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These Neurons Send Order to Stop Eating

Newly discovered brain cells count each bite before sending the order to cease eating a meal.

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Diabetes
What If Your Body Could Make Its Own Medicine?

With funding from ARPA-H, a team led by Columbia researchers plans to build an implantable device—filled with engineered cells—that regulates appetite, digestion, and blood sugar.

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Research
Columbia Researchers Reveal the Complexity of the Human Hypothalamus

A new BRAIN Initiative atlas showcases the diverse cell populations within the human hypothalamus, paving the way to discovering novel cellular targets for obesity and metabolic disease

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Neuroscience
Latest Obesity Drug Not Cost-Effective for Adolescents

Wegovy (semaglutide) produces the greatest weight loss in teenagers, but a study by Columbia researchers finds that the trendy obesity drug is not cost-effective at its current price.

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General Medicine

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Why Deepu Gowda Voted for NYC's "Soda Ban"

October 3, 2012

Will NYC's new "soda ban" reduce obesity? P&S internist Deepu Gowda, MD, MPH – who voted for the "ban" – explains his reasoning.

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Campus News
Mechanism Turns White Fat to Energy-Burning Brown Fat

August 2, 2012

Columbia University Medical Center researchers have identified a mechanism that can give energy-storing white fat some of the beneficial characteristics of energy-burning brown fat. The findings, based on studies of mice and of human fat tissue, could lead to new strategies for treating obesity and type 2 diabetes. The study was published today in the online edition of the journal Cell.

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Research
New Brain Target for Appetite Control Identified

June 15, 2012

Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center have identified a brain receptor that appears to play a central role in regulating appetite.

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Diabetes
Columbia Doctors Featured on HBO Documentary

May 11, 2012

Drs. Rudy Leibel and Michael Rosenbaum discuss the biology of weight regulation in this HBO documentary on obesity.

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Diabetes
Prenatal Exposure to Air Pollution Linked to Childhood Obesity

April 18, 2012

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Diabetes
How Many Calories Does It Take to Reach Childhood Obesity Prevention Goals?

April 10, 2012

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Diabetes
Fast-Food Menu Calorie Counts Legally Compliant But Not As Helpful to Consumers As They Should Be

February 24, 2012

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Nursing
Making Calorie Postings Count: Improving Menu Boards in Fast Food Restaurants

February 23, 2012

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Nursing
Fatty Heart Linked to Sudden Cardiac Death

February 16, 2012

CUMC researchers have found a link between fat accumulation in the heart and sudden cardiac death.

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Heart Health
Study Shows Soda Tax Would Save Lives and More Than $17 Billion in Healthcare Costs over Ten Years

January 11, 2012

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Diabetes

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