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A new study finds that cognitive impairment begins in the earliest stages of age-related hearing loss—when hearing is still considered normal.
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A new study from Columbia University found that a higher level of education protected against cognitive decline in black people with a gene linked to Alzheimer’s disease.
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Columbia researchers have identified a new gene involved in insulin secretion that could be an attractive target for new diabetes therapies.
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Columbia University researchers have captured new images of a temperature-sensing molecule in its open, intermediate, and closed states.
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- February 1, 2019
A study from Columbia University researchers suggests that DNA sequencing can help diagnose the underlying genetic causes of fetal anomalies found during prenatal ultrasounds.
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- January 31, 2019
Aerobic exercise is known to improve cognition in the elderly; a new Columbia study shows it’s good for adults as young as 20.
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- January 25, 2019
Columbia scientists are using CRISPR to create stem cells that could ultimately alleviate diabetes in rare neonatal cases and may lead to a cell therapy for more common forms of the disease.
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- January 22, 2019
One in five adolescents in New York City may have undiagnosed asthma, a study from Columbia University School of Nursing has found.
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- January 9, 2019
Researchers at CUIMC explain how to sustain your New Year's resolutions and share advice on losing weight, becoming more mindful, and improving sleep.
- December 28, 2018
Columbia neurologists and engineers are developing what would be the first wearable diagnostic device for traumatic brain injury.
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- December 18, 2018
Look back at the research and education news from CUIMC that captured the attention of Newsroom readers and the nation's journalists in 2018.
- December 11, 2018
An ancient antivirus system in our cells silences foreign DNA—but also hinders gene therapy. New research shows how the system could be disabled.
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- November 29, 2018
Columbia researchers have discovered that the human intestine has a reservoir of blood-forming stem cells and that the cells play a central role in the success of organ transplantation.
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- November 28, 2018
Increasingly, transformative therapies are being launched via startups emerging from university research labs, including those at Columbia’s Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.
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