Data collected by cars on driver performance—combined with machine learning—could detect elderly drivers who will soon develop mild cognitive impairment or dementia.
Katrina Armstrong, dean of the Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, said, “The Vagelos Institute for Biomedical Research Education will harness the power of science to transform clinical care.”
Dr. Marc Eisenberg welcomed the new research. “This is an exciting study, but at this time statins are still the best treatment for most people with high cholesterol and cardiovascular risk factors.”
Some men shy away from seeing doctors because they fear receiving bad news, said Dr. Joseph Alukal, urologist and director of Men’s Health at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia.
Editor's Note: Millie Embree, interviewed for this piece, is the Dr. Edwin S. Robinson Assistant Professor of Dental Medicine (Orthodontics) at the College of Dental Medicine.
A new device that calms overactive kidney nerves with ultrasound consistently lowered blood pressure in patients with uncontrolled hypertension, Columbia researchers found.
