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A new analysis of almost 10,000 patients found that tumors could be stratified into 112 subtypes regardless of the cancer’s origin.
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An ancient antivirus system in our cells silences foreign DNA—but also hinders gene therapy. New research shows how the system could be disabled.
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Pathology’s new recruit, Kevin Gardner, talks about health disparities and the need for more diversity among research participants.
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With the use of personalized clinical trials, Karina Davidson hopes to upend the way new drugs are tested and revolutionize the practice of medicine.
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- November 18, 2013
Columbia has honored Philipp E. Scherer, PhD for helping usher in a new understanding of fat and its role in diabetes and other metabolic diseases.
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- September 11, 2013
A new genetic test may help determine which men with early prostate cancer can avoid surgery or other invasive treatment.
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- August 9, 2013
Watch all eight talks from TEDMED Day CUMC, now available online.
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- August 5, 2013
A study has found 18 new genes that drive an aggressive form of brain cancer, doubling the number of known driver genes of glioblastoma.
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- July 15, 2013
Researchers in the new Department of Systems Biology reverse engineer tumors to tailor cancer therapy to the individual patient.
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- June 18, 2013
Study of insulin-producing cells derived from skin of diabetes patients shows utility of iPS cells for study of human disease and as potential therapy.
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- May 23, 2013
Columbia Magazine reports on an NIH-funded study, led by Dr. Ronald Wapner, where thousands of women were provided microarray, a powerful genetic test, for prenatal testing.
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- May 20, 2013
New computational tool translates complex data into 2-dimensional images; may allow doctors to track cancer progression.
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