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A new study shows how modifications to the tau protein may influence the different ways it can misfold in the brain, which is closely linked to the type of neurodegenerative disease that develops.
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The source of essential tremor—involuntary, rhythmic trembling—has been elusive, but a new study points to abnormal electrical activity in the base of the brain.
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Prenatal exposure to PDBEs—compounds previously used as flame retardants—may increase the risk of reading problems in children, a new study from Columbia University Irving Medical Center has found.
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The way electric fish locate their prey reveals how brain circuits can process information and learn at the same time, a feat that is still difficult for computers to accomplish.
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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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- October 11, 2012
Mechanisms underlying SMA found
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- October 3, 2012
New de novo genetic mutations in schizophrenia identified; genes most active during fetal development
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The New York TimesOctober 2, 2012Proposed changes to autism diagnosis will not sharply reduce number of children found to have it-- Dr. Catherine Lord is senior researcher.
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- September 25, 2012
Neurons use “barcodes” to tell self from non-self. Self-avoidance necessary for proper neuronal wiring; implications for autism.
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- September 13, 2012
Personalized stem cell transplants for age-related macular degeneration may reach clinical trials soon.
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- August 29, 2012
New research by Andreas H. Kottmann, PhD, on signaling protein “sonic hedgehog” adds to understanding of Parkinson’s disease.
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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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