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New Research Links Unhealthy Neighborhood Retail Food to Unhealthy Newborn Size

June 26, 2023

Higher neighborhood density of unhealthy retail food establishments (fast food, bodegas, and convenience stores) leads to higher risk of unhealthy birth weights and long term health issues.

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Public Health
Source of Common Kidney Disease Lies Outside the Kidney, Study Suggests

June 23, 2023

The discovery of new genes linked to IgA nephropathy, a common kidney disease, confirms the idea that the immune system drives the disease.

Topic

Kidney Disease
Performing Science: A Biologist Captures the Humanity of Scientific Research in a Play About the AIDS Crisis(link is external and opens in a new window)

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Science Magazine

June 22, 2023

Editor's Note: This article reviews Love + Science, which is scheduled to run through July 6 at New York City Center.
Essential Tremor Affects Millions, But Few Know the Treatment Options

June 21, 2023

Focused ultrasound is a painless, nonsurgical treatment that can suppress shaking caused by essential tremor.

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Neurology
New Drug for Cannabis Use Disorder Shows Promise in Early Trials in Humans(link is external and opens in a new window)

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Scientific American

June 21, 2023

“This receptor plays such a critical role in physiological function that you can’t just block it, and if you do, there are all sorts of adverse events,” says co-lead study author Margaret Haney.
CUIMC Update - June 21, 2023

June 21, 2023

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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Campus News
Tai Chi Is a Workout for the Brain and Body(link is external and opens in a new window)

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The New York Times

June 20, 2023

By strengthening surrounding muscles, tai chi also reduces strain on joints, said Dr. Amanda Sammut, the chief of rheumatology at Harlem Hospital and a professor of medicine at Columbia University.
New Play by Columbia Scientist Explores Early Days of HIV Epidemic

June 16, 2023

The play “Love + Science" tells the story of two gay Columbia University medical students who meet while working in a retrovirology lab in the early 1980s.

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Campus News
Drug to Treat Cannabis Use Disorder Shows Promise in Clinical Trial

June 16, 2023

In a trial conducted in Columbia's Cannabis Research Laboratory, a candidate drug reduced the consumption of cannabis among a small group of daily users.

Topic

Psychiatry
Like Father, Like Daughter

June 16, 2023

In Columbia's Department of Pediatrics, the father-daughter duo of Drs. Rudy and Natasha Leibel works to improve care for children with diabetes.

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Campus News