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A new gene editor developed by Columbia and Broad Institute researchers may soon open the door to gene therapies for a wider array of diseases.
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A computer analysis of mammogram images has revealed six breast texture patterns linked to higher risk of breast cancer.
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Scientists have developed the first broad-spectrum antivenom to neutralize neurotoxins from 19 of the deadliest snakes.
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A new study from Columbia researchers adds to growing evidence that in utero SSRI exposure has significant long-term effects on the child.
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- June 5, 2024
A Columbia sociologist makes a case for a sex-positive epidemiology that considers pleasure, satisfaction, and well-being alongside familiar outcomes such as sexually transmitted infections.
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- June 5, 2024
Health departments continue to face challenges in recruiting new employees including insufficient funding, a shortage of people with public health training, and lengthy hiring processes.
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- June 5, 2024
Including BRCA1 testing with prenatal carrier screening could identify people at risk of breast, ovarian, and pancreatic cancer at a time when cancer screening could save their lives.
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- May 30, 2024
World-class science facility at Columbia’s medical campus in Washington Heights will set new standards for sustainability.
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- May 29, 2024
A study from Columbia researchers suggests that changing a single letter in the DNA code of selected genes in T cells may supercharge cell therapies against cancer.
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- May 29, 2024
Faculty and students in biomedical informatics are exploring how observational health data and informatics methods could shed light on women's health issues, particularly endometriosis and PCOS.
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- May 29, 2024
Students intrigued by mysteries of the mind and brain spent a day speaking with Columbia neuroscientists at the Zuckerman Institute, sharing research experiences and getting career advice.
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- May 16, 2024
In the lab, Aimee Payne, Columbia’s new chair of dermatology, is transforming cells into living drugs for autoimmune diseases of the skin.
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- May 16, 2024
Columbia neuroscientists have identified brain-cell circuitry in fruit flies that converts waves of light entering the eye into color perceptions in the brain.
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- May 16, 2024
Longtime faculty member Lorraine Symington has been elected to the Royal Society, the United Kingdom’s national academy of sciences.
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