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  • Opinion: Can We Stop Suicides?

    Source:

    The New York Times
    November 30, 2018

    Dr. Michael Grunebaum, a Columbia psychiatrist who studies ketamine, thinks the drug should no longer be relegated to a last-line treatment.

  • Why New York Lags So Far Behind on Natural Childbirth

    Source:

    The New York Times
    November 30, 2018

    Dr. Laura Zeidenstein is the director of the graduate midwifery program at the Columbia University School of Nursing.

  • World AIDS Day Turns 30

    November 30, 2018

    With more people than ever living with HIV, World AIDS Day is a time to reflect on how far we’ve come and how much more needs to be done.

    Public Health
    red-ribbon-symbolizes-awareness-and-support-of-people-living-with-HIV

  • Some Blood Cells Have a Surprising Source: Your Gut

    November 29, 2018

    Columbia researchers have discovered that the human intestine has a reservoir of blood-forming stem cells and that the cells play a central role in the success of organ transplantation.

    Transplantation
    human blood cells

  • Innovative Engine: Medical Research

    By Sharon Tregaskis
    November 28, 2018

    Increasingly, transformative therapies are being launched via startups emerging from university research labs, including those at Columbia’s Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.

    Research
    diagram of an organ-on-a-chip device that mimics the human body and is used to test drug candidates

  • Cory Abate-Shen, Richard Axel Named AAAS Fellows

    November 27, 2018

    Richard Axel, MD, and Cory Abate-Shen, PhD, have been named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

    Campus News

  • Q&A on Scientist's Bombshell Claim of Gene-Edited Babies

    Source:

    U.S. News & World Report/ AP
    November 26, 2018

    The particular method used is common in lab research but is not precise enough for embryos, said Columbia University cell biologist Dietrich Egli, who called it "essentially genome vandalism."

  • One in 40 U.S. kids have autism, parent survey finds

    Source:

    Reuters Health
    November 26, 2018

    "Autism spectrum disorder is a common condition that merits screening and early treatment,” said Dr. Jeremy Veenstra-VanderWeele, a psychiatry researcher at Columbia University.

  • Untangling Alzheimer's Disease

    November 26, 2018

    Scientists initially believed Alzheimer's would be a simple, straightforward problem to solve, but now Columbia researchers are looking for unusual and untried solutions.

    Alzheimer's
    Columbia-University-Alzheimer's-research

  • Colorado's Lt. Governor Named COO of Columbia Hospital

    Source:

    U.S. News & World Report/ AP
    November 21, 2018

    Columbia University Irving Medical Center announced Wednesday that Lt. Gov. Donna Lynne will become chief operating officer of ColumbiaDoctors on Jan. 15.

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