According to Daichi Shimbo, a cardiologist at Columbia University and the study's lead author, this research marks a step toward understanding how different negative emotions affect physical health.
Arthur G. Palmer and Oliver Hobert of the Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics were selected in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in research.
A study co-led by Columbia scientists suggests a nutrient transporter located at the blood-brain barrier could be commandeered to sneak therapeutic drugs into the brain.
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.
