First Ever “Atlas” of T Cells in Human Body
New York, NY (December 20, 2012) — By analyzing tissues harvested from organ donors, Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) researchers have created the first ever “atlas” of immune cells in the...
View ArticleTwo Treatments for Retinitis Pigmentosa Move Closer to Clinical Trials
New York, NY (December 20, 2012) — Two recent experimental treatments — one involving skin-derived induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cell grafts, the other gene therapy — have been shown to produce...
View ArticleNew Insights into How Immune System Fights Atherosclerosis
New York, NY (December 21, 2012) — A study led by Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) researchers has found that an important branch of the immune system, in reaction to the development of...
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Scientists Discover How Animals Taste, and Avoid, High Salt Concentrations
New York, NY (February 13, 2013) —For consumers of the typical Western diet—laden with levels of salt detrimental to long-term health—it may be hard to believe that there is such a thing as an innate...
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Pioneer in Neural Development Carla Shatz, PhD, Wins Prestigious Prize
NEW YORK, NY (February 19, 2013) — Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and Weill Cornell Medical College have announced that the Mortimer D. Sackler, M.D. Prize for Distinguished...
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It’s Not Just Amyloid: White Matter Hyperintensities and Alzheimer’s Disease
New York, NY (February 19, 2013) — New findings by Columbia researchers suggest that along with amyloid deposits, white matter hyperintensities (WMHs) may be a second necessary factor for the...
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Nearly 1 in 4 Women Newly Diagnosed with Breast Cancer Report PTSD Symptoms
New York, NY – A study by researchers at the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center (HICCC) at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center, has found that nearly one in four women (23...
View ArticleImproper Protein Digestion in Neurons Identified as a Cause of Familial...
NEW YORK, NY (March 5, 2013) — Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC), with collaborators at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, have discovered how the...
View ArticleDepressed Alzheimer’s Patients Show Declining Ability to Handle Daily Activities
Worsened cognitive status also associated with faster decline in functional abilities New York, NY—More symptoms of depression and lower cognitive status are independently associated with a more rapid...
View ArticleCan We Treat a “New” Coronary Heart Disease Risk Factor?
Treating depression in those with coronary heart disease: CODIACS Vanguard Randomized Controlled Trial NEW YORK – Depressive symptoms after heart disease are associated with a markedly increased risk...
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