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Losing A Father Takes A Biological Toll on Children, Study Finds(link is external and opens in a new window)

July 21, 2017

A study showed that children who had lost their father had significantly shorter telomeres—a protective cap on chromosomes—than children who had not.

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Medical School
In Sync Neurons Direct Specific Body Movements, New Study Finds

July 20, 2017

A new study from Columbia neuroscientists may offer clues as to why some movements can be relearned after motor cortex damage while others cannot.

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Neuroscience
CUMC Neuroscientists Win Regeneron Prize(link is external and opens in a new window)

July 18, 2017

Postdoctoral fellow Ewoud Schmidt and graduate student Ori Lieberman received the 2017 Regeneron Prize for Creative Innovation, an award recognizing early-career biomedical scientists.

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Campus News
Screening Those at Risk of Psychosis May Help Prevent Violence

July 17, 2017

A study showed that violent thoughts and recent violent behavior may predict future violence in people at high risk for psychosis.

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Medical School
Brain Aging May Be Accelerated By ‘Inflammatory’ Diet

July 17, 2017

A new study suggests how nutrients found in brain-healthy foods can reduce inflammation and lower Alzheimer's risk.

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Medical School
A Pioneering Doctor Reflects on a Career in Pediatrics that Spans Generations

July 13, 2017

Pediatric cardiologist Sylvia Preston Griffiths, MD, is in her seventh decade of teaching at P&S.

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Pediatrics
Weighty Matters: Q&A with Obesity Expert Michael Rosenbaum

July 12, 2017

Michael Rosenbaum, MD, director of the new FIT clinic at Columbia for treatment of pediatric obesity, explains his research on weight loss and metabolism.

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Medical School
Dr. David Hosack: Alexander Hamilton's Right-Hand Man(link is external and opens in a new window)

July 11, 2017

Columbia professor Dr. David Hosack served for years as Alexander Hamilton's—and Aaron Burr's—family doctor and attended to Hamilton after his famous duel with Burr on July 11, 1804.

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Education
Velocity Rider: Inna Kleyman

July 11, 2017

Inna Kleyman, MD, shares why she joined Velocity, a new cycling event that benefits the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at CUMC.

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Campus News
Velocity Rider: Alexander Small

July 11, 2017

Alexander Small, MD, shares why he joined Velocity, a new cycling event that benefits the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at CUMC.

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Campus News