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| An investigational drug that inhibits serotonin synthesis in the gut, administered orally once daily, effectively cured osteoporosis in mice and rats reports an international team led by researchers from Columbia University Medical Center, in the Feb. 7 issue of Nature Medicine. Serotonin in the gut has been shown in recent research to stall bone formation. The finding could lead to new therapies that build new bone; most current drugs for osteoporosis can only prevent the breakdown of old bone.
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| One of the nation's leading cardiac surgeons, Craig R. Smith, M.D., has been appointed chairman of the Department of Surgery at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and surgeon-in-chief at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center and its Vivian and Seymour Milstein Family Heart Center. Dr. Smith, the Calvin F. Barber Professor of Surgery, has served as interim chair of the department since 2007. |
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| Columbia University researchers have developed a novel fluorescent probe for optical imaging and measurement of synaptic activity in the brain. |
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| Reducing salt in the American diet by as little as one-half teaspoon (or three grams) per day could prevent nearly 100,000 heart attacks and 92,000 deaths each year, according to a new study. Such benefits are on par with the benefits from reductions in smoking and could save the United States about $24 billion in healthcare costs, the researchers add. |
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 John A. Chabot, M.D.
Pancreatic Cancer
While pancreatic cancer remains the 4th leading cause of cancer death, with less than five percent of patients surviving past five years, pancreatic cancer surgical options have become safer and chemotherapy treatments more effective. Under the direction of Dr. John Chabot, the Pancreas Center at Columbia University Medical Center and New York-Presbyterian Hospital has taken strides to identify and prophylactically treat those individuals at the highest risk for pancreatic cancer.
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 David Seres, M.D.
Certain diseases and conditions can have a devastating impact on the ability to feed and nourish oneself. Diseases ranging from cancer to critical illness to eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa can make nourishment difficult. Illness can cause swallowing problems, obstruction of the intestine, or cause the intestine to become dysfunctional. Moreover, illness causes the body to misuse nutrients in such a way that puts patients in danger of malnutrition, even if they are being adequately fed.
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 Peter Green, M.D.
Celiac disease
Peter Green, M.D., Director of the Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University Medical Center is one of the few recognized specialists on Celiac Disease in the United States. Celiac disease is a genetic intolerance to gluten a protein found in wheat, rye and barley that causes damage to the small intestine, which can lead to malabsorption of nutrients.
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