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Compassionate use of an antisense drug first used at Columbia to treat an aggressive type of ALS caused by mutations in the FUS gene markedly reduces toxic proteins in the nervous system.
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A new study at Columbia University Irving Medical Center seeks volunteers to determine if intermittent fasting leads to long-term weight loss and health benefits.
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Catch up on some of the scientific discoveries made by CUIMC researchers in 2021.
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CDM alumnus Lawrence A. Tabak, DDS, PhD, today took on the role of acting director of the National Institutes of Health, succeeding Francis Collins.
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- June 16, 2020
Genetic changes that were believed meaningless may play an important yet overlooked role in human diseases, including breast cancer, a new study from Columbia University Irving Medical Center finds.
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- June 9, 2020
A mismatch between airway and lung size may explain why some nonsmokers get COPD and some heavy smokers do not, according to a new study from Columbia University.
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- June 8, 2020
Kidney complications were more common in New York City COVID-19 patients than in COVID-19 patients from other regions, a new single-center study from Columbia researchers has found.
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- June 3, 2020
Columbia University researchers have generated high resolution three-dimensional images of an ion channel that is essential for vision and smell in vertebrates.
- May 27, 2020
Five physician-scientists at the medical school—Rebecca Hough, Benjamin Izar, Jared Kushner, Stuart Weisberg, and Kelley Yan—have received awards from the Louis V. Gerstner Jr. Scholars Program.
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- May 15, 2020
Columbia University's new "COVID-19 Trial Finder" is a simplified method for patients, clinicians, and healthy volunteers to find appropriate COVID clinical trials near their home.
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- May 12, 2020
The fluctuations of gut microbial communities follow ecological principles developed for animals and financial markets, which may help to predict disease biomarkers and effects of unhealthy diets.
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- April 2, 2020
Based on the book by Columbia oncologist Siddhartha Mukherjee, the documentary also features Wendy Chung, David Goldstein, Samuel Sternberg, and Nancy Wexler. The two-part series airs April 7 and 14.
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- March 24, 2020
Data scientists from Columbia University and around the world are starting to use the world’s electronic health records and databases to identify the best therapies for treating COVID-19 patients.
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- February 20, 2020
Four research teams at Columbia University will share a $2.1 million grant to mount an aggressive effort to identify potential antiviral drugs and antibodies for use against the new coronavirus.
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