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An Opportunity of a Lifetime: Art2cure Fundraiser to Showcase Luxembourg Artists Alongside Rauschenberg, Liechtenstein & Sherman in New York
An Opportunity of a Lifetime: Art2cure Fundraiser to Showcase Luxembourg Artists Alongside Rauschenberg, Liechtenstein & Sherman in New York
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1st International Tremor Congress Held at Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Dr. Sheng-Han Kuo organized the two-day meeting to bring together academic investigators, industries, and trainees who are interested in tremor, the most common type of movement disorder.
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First Of Kind NYC Clinic Focuses On Brain After Cardiac Arrest
More people than ever are surviving sudden cardiac arrest due to advances in critical care, which has drawn attention to the damage it inflicts on the brain, Dr. Sachin Agarwal, a neurologist at...
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Is ‘Friendly Fire’ in the Brain Provoking Alzheimer’s Disease?
Scientists want to combat dementia and neurodegeneration by keeping the brain’s immune system from going rogue.
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Life Outside the Lines. Creating art with dementia.
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Columbia Named Research Center of Excellence by Lewy Body Dementia Association
The Lewy Body Dementia Association (LBDA) has announced the launch of the LBDA Research Centers of Excellence (RCOE), a comprehensive network of 24 academic medical centers—including Columbia—that...
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Mitochondrial Disease Patients Face Difficult Road to Diagnosis
A new study documents the prolonged and difficult path patients face before they are diagnosed with mitochondrial diseases, a group of rare, debilitating genetic disorders.
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Hip hop music teaches children, parents to recognize stroke and act quickly
The “Hip Hop Stroke” initiative uses hip hop music lyrics to effectively educate economically-disadvantaged, minority children and parents about stroke.
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Parkinson’s Foundation’s New Initiative Links Patients’ Genetic Data to Clinical Care
The Parkinson’s Foundation is establishing a new program offering genetic testing and counseling to Parkinson’s patients within its Centers of Excellence network to advance research, knowledge,...
