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Indira Turney, an associate research scientist in the Department of Neurology, is studying how lived experiences affect they way the brain ages in diverse populations.
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Dystonia, when muscles contract uncontrollably, would be disconcerting to anyone, but it can be a career-ending disorder for trained musicians.
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Even in people with complete paralysis after spinal cord injury, some nerves fibers are preserved. A Columbia physician-scientist is developing a new way to salvage those fibers and restore movement.
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To treat a young child with an ultrarare neurological disorder, her Columbia doctor has turned to a custom drug designed for a single patient.
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- December 17, 2012
New findings in Critical Care: severe sepsis and neurological dysfunction are independently associated with an increased future risk of dementia.
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- December 5, 2012
Richard Mayeux was elected Fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science for his work on the epidemiology of Alzheimer's disease.
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- December 5, 2012
A new genetic test, microarray, found significantly more clinically relevant information than the standard method - results in NEJM.
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- November 15, 2012
Link between kidney defects and neurodevelopmental delays in kids
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- October 11, 2012
Mechanisms underlying SMA found
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- September 25, 2012
Researchers identify mechanism for non-familial form of Parkinson’s disease. May lead to therapeutic targets & blood test for PD.
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WCBS-TVAugust 24, 2012Dr. James Noble, neurologist, commented on a new study that showed an association between good oral hygiene and a lower risk of dementia.
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- August 21, 2012
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- July 31, 2012
A study found that educational experience was a strong predictor of cognitive decline risk across groups.
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- June 26, 2012
New study finds that statins may not work as well in women, but the lack of women in clinical trials may explain the results.
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