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Future treatments for hearing loss—including gene therapy—could come to rely on a tiny 3D-printed microneedle designed by a close-knit team of Columbia physicians and engineers.
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Columbia researchers have found that women born in the most sexist U.S. states experience faster memory decline in later life compared to women born in the least sexist states.
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Researchers have learned how to stimulate the immune system in animal models to produce large quantities of broadly neutralizing antibodies against HIV—a prerequisite for an effective vaccine.
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Ovaries are the fastest aging organ in the body, but the least studied organ in aging research. New findings from Columbia's Yousin Suh suggests ovarian aging has lessons for us all.
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- February 8, 2024
In the future, colon cancer could be detected and treated with a pill of bioengineered E. coli.
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- February 7, 2024
A study led by Columbia and Cornell researchers finds, surprisingly, that anticoagulants do not prevent recurrent strokes in people with one type of heart condition.
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- February 7, 2024
A new device from Joachim Frank’s lab can capture life’s molecular machines in action, revealing mechanisms that last for just a fraction of a second.
- February 2, 2024
A study from Columbia cancer researchers suggests drugs targeting the SMARCAL1 protein could strike a double blow against many cancers and make immunotherapy even more effective.
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- January 30, 2024
Public health researchers find that asthma is more common among U.S. individuals who reported cannabis use in the previous month, and the more frequent the use, the higher the likelihood of asthma.
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- January 30, 2024
In a study of American Indian adults, small declines in blood lead levels were associated with long-term cardiovascular health improvements.
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- January 26, 2024
Sebastián Riquelme is one of the pioneers in the growing field of immunometabolism, investigating how the processes that turn food into energy impact the outcome of infectious diseases.
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- January 25, 2024
The latest issue of Columbia Medicine magazine tells the stories of VP&S faculty—today's Whipples, Apgars and Drews—who are working to forever change health care like their illustrious forebears.
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- January 19, 2024
A Columbia study found that positive relationships with parents and other adults during childhood are associated with better mental health in adulthood, regardless of adverse childhood experiences.
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- January 18, 2024
In this photo essay, Columbia researchers explain how they are using zebrafish and killifish to gain insights into human health and disease.
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