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Will Cuts Discourage Future Scientists? -- Sabine Z. Bousleiman

March 10, 2013

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Research
Depressed Heart Disease Patients Benefitted From Active Treatment in Clinical Trial

March 7, 2013

A clinical trial, led by CUMC's Dr. Karina Davidson, found that treating heart disease patients for symptoms of depression is effective and may provide long-term cost-savings.

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Heart Health
Portion of Hippocampus Found to Play Role in Modulating Anxiety

March 6, 2013

The first evidence that selective activation of the dentate gyrus in the hippocampus can reduce anxiety without affecting learning - important therapeutic implications.

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Mental Health
Improper Protein Digestion in Neurons Identified as a Cause of Familial Parkinson's

March 5, 2013

Scientists discovered how common genetic mutations in Parkinson’s disease damage brain cells

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Neurology
Study Shows Why Leukemia Returns in Some Children

March 4, 2013

With sophisticated new DNA techniques, a team led by Adolfo Ferrando has found why many children with T-ALL suffer a relapse.

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Pediatrics
8 Ways to Sleep Better Tonight

March 4, 2013

It seems as if it should be so easy. All you have to do is lie down, close your eyes, and drift off into dreamland.

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Neurology
NY-Presbyterian/Columbia Exercise Program Goes National

March 1, 2013

With funding from ChildObesity180, schools around the country can implement an exercise program developed at CHALK.

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Diabetes
Nearly 1 in 4 Women Newly Diagnosed with Breast Cancer Report PTSD Symptoms

February 28, 2013

“This study is one of the first to evaluate the course of PTSD after a diagnosis of breast cancer,” said lead author, CUMC's Dr. Alfred Neugut.

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Cancer
Tom Jessell Wins Prestigious Neuroscience Award

By Elizabeth Streich

February 28, 2013

Columbia's Thomas Jessell has been honored by MIT's McGovern Institute for Brain Research with its 2013 Edward M. Scolnick Prize in Neuroscience.

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Medical School
Observed—but Not Self-Reported—Hostility Raises Risk of Heart Disease

February 26, 2013

Columbia researchers found that not all hostility, but only hostility that can be detected by others, is a risk factor for heart disease.

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Heart Health

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