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Columbia’s researchers have opened a trial of a noninvasive, focused ultrasound approach to open the blood-brain barrier, enabling higher concentrations of an effective drug to enter the brain.
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An implantable pump that has the potential to transform brain cancer treatment was found safe and effective in people in a study at Columbia University.
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Columbia cancer researchers have completed one of the most comprehensive studies of the cells inside melanoma brain metastases.
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The study's findings underscore the importance of identifying different treatments for different subpopulations of glioma patients.
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- August 5, 2013
A study has found 18 new genes that drive an aggressive form of brain cancer, doubling the number of known driver genes of glioblastoma.
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- March 5, 2013
Scientists discovered how common genetic mutations in Parkinson’s disease damage brain cells
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- February 20, 2013
Omega-3 lipid emulsions protect brain after stroke in mouse study
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- February 19, 2013
It's not just amyloid; white matter hyperintensities may be a second necessary factor for the development of Alzheimer’s.
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- February 19, 2013
Dr. Carla Shatz Honored With the Mortimer D. Sackler, M.D. Prize for Distinguished Achievement in Developmental Psychobiology
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- February 13, 2013
Study in Nature could lead to taste modulators to help control our appetite for salty food
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- November 15, 2012
Link between kidney defects and neurodevelopmental delays in kids
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- July 30, 2012
A common & aggressive brain cancer appears to be caused by a genetic mutation -- and targeting it with a drug showed promise in mice.
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- July 26, 2012
Some cases of glioblastoma, the most common & aggressive form of brain cancer, are caused by the fusion of 2 adjacent genes.
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