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Through a trial offered at Columbia, a patient who is ineligible for existing treatments is the first to receive an experimental gene therapy.
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Columbia scientists have found that breast cancer patients who are HIV-positive are 40% more likely to have triple-negative breast cancer—the most aggressive subtype—than patients without HIV.
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Norovirus, the most common stomach bug in the United States, makes the rounds every winter. Our expert GI doctor gives tips on how to avoid this highly contagious illness and what to do if you get it.
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Researchers have learned how to stimulate the immune system in animal models to produce large quantities of broadly neutralizing antibodies against HIV—a prerequisite for an effective vaccine.
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- June 23, 2014
A Columbia Nursing study found that eHealth interventions are associated with reductions in risky sexual behaviors and increases in HIV testing among men who have sex with men.
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- May 30, 2014
P&S systems biologists dive into huge databases of genomes, proteins, and metabolites to find new ways to target the world’s most deadly pathogens.
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- May 5, 2014
A New England Journal of Medicine Perspective calls for academic institutions to foster research in implementation science and advance research to confront global challenges.
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- May 2, 2014
New, more definitive evidence implicates camels in the ongoing outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, or MERS.
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- April 24, 2014
Households serve as a major source of new MRSA infections, according to a study by microbiologists at Columbia University Medical Center.
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