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A School of Nursing team has received two awards from the National Institute on Aging’s PREPARE Challenge for its groundbreaking work using speech to detect early cognitive impairment.
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Established risk factors and biomarkers were associated with cognitive function as early as 24 years of age.
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Gazi Azad helped develop Partners in School, an implementation package designed to increase the use of evidence-based practices at home and in school for children with autism.
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A Columbia researcher’s discovery in mice has led to a neurostimulation therapy that is helping people with a neurodegenerative disease regain leg strength and walking ability.
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- March 26, 2025
The first atlas of mitochondria in the brain could help scientists develop brain scans that determine the health of a patient’s mitochondria and if they are contributing to disease.
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- March 3, 2025
Overnight bursts of brain waves seen in normal sleep can help doctors predict which unresponsive patients hospitalized with acute severe brain injuries will awaken and eventually recover.
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- December 18, 2024
Columbia researchers have found that women born in the most sexist U.S. states experience faster memory decline in later life compared to women born in the least sexist states.
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- November 26, 2024
Ten years ago, a Columbia postdoc identified a simple nutrient that can alleviate Parkinson’s disease symptoms in mice by rewiring the brain. It’s finally being put to the test in people.
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- September 16, 2024
Established two decades ago, the essential tremor brain bank at Columbia has been instrumental in revealing the source and biology of a common but understudied neurodegenerative disorder.
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- August 30, 2024
Variants of the ABCA7 gene accelerate neurodegeneration by reducing the amount of neuropeptide Y, a protein essential for maintaining brain synapses.
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- August 28, 2024
Analysis of 1.6 million brain cells from older adults has captured the cellular changes that occur in Alzheimer’s early stages, revealing potential new targets and routes for prevention.
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- August 14, 2024
An international study shows as many as one-quarter of unresponsive patients with brain injuries have some level of awareness, a finding that could spur development of new treatments.
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- July 8, 2024
Columbia efforts to raise awareness in the local community about brain health are also helping people with untreated conditions seek care.
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- June 18, 2024
New research shows positive experiences may boost the brain’s energy transformation, possibly building resilience against brain disorders in later life.
