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Columbia Neurology Ranked #1 in Nation in NIH Funding!
In 2018, the Department of Neurology was ranked #1 in NIH-funded research among medical school neurology programs nationwide, according to the NIH Reporter! “This achievement is...
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Stressful Conditions, not ‘Sonic Weapon,’ Sickened U.S Diplomats, Cuba Panel Asserts
Stanley Fahn, a neurologist at Columbia University who has seen a summary of the Cuban report, agrees that "it could certainly all be...
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Preeclampsia Linked to Later Stroke Risk, Aspirin May Help
"Women at high risk of developing preeclampsia are given aspirin during pregnancy and we know this reduces their risk of developing the condition, but the aspirin is usually stopped after delivery...
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Research | Patient Care
Can I Bank Cognition Now for Old Age?
The concept is called cognitive reserve. “It’s an active coping process that’s built up over a lifetime. What you do in life can contribute to it, even in older age,” says Yaakov Stern, a...
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An Experimental Procedure Could Help More Families Have Healthy Babies. But It’s Not Allowed in the U.S.
“We are breaking down a barrier that has certainly never been crossed before,” says...
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Research | Patient Care
Some Neurons Can Fight Alzheimer's With Self-Cleaning Mechanism
Some neurons have the capacity to protect themselves against Alzheimer's by sweeping away toxic tau proteins associated with the disease, according to a new study.
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Research | Patient Care
Untangling Alzheimer's Disease
Initially, scientists thought Alzheimer’s was a simple, straightforward problem to solve. “We hoped that there would be one big mutation [that caused the disease] and everything would be fixed,”...
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Research | Patient Care
Innovative Engine: Medical Research
Researchers at VP&S are rewriting the course of scientific investigation, intent on speeding up the process of discovery that will help patients with cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes, and...
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Research | Patient Care
New Program Hopes to Make Early Detection and Treatment of ALS a Reality
By closely following the relatives of some individuals with ALS, researchers at Columbia’s Eleanor and Lou Gehrig ALS Center hope to find ways to detect the disease before symptoms arise, allowing...
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Research | Patient Care
2018 Fellow Physician of the Year Award
The Department of Neurology is pleased to announce that Neurocritical Care Fellow Dr. Ayham Alkhachroum has been selected as the recipient of the 2018 Fellow Physician of...
