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Cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins have the potential to reduce heart disease in people with obstructive sleep apnea regardless of CPAP use, suggests a new study from Columbia University.
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After a sudden medical scare, many people develop a fear of health care and are afraid to adopt new health habits. The Center for Fearless Behavior Change is testing ways to help.
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Iok In Christine Chio, PhD, and Oliver Clarke, PhD, early-career investigators at VP&S, are 2023 recipients of prestigious awards from the Irma T. Hirschl Trust Research Scientist Program.
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Columbia’s researchers have opened a trial of a noninvasive, focused ultrasound approach to open the blood-brain barrier, enabling higher concentrations of an effective drug to enter the brain.
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- September 3, 2021
New proposed test values for iron deficiency could double the number of women and triple the number of children detected with the condition.
- August 30, 2021
Researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons are leading the first U.S. trial of an experimental vaccine designed to treat an opioid use disorder.
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- August 16, 2021
A new preclinical study provides the first direct evidence that loss of a placental hormone during pregnancy alters long-term brain development, causing autism-like behaviors in male offspring.
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- August 4, 2021
Keith Diaz, May Hua, Jennifer Woo Baidal, and Hanrui Zhang will receive funding over the next three years to support their clinical and translational research.
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- August 3, 2021
A fat ‘shield’ that protects natural killer cells from self-destruction also allows some cancer cells to evade destruction by the immune system, researchers at Columbia University have found.
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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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