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Columbia cell therapy pioneer Michel Sadelain has received the 2025 Merkin Prize in Biomedical Technology and the 2025 King Faisal Prize in Medicine.
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The first images of the human sweet-taste receptor reveal details responsible for our insatiable attraction to sugar and may lead to better ways to curb our cravings.
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A study of people hospitalized for chest pain found that sedentary time in the months after discharge is associated with additional cardiac events and a greater risk of death.
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- February 6, 2025
A new study finds that PTSD and combat exposure are linked to cardiovascular disease, chronic illness, and ongoing psychological distress in Vietnam veterans 50 years after their service.
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- February 5, 2025
Newly discovered brain cells count each bite before sending the order to cease eating a meal.
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- February 5, 2025
The long-awaited discovery of the source of cells that contribute to pulmonary fibrosis could eventually lead to treatments that put a stop to the relentless disease.
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- February 3, 2025
Through a trial offered at Columbia, a patient who is ineligible for existing treatments is the first to receive an experimental gene therapy.
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- February 3, 2025
A multi-institutional team of researchers developed a tiny implantable microphone, paving the way for fully internal cochlear implants.
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- February 3, 2025
Scientists for the first time see, in mice, the precise changes that occur in neuronal connections during memory formation.
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- January 30, 2025
Columbia scientists have found that breast cancer patients who are HIV-positive are 40% more likely to have triple-negative breast cancer—the most aggressive subtype—than patients without HIV.
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- January 23, 2025
Columbia researcher Orson Xu envisions harnessing AI to analyze data from phones and wearable devices to provide people with insights into potential health concerns and enable real-time interventions.
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- January 23, 2025
A study from Mailman researchers is the first to evaluate learning outcomes associated with reading an illustrated educational book on puberty and periods written for girls in the U.S.
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- January 21, 2025
Advances in bioengineering at Columbia may enable delivery of gene therapies for people with cystic fibrosis and other lung diseases.
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