Columbia researchers have found that cells inside clogged arteries have cancer-like properties that aggravate atherosclerosis, and anticancer drugs could be a new treatment.
The new program, run by Columbia's emergency medicine and ob/gyn departments, is designed for physicians interested in developing expertise in climate change and health care sustainability.
Warning letters from Medicare sent to high prescribers reduced prescriptions of risky antipsychotics for elderly people with dementia without negatively affecting patient health.
People with a history of cognitively stimulating occupations during their 30s, 40s, 50s, and 60s had a lower risk of mild cognitive impairment and dementia after age 70.
The Healthspan Extension Summit brought together researchers from across the medical center to present findings in basic science, clinical medicine, and public health--and to discuss solutions.
Editor's Note: This video features the research of Zev Williams, director of the Columbia University Fertility Center. Dr. Williams's segment begins at 1:02.
Mice lacking an olfactory system have had their sense of smell restored with rat neurons, the first time scientists have successfully integrated the sensory apparatus of one species into another.
