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The Center for Advanced Diagnostic Research, led by radiologist Stella Kang, will work to accelerate the adoption of new diagnostics into clinical care.
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A new study shows sleep helps mice recover from heart attacks. Reanalyzed data from a Columbia sleep restriction study suggest sleep plays the same role in people.
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Columbia biomedical engineers are developing biodegradable materials to curb the environmental impact of point-of-care diagnostic tests.
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A region in the mouse brain records whether another individual is safe or threatening, a finding that may help researchers understand why some human conditions lead to social withdrawal.
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- August 28, 2024
Analysis of 1.6 million brain cells from older adults has captured the cellular changes that occur in Alzheimer’s early stages, revealing potential new targets and routes for prevention.
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- August 26, 2024
Physician Jerard Kneifati-Hayek, the first Patient Safety Research Fellow at Columbia, leads efforts to improve care and enhance safety for patients from underserved communities.
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- August 22, 2024
A new study finds that mitochondria in our brain cells frequently fling their DNA into the cells' nucleus, where the mitochondrial DNA integrates into chromosomes, possibly causing harm.
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- August 20, 2024
The new center, launched with a $20 million gift from the David Koch Jr. Foundation, aims to advance research, education, and care for patients with glomerular kidney disease.
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- August 20, 2024
Human embryos often fail to cope with high levels of replication stress early in development. Their failure not only impairs fertility treatment but may have long-ranging impacts on our health.
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- August 14, 2024
An international study shows as many as one-quarter of unresponsive patients with brain injuries have some level of awareness, a finding that could spur development of new treatments.
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- August 14, 2024
PARP inhibitors have improved survival of breast cancer patients with BRCA1/2 mutations, but the cancer eventually returns. A Columbia study has now identified a drug that may prevent that relapse.
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- August 14, 2024
Columbia researchers found that exposure to famine early in gestation—but not in the first years of life or late gestation—increased the risk of developing type 2 diabetes decades later.
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- August 14, 2024
Recordings from thousands of neurons—and geometry—have revealed how a person’s brain abstractly represents acts of reasoning.
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- August 9, 2024
A model that examines the dynamics underlying suicide contagion following a celebrity death could help in developing a rapid response to prevent suicide.
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