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A new study reveals how Staphylococcus aureus bacteria adopt a different diet when colonizing the lungs, suggesting a new treatment strategy for these often dangerous staph infections.
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Researchers from the NIH RECOVER Initiative have identified long COVID symptoms in kids and teens, which could ultimately lead to improved diagnoses and treatments for millions.
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A multinational research team led by Columbia University and the La Jolla Institute for Immunology has identified a novel viral target that could help combat the global resurgence of measles.
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A new Columbia study sheds light on factors that may have predisposed some patients to recover more slowly after COVID.
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- October 20, 2023
Quick fixes are not the answer when seeking ways to boost your immunity or increase your protection against infection.
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- September 27, 2023
A study involving Columbia researchers finds that malaria parasites in Africa have developed resistance to artemisinin drugs, which could worsen malaria’s impact if partner drugs fail in the future.
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- September 11, 2023
The way SARS-CoV-2 mutates in immunocompromised patients to escape Paxlovid could help chemists design better drugs that are more difficult for the virus to sidestep.
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- July 17, 2023
Columbia researchers have found why babies are susceptible to repeated bouts of common respiratory infections—but also have a unique weapon to fight off new pathogens that healthy adults lack.
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- July 3, 2023
Columbia University experts explain the mosquito-borne illness and its treatments.
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- May 5, 2023
Patients with mpox who were treated with the antiviral drug tecovirimat had similar outcomes regardless of HIV status, find researchers at Columbia University and Weill Cornell Medicine.
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- May 2, 2023
At the award ceremony, the nation's top infectious disease expert spoke about his decades-long effort to end the HIV/AIDS crisis (see video in the article).
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- April 10, 2023
Brain development is normal in babies whose moms had mild COVID during pregnancy, a study by Columbia University researchers has found.
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- January 12, 2023
Columbia researchers are working with the MTA on a project aimed at strengthening the resilience of public transit during public health disasters.
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- December 9, 2022
Columbia’s cell therapy lab, which creates customized cell therapies, is testing its first product, T cells trained to fight dangerous infections in transplant patients.
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