It’s National Hispanic Heritage Month, and the United States is celebrating generations of Hispanic Americans who have enriched the nation and society.
The results will need to be extrapolated with caution in children and in the American population in general, said Andrei Constantinescu, a pediatric pulmonologist at Columbia University.
Scientists are peering into living creatures to see hearts beating and neurons firing with a new version of SCAPE, a revolutionary technique developed by Columbia bioengineer Elizabeth Hillman.
Columbia bioethicists are helping to create a central resource for scientists, journalists, lawmakers, and others with questions about the ethical, legal, and social implications of genetics research.
"It seems reasonable that self-silencers would suffer from high levels of depression and anxiety, which are known risk factors for cardiovascular disease," Dr. Jennifer Haythe told ABC News.
“Bundled payments are a straightforward way to make hospitals consider all the costs they are responsible for,” said Adam Sacarny, assistant professor with Columbia’s Mailman School of Public Health.