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Fat ‘Shield’ Protects Immune Cells—and Some Cancers—from Destruction

August 3, 2021

A fat ‘shield’ that protects natural killer cells from self-destruction also allows some cancer cells to evade destruction by the immune system, researchers at Columbia University have found.

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Research
New Weight Loss Drug Approved by FDA: Is It Right for You?

August 2, 2021

Columbia endocrinologist Judith Korner, MD, PhD, discusses what patients with obesity can expect from a new drug that has been approved to help them lose weight.

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Nutrition
CUIMC Update - Aug. 2, 2021

August 2, 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
VP&S Doctors as Olympians

August 2, 2021

Five VP&S alumni, including 20th century baby doctor “Dr. Spock,” participated in the Olympic games over the past century.

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Campus News
Performance Anxiety and Burnout in Student Athletes: Q&A with Allison Winik, PhD

August 2, 2021

With the Summer Olympics underway, attention is focused on the pressure young athletes face.

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Campus News
Can a Beta Blocker Prevent Bone Loss?

August 2, 2021

A new clinical trial at Columbia could help determine if a hypertension drug can prevent osteoporosis in postmenopausal women.

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Research
NewYork-Presbyterian #1 Hospital in New York City and Among Top 10 of U.S. Hospitals

August 2, 2021

The annual ranking of hospitals by U.S. News & World Report has named NYP as the No. 1 hospital in New York for the 21st consecutive year. This year’s rankings placed NYP as No. 7 in the nation.

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Campus News
Taking Science from the Lab to the Market

August 2, 2021

A new podcast explores explores breakthrough innovations being developed in Columbia’s scientific laboratories.

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Research
Why Forgetting Is Good for Your Memory

July 30, 2021

In his new book, Scott Small, MD, director of the Alzheimer's Disease Research Center at Columbia, says memory lapses are a normal part of healthy brain function.
Three New Organs, One New Life

July 29, 2021

A transplant team at NewYork-Presbyterian and Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons gave a young man with cystic fibrosis new hope with a triple-organ transplant.

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Surgery