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Illiterate people are twice as likely to develop dementia, study says

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CNN

November 16, 2019

Jennifer Manly, a neuropsychology professor at Columbia University, told CNN that scientists have been monitoring a cohort of adults over age 65, many from the Washington Heights area, since 1992.
Hearing loss, even when mild, linked to mental decline in seniors

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Reuters

November 14, 2019

The study’s lead author was Dr. Justin Golub, an assistant professor in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center.
Link Between Hearing and Cognition Begins Earlier Than Once Thought

November 14, 2019

A new study finds that cognitive impairment begins in the earliest stages of age-related hearing loss—when hearing is still considered normal.

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Neurology
Literacy Might Shield the Brain from Dementia

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Scientific American

November 13, 2019

“The people who were illiterate in the study developed dementia at an earlier age than people who were literate in the study,” says Jennifer J. Manly, senior author of the paper.
Let's Talk About Medicare For All

November 13, 2019

How to provide high-quality care—and pay for it—remains a critical public health debate. Three Mailman policy experts discuss the feasibility of single-payer and other options.

Topic

Public Health
First-Year Medical Students Learn Emergency Medicine Skills

November 12, 2019

A first responders course has introduced new medical students to emergency aid.

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Education
Flu vaccination rates in children, teens remain low

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UPI

November 11, 2019

"We do know from our own, as well as other people's research, that there remain widespread misperceptions about influenza and the vaccine," said study co-author Melissa Stockwell.
Bringing Precision Medicine to Veterans

November 11, 2019

Columbia oncologists are bringing their latest techniques in precision medicine to veterans with advanced prostate cancer.

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Cancer
With Deepest Sympathy

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CBS Sunday Morning

November 10, 2019

Editor's Note: Katherine Shear, the Marion E. Kenworthy Professor of Psychiatry, helps viewers understand a condition known as complicated grief.
Drugs to Stop Nearsightedness May Soon Come into Focus

November 8, 2019

Columbia researchers have found hundreds of genes linked to nearsightedness, and now they’re using the data to screen for new drugs that can safeguard sharp vision.

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Ophthalmology

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