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By analyzing thousands of genetic risk variants, a new algorithm developed by Columbia researchers may be able to predict your risk of developing chronic kidney disease decades before onset.
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To make genetic tests clinically useful for non-European groups, we must focus on efforts that take group concerns into account.
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When you try to lose weight—and keep the weight off—you’re battling your body and your genes.
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Using advanced imaging methods, researchers have gained insight into how a common target of drugs sends cellular signals, a finding that may lead to better and more precise therapeutics.
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- August 2, 2021
A new clinical trial at Columbia could help determine if a hypertension drug can prevent osteoporosis in postmenopausal women.
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- August 2, 2021
A new podcast explores explores breakthrough innovations being developed in Columbia’s scientific laboratories.
- July 7, 2021
Twelve Columbia research teams have been awarded Columbia Life Science Accelerator pilot grants to develop technologies that aim to change the way patients are treated or diagnosed.
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- July 1, 2021
Even a brief exposure to addictive medications for surgery-related pain or anxiety can lead to long-term use, a study by Columbia researchers has found.
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- June 22, 2021
A new study from researchers at Columbia University is the first to quantitatively link psychological stress to graying hair in people and find that the process is reversible.
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- June 21, 2021
Three early-career scientists at VP&S—X. Shawn Liu (Physiology & Cellular Biophysics), Xuebing Wu (Medicine), and Nikhil Sharma (Molecular Pharmacology & Therapeutics)—are 2021 Paul Marks Scholars.
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- June 16, 2021
Spectacular images of a molecule that shuttles omega-3 fatty acids into the brain may open a doorway for delivering neurological therapeutics to the brain.
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- June 16, 2021
The new center builds on the school’s long-standing commitment to LGBTQ health and will study health among sexual and gender minority populations across the lifespan, with an emphasis on resilience.
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- June 14, 2021
The annual Vagelos Precision Medicine Pilot Grants have been awarded to five teams of VP&S researchers conducting innovative basic science, translational, and clinical research.
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- June 14, 2021
Programs that bring pharmacists into Black-owned barbershops could dramatically improve hypertension control and reduce heart disease disparities among Black men at a relatively modest cost.
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