News Related to: Research
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Brain Aging Linked to Common Genetic Variant
A group of researchers has discovered a genetic variant that appears to have a significant impact on how quickly the brain ages in older people, and that may influence a person's risk of...
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3rd Annual Laugh to Remember
A Night of Comedy to Benefit the Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain at Columbia University Medical Center.
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'Mental Flossing' May Cut Cognitive Risk in Elderly
Intellectual stimulation may even diminish risk in APOE4 carriers
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45th Annual Meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society (INS)
The Department of Neurology and the Taub Institute were well represented at the 45th Annual Meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society (INS) last week, with a large number of...
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Northeast Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (NEALS) Consortium
Dr. Jinsy Andrews has been elected as an Investigator Member to the Executive Committee of the Northeast Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (NEALS) Consortium.
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In Alzheimer's, Excess Tau Protein Damages Brain's GPS
Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) researchers have discovered that the spatial disorientation that leads to wandering in many Alzheimer's disease patients is caused by the accumulation of...
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Common epilepsies share genetic overlap with rare types
Several genes implicated in rare forms of pediatric epilepsy also contribute to common forms of the disorder, new research has found.
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This Pesticide Is Prohibited in Britain. Why Is It Still Being Exported?
Paraquat, one of many pesticides that can’t be used in Europe
but is sold in the United States and elsewhere, has been
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Familial Test Helps Detect Genes that Cause Complex Diseases
A team of researchers at Baylor College of Medicine has developed a family-based association test that improves the detection in families of rare disease-causing variants of genes involved in...
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The Extremely Rare Condition That Left This Woman Paralyzed In A Matter Of Hours
Her harrowing experience was linked to a rare condition called transverse myelitis.
