Since 2009, incoming medical students at VP&S have been required to complete a scholarly project, which allows students to immerse themselves into a specific area of medicine.
A study from Columbia University researchers suggests that DNA sequencing can help diagnose the underlying genetic causes of fetal anomalies found during prenatal ultrasounds.
Places that are very important to us are recorded in our brain’s GPS system with the help of the aptly named VIP neurons, Columbia neuroscientists have found.
The study’s senior author, Dr. Yaakov Stern, said that to his knowledge, the study is the first to show cognitive benefits of aerobic exercise in people under age 55.
“It’s been introduced that in certain high-risk pregnancies, women need to take low-dose aspirin,” said Dr. Mary Rosser, director of Integrated Women’s Health at CUIMC.
Unfortunately, people with chronic pancreatitis usually experience pain daily, says John Poneros, M.D., a gastroenterologist at the Columbia Pancreas Center.
