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Improper Protein Digestion in Neurons Identified as a Cause of Familial Parkinson's

March 5, 2013

Scientists discovered how common genetic mutations in Parkinson’s disease damage brain cells

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Neurology
Study Shows Why Leukemia Returns in Some Children

March 4, 2013

With sophisticated new DNA techniques, a team led by Adolfo Ferrando has found why many children with T-ALL suffer a relapse.

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Pediatrics
8 Ways to Sleep Better Tonight

March 4, 2013

It seems as if it should be so easy. All you have to do is lie down, close your eyes, and drift off into dreamland.

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Neurology
NY-Presbyterian/Columbia Exercise Program Goes National

March 1, 2013

With funding from ChildObesity180, schools around the country can implement an exercise program developed at CHALK.

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Diabetes
Nearly 1 in 4 Women Newly Diagnosed with Breast Cancer Report PTSD Symptoms

February 28, 2013

“This study is one of the first to evaluate the course of PTSD after a diagnosis of breast cancer,” said lead author, CUMC's Dr. Alfred Neugut.

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Cancer
Tom Jessell Wins Prestigious Neuroscience Award

By Elizabeth Streich

February 28, 2013

Columbia's Thomas Jessell has been honored by MIT's McGovern Institute for Brain Research with its 2013 Edward M. Scolnick Prize in Neuroscience.

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Medical School
Observed—but Not Self-Reported—Hostility Raises Risk of Heart Disease

February 26, 2013

Columbia researchers found that not all hostility, but only hostility that can be detected by others, is a risk factor for heart disease.

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Heart Health
A Groundbreaking Initiative to Improve LGBT Health

February 26, 2013

A new program at CUMC has been established to improve the health and well-being of LGBT individuals.

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Mental Health
New York Times: Questions About Robotic Hysterectomy

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The New York Times

February 26, 2013

The JAMA paper compared outcomes in 264,758 women who had either laparoscopic or robotically assisted hysterectomy at 441 hospitals between 2007 and 2010.

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Cancer
The Wall Street Journal: Study Raises Doubts Over Robotic Surgery

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The Wall Street Journal

February 25, 2013

"There are so many options for hysterectomies now that patients should discuss the pros and cons of all of them with their doctors," said the study's lead author, CUMC's Dr. Jason Wright.

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Cancer

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