an innovative new approach to minimally invasive surgery.

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Campus News
Columbia’s Cancer Center Receives $40 Million Gift

June 4, 2012

With this new gift, Mr. and Mrs. Irving have generously committed nearly $200 million to CUMC and its partner, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia.

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