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Velocity Fellows Win Seed Grants to Advance Innovative Cancer Research

July 28, 2021

A new class of Velocity Fellows will receive seed funding from the Herbert irving Comprehensive Cancer Center for innovative early-stage cancer research.
CUIMC Update - July 26, 2021

July 26, 2021

View the CUIMC Update, a weekly e-newsletter featuring medical center news and the accomplishments of our faculty, staff, and trainees.

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CUIMC Update
Robotic Neck Brace Can Help Analyze Impact of Cancer Treatment

July 26, 2021

A new robotic device from researchers at VP&S and Columbia Engineering could help guide recovery after treatment for head and neck cancer.

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Cancer
Among Effective Antihypertensive Drugs, Less Popular Choice Is Slightly Safer

July 26, 2021

Two drugs commonly used to treat high blood pressure are equally effective as single-drug therapies, but one is slightly safer, a new study has found.

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Heart Health
Make Smart Summer-Travel Decisions as Delta Variant Covid-19 Cases Rise(link is external and opens in a new window)

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The Wall Street Journal

July 23, 2021

Says Jessica Justman, an associate professor of medicine in epidemiology at the Mailman School of Public Health: “Things change certainly from month to month, and even from week to week."
Fully Vaccinated but Anxious About a Return to Normal Life? You May Have ‘Cave Syndrome’(link is external and opens in a new window)

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The Wall Street Journal

July 21, 2021

"The familiar feels safe, and the unfamiliar always carries a little bit of anxiety," says Paul S. Appelbaum, a professor of psychiatry, medicine, and law at Columbia University.
Telling the Story of Racism's Role in Depression

July 21, 2021

Columbia physicians Sidney Hankerson and Natalie Moise discuss how racism can influence a patient's depressive symptoms and make the case for improving racial equity in clinics and communities.
Shock Therapy Safe, Effective for Tough-to-Treat Depression(link is external and opens in a new window)

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U.S. News & World Report

July 19, 2021

"ECT is a very effective treatment," said Dr. Joshua Berman of Columbia University, who was not involved in the study. "And though it's not risk-free, it is generally safe."
Heart Problems Resolve in Majority of Kids with COVID Inflammatory Syndrome

July 16, 2021

Most of the heart and immunologic problems seen in children with multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C)—a condition linked to COVID—were gone within a few months, Columbia researchers have found.

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COVID-19
Some Bird Brains Have Dense Network of Memory Cells

July 16, 2021

Even though bird brains look very different from ours, a Columbia study of birds is providing evidence that both work in the same way when storing spatial memories.

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Neuroscience