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New Study Offers Clues to Evolutionary Origins of Fine Motor Skills

February 16, 2017

Neurons that control the muscles in our hands and feet develop through a unique genetic program that may help explain how neural circuits essential for fine motor skills evolved.

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Neuroscience
NPR: Cooling Cap May Limit Chemo Hair Loss In Women With Breast Cancer

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NPR

February 15, 2017
The Hill: America's dangerous and dwindling commitment to global health

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The Hill

February 15, 2017
Scientific American: Nerve Cells That Go Out on a Limb Show How the Ability to Tweet Evolved

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Scientific American

February 14, 2017
Charlie Rose: Brain Series: Childhood Adversity

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Charlie Rose

February 14, 2017
Is It Time to Offer Scalp Cooling to Prevent Chemo-Induced Hair Loss?

February 14, 2017

In her JAMA editorial, Columbia oncologist Dawn Hershman says clinical trials show cooling caps reduce hair loss in some women undergoing chemotherapy.

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Breast Cancer
New York Times: Sharp Rise Reported in Older Americans’ Use of Multiple Psychiatric Drugs

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The New York Times

February 13, 2017
Chicago Tribune: Time to eat? When you chow down, not just on what, can affect your heart

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Chicago Tribune

February 13, 2017
Washington Post: The opioid epidemic could turn into a pandemic if we’re not careful

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Washington Post

February 10, 2017
Four in 10 U.S. Children Live in Low-Income Families

February 10, 2017

More than 40 percent of American children live in low-income families, according to a report from Mailman’s National Center for Children in Poverty.

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Public Health