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A drug can restore working memory in adult mice that have a gene that causes schizophrenia, challenging the belief that memory issues in people with schizophrenia cannot be repaired.
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Scientists are peering into living creatures to see hearts beating and neurons firing with a new version of SCAPE, a revolutionary technique developed by Columbia bioengineer Elizabeth Hillman.
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Columbia University biomedical scientists are part of an ambitious worldwide project to identify and map all the cells in the human body, with a special focus on the spinal cord.
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When we spot new objects, our brains have a remarkable ability to predict how they will feel with surprisingly little information, a new study has found.
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- February 6, 2013
CUMC neuroscientist Asa Abeliovich and his team have identified a protein trafficking defect within brain cells that may underlie common non-familial forms of Parkinson's disease.
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- February 1, 2013
FlyWalker software program measures walk of fruit fly, genetic model for neurodegenerative diseases, including Parkinson’s.
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- January 18, 2013
Neurogenesis—the production of new neurons—may play a potential role in treating impaired pattern separation, which is associated with PTSD.
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The Wall Street JournalDecember 13, 2012Columbia will add 130,000 sq. ft. at the new Jerome L. Greene Science Center, and an additional 50,000 sq. ft. in existing buildings at CUMC.
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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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- November 15, 2012
Link between kidney defects and neurodevelopmental delays in kids
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- November 12, 2012
A new computational analysis identifies gene networks involved in schizophrenia -- and a connection with autism.
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- November 9, 2012
As pharma retreats from developing new drugs for mental disorders, a new Columbia/NYSPI initiative is stepping in.
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- November 2, 2012
A Columbia initiative assembles the best thinkers in the world to study the most complex object in the known universe.
- November 2, 2012
What if suicide isn’t really a choice? What if it’s a disease?
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