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Columbia University has awarded the 2018 Naomi Berrie Award for Outstanding Achievement in Diabetes Research to David M. Nathan, MD.
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Increasingly, transformative therapies are being launched via startups emerging from university research labs, including those at Columbia’s Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.
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A group of clinical trials showed that pregnant women can prevent excess weight gain with a healthy diet and physical activity.
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Researchers have identified thousands of molecules—produced by “junk” DNA—that are found only in human fat cells and play an important role in how we store and use fat.
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- February 27, 2015
Columbia researchers have developed a method to generate hypothalamic-like neurons from human pluripotent stem cells, which could aid the study of obesity.
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- January 22, 2015
A round-up of the Mailman School's recent research and upcoming events on obesity prevention.
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- January 8, 2015
Study provides the strongest evidence to date of a causal relationship between PTSD and type 2 diabetes.
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- December 18, 2014
Articles about hair regeneration, cocoa and memory, and flu forecasting are among the most-viewed research stories on CUMC websites.
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- December 9, 2014
As the Naomi Berrie Diabetes Center celebrates a milestone, its leadership looks to the day when a cure for diabetes might mean no more anniversaries.
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New York TimesNovember 24, 2014 - November 24, 2014
Columbia University Medical Center has presented Andrew Hattersley, DM, and Mark McCarthy, MD, with the 16th Naomi Berrie Award for Outstanding Research in Diabetes, for their work on the genetics of the disease.
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- October 16, 2014
New research agreement supports Domenico Accili's studies of the mechanisms of generation of gut endocrine cells.
- September 22, 2014
Technique induces insulin production in the livers of patients who require a total pancreatectomy.
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- September 17, 2014
Study: Mothers and children who are overweight fail to recognize abnormal weight, which may lead to distorted perceptions of what is acceptable and healthy.
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