Though far from the most common form of cancer, brain cancers are uniquely difficult to treat. Columbia scientists are researching multiple new ways to attack the tumors.
Psychiatrist Mayumi Okuda, MD, director of the Columbia Gambling Disorders Clinic, says problematic gambling can be detected in as few as two questions.
High plasma triglycerides have been linked to heart disease; studies in mice suggest inhibiting gamma secretase in the liver could lower plasma triglyceride levels and have parallel benefits for diabetes.
Velocity: Columbia's Ride to End Cancer is a cycling event launched in 2017 to benefit precision medicine at the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at CUIMC.
