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A clinical trial of ECMO for patients with severe respiratory distress resolves some questions about when to use the technology, but leaves others unanswered.
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New images show that MRSA bacteria bunch up in the nooks of the lung’s air sacs, where they evade one of the lung’s defense mechanisms.
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The internal anatomy of our lungs is surprisingly variable, and some variations are associated with a greater risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, CUIMC researchers have found.
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A new study shows that tumor suppressor PTEN helps fight lung infections when attached to a protein that is mutated in cystic fibrosis.
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Latest News
- August 31, 2017
Columbia bioengineers and surgeons have developed a technique in animal models that overcomes a long-standing hurdle in lung regeneration.
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- May 11, 2017
Researchers have developed three-dimensional "mini organs," made from stem cells, that could be used to model lung diseases.
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- October 26, 2016
New York City children who engaged in vigorous daily exercise had greater exposure to black carbon than children who were less active, according to Columbia researchers.
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- May 11, 2016
Smokers with respiratory symptoms in the absence of a COPD diagnosis may need more treatment than previously thought, a new study suggests.
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- January 6, 2016
A new study has revealed that cholesterol-lowering statins may help reverse the mechanisms that increase the risk of heart disease in people with sleep apnea.
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- September 18, 2015
Dr. Naiyer Rizvi, director of thoracic oncology at CUMC, offers updates on immune checkpoint inhibitors in certain forms of lung cancers.
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- September 3, 2015
Columbia engineers and P&S researchers have developed a way to deliver drugs that may provide more effective treatments for many lung diseases.
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- April 16, 2015
In Columbia's biomedical engineering department, engineers and physicians work together to solve problems and improve health care.
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- March 19, 2015
Four P&S physicians—Joy Vink, Nasir Naqvi, Max O'Donnell, and Sameer Sheth—have been named 2015 Gerstner Scholars.
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- November 19, 2014
Precision medicine for lung cancer is now allowing some patients to live for years with advanced disease, and better therapies are in the works.
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