News Related to: Research
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You are here Community Wellness Center for West Harlem to Open on New Manhattanville Campus
"Columbia University President Lee C. Bollinger today announced that two Columbia University Medical Center doctors will lead a new community Wellness Center, located in the Jerome L. Greene...
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Pregnancy Increases Stroke Risk in Young Women, But Not in Older Women
"Pregnancy was not found to raise the risk of stroke in older women, according to a study from Columbia University Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian. In younger women, however, the risk of...
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Fruits and Vegetables May Slow ALS
A diet rich in antioxidants and carotenoids is linked with better outcomes for patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
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For Bronx woman struggling in wake of month-long coma, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Columbia provides new lease on life
Goldman arrived at NewYork-Presbyterian on April 18, 2015. Doctors determined that her severe stomach pain stemmed from an E.coli infection.
A cascade of rapid complications forced doctors...
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Smell Test May Predict Early Stages of Alzheimer's Disease
Researchers from Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC), New York State Psychiatric Institute, and NewYork-Presbyterian reported that an odor identification test may prove useful in predicting...
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Enhancing Dentate Gyrus Function with Dietary Flavanols Improves Cognition in Older Adults
Earlier this month, CBS News aired a feature on a joint, ongoing study by the Taub Institute (Drs. Scott Small and Adam Brickman) and the Division of Behavioral Medicine (Drs. Richard Sloan and...
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Genes May Influence Sleep Of Seizure Disorder Patients
New research suggests that genes may play a role in both sleep and waking time of patients with seizure disorder.
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Study finds only a small portion of synapses may be active during neurotransmission
Columbia University scientists have developed a new optical technique to study how information is transmitted in the brains of mice. Using this method, they found that only a small portion of...
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Oxygen deprivation counters deadly mitochondrial disease in animals
For most creatures, oxygen is life. But biology is complicated, and researchers hoping to treat diseases in which our cells' energy-providing machinery is faulty now suggest the opposite may also...
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National Institutes of Health (NIH) R25 Resident Research Training Program Awardee
Congratulations to PGY-3 resident Dr. Claudiu Diaconu on his acceptance into the National Institutes of Health R25 Resident Research Training Program (Dr. Mitch Elkind, PI), with mentorship from...
