Aaron Myers, a senior associate dean at Columbia University College of Dental Medicine, said that fluoridated water particularly benefits those with the least access to regular dental care.
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“We never dared to think about the cure for our disease,” says Anca Askanase, a rheumatologist at Columbia University Irving Medical Center who specializes in lupus.
“If it works it will be very exciting.” The findings are “very, very preliminary,” said Dr. Lawrence Honig, a professor of neurology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center.
These days, “many investigators are reluctant to emphasize sex differences in their research,” says Dr. Marianne J. Legato, emerita professor of clinical medicine at Columbia University.
Overall, the new data was “very informative,” said Rachel McConnell, assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Columbia University’s Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.
The Center for Advanced Diagnostic Research, led by radiologist Stella Kang, will work to accelerate the adoption of new diagnostics into clinical care.
“The global burden of disease from lead exposure is staggering,” said Ana Navas-Acien, chair of environmental health sciences at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.
