http://cumc.columbia.edu/ Columbia University Medical Center News en-us Copyright 2005 Columbia University Medical Center. http://cumc.columbia.edu/images/logo_cumc_rss.gif http://cumc.columbia.edu/ 144 33 jb2110@columbia.edu (Javier Broch) jhy2104@columbia.edu (Dave Youn) Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:35:49 GMT http://cumc.columbia.edu/rss/news/ http://cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/2009BerrieAward.html Columbia University Medical Center will present the 2009 Naomi Berrie Awards to a nationally recognized diabetes researcher, and a promising young investigator, for their outstanding achievements in diabetes research. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/Anemia-Reducing-Drugs.html Medications frequently given to cancer patients to reduce their risk of anemia are associated with an increased risk of deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism, according to new research led by Dawn Hershman, M.D, M.S., co-director of the breast cancer program at the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center. The findings will be published online on Nov. 10, 2009 in the Journal of the National Cancer I... Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://pubs.ama-assn.org/media/2009a/1109.dtl#4 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://www.cumc.columbia.edu/dept/ps/PS_status_report.html Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/Katz-prize-cardiology.html Columbia University Medical Center today announces the winners of the 4th annual Katz Prizes in Cardiovascular Research, with the senior scientist prize being awarded to an internationally renowned researcher from the National Institutes of Health, and the young investigator prize recognizing a cardiovascular researcher actively studying left ventricular assist devices and heart function. Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/090515MarksAmherst.html Among seven other pioneers slated to receive honorary degrees from Amherst College this year, Dr. Andrew Marks of Columbia University Medical Center will be recognized during the schooland#39;s 188th Commencement exercises on Sunday, May 24, 2009 at 10 a.m. on the schooland#39;s New England campus. Tue, 26 May 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/103009WunschICU.html A new study has found that half of all hospital deaths involve intensive care in the United States, compared with only one in ten in England, indicating that end-of-life care in the two countries is very different, despite similar life expectancies among the two countries. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/horwitz-ambros-ruvkun-microRNA-2009.html Columbia University will award the 2009 Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize to longtime collaborators Victor R. Ambros, Ph.D. and Gary Ruvkun, Ph.D., for their discovery of microRNAs (miRNAs) - small molecules that are critical to gene regulation. The awardees will give lectures about their discovery on November 17 at Columbia University (details below) - the lectures will be followed by an awards ceremony to mark this honor. Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://www.cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/022409GoldmanAPMaward.html The Association of Professors of Medicine (APM) has awarded Lee Goldman, M.D., and Joe G. N. Garcia, M.D., the 2009 APM Robert H. Williams, M.D., Distinguished Chair of Medicine Award, and 2009 APM Diversity Award, respectively. Wed, 25 Feb 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://www.aan.com/press/index.cfm?fuseaction=release.view&release=766 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/101609SilversteinSCIENCE.html The notion that training teachers in the rigors of hands-on science will directly improve their studentsand#39;and#39; academic performance now has real data behind it: Research assembled over the last decade - now published in the Oct. 16 issue of Science - shows that high school studentsand#39;and#39; pass rate on New York State standardized tests, called Regents examinations, can be significantly improved if they are among the lucky few to study under a teacher trained in Colum... Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/Institute_Medicine_Members.html Four distinguished Columbia University faculty have been elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences this year. Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/African-American-cancer-survival-gap.html A new finding reveals that African-American patients with breast, ovarian, and prostate cancer tend to die earlier than patients of other races with these cancers, even when they receive identical medical treatment and when socioeconomic factors are controlled for. The finding, an analysis of almost 20,000 patient records from 35 clinical trials, points to biological or genetic factors as the potential source of the survival gap. Dawn Hershman, M.D, M.S., a Columbia Univer... Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/090724HIVANBarasch.html New data collected at Columbia University Medical Center and by the Mount Sinai School of Medicine are helping researchers understand the extent to which a certain protein - NGAL - can play a significant role in marking chronic kidney disease resulting from HIV while at the same time distinguishing nephropathy from more common causes such as diabetes and hypertension. Mon, 27 Jul 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/Heart_Valve_Replacement.html Over the last four years, heart specialists at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center have implanted an innovative aortic heart valve replacement using a catheter-based approach that does not require open-heart surgery in a total of 100 patients — the most of any U.S. medical center to date. Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/Early_Intervention_Schizophrenia.html Columbia University Medical Centerand#39;s Jeffrey A. Lieberman, M.D., a renowned expert in the field of schizophrenia, has been selected by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) of the National Institutes of Health as principal investigator of a nationwide effort to develop an optimal early intervention strategy for treating people experiencing a first episode of the psychotic symptoms of schizophrenia. Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/Study_Suicide_Military.html Four of the nationand#39;s leading experts in suicide research, including Dr. John Mann of Columbia University Medical Center, will carry out the largest study of suicide and mental health among military personnel ever undertaken, with $50 million in funding from the U.S. Army. The announcement came today from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), which signed a memorandum of agreement with the Army in October 2008 authorizing the NIMH to undertake the investigati... Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/new_health_literacy_center.html Today marks the grand opening of Columbia Community Partnership for Health (CCPH), a community resource center designed to enhance health partnerships between Columbia University Medical Center, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and the Washington Heights-Inwood community, with the ultimate goal of improving the quality of life and health of the communityand#39;and#39;s residents. Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/Richard_Mayeux_Honored.html Richard Mayeux, MD, MSc, Gertrude H. Sergievsky Professor of Neurology, Psychiatry and Epidemiology, and co-director of the Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimerand#39;s Disease and the Aging Brain at Columbia University Medical Center, was today awarded a Henry Wisniewski Lifetime Achievement Award in Alzheimerand#39;s Disease Research at the 13th International Conference on Alzheimerand#39;s Disease (ICAD) in Vienna. Sun, 12 Jul 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://pubs.ama-assn.org/media/2009a/0706.dtl#1 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/090624WangStomachCancer.html A group led by Columbia University Medical Centerand#39;s Timothy Wang, M.D., has studied the role of Helicobacter infection in the development of stomach cancer and found that the hormone gastrin, which stimulates secretion of gastric acid, plays a key role in the development of Helicobacter-induced stomach cancer, and may have distinct effects on carcinogenesis in different parts of the stomach. Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/Monitoring_Seizure_ICU.html Two new studies published by neurologists at Columbia University Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital demonstrate a need for more vigilant monitoring for seizure activity among intensive care patients who may be experiencing subtle seizures that are typically unrecognized. These subtle seizures may be affecting patientsand#39; prognoses and causing long-term brain damage, death and severe disability. Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://www.mailmanschool.org/news/display.asp?id=773 Researchers at the Center for Infection and Immunity (CII) at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health are working with Argentinaand#39;s National Institute of Infectious Diseases, the National Administration of Laboratories and Health Institutes (ANLIS), and Roche 454 Life Sciences to decode the complete genomic sequences of influenza pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus from patients with severe respiratory disease. The scientists will be comparing sequences of viruses as... Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/best-doctors-2009.html Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://www.mailmanschool.org/news/display.asp?id=772 A study published online ahead of press in the Gerontology Society of Americaand#39;s Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences reports that the condition of frailty in older adults is associated with a critical mass of abnormal physiological systems, over and above the status of each individual system, and that the relationship is nonlinear. This research is the first evidence that frailty is related to the number of abnormal physiological systems, rather than a specific sy... Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/Parental-Mandated_Bedtimes.html A new reason to encourage parents to set and enforce bedtimes for their children and adolescents: New research from Columbia University Medical Center has demonstrated that teens with earlier parental mandated bedtimes got more sleep and had fewer cases of depression and suicidal ideation. The data strengthens the argument that getting enough sleep protects against depression and suicidal thoughts in teens. Tue, 09 Jun 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://www.mailmanschool.org/news/display.asp?id=755 A new study finds that many women with breast cancer take antioxidant supplements while undergoing cancer treatment, even though the consequences of doing so are unknown. Published online in Cancer, a journal of the American Cancer Society, the study indicates that additional research should be undertaken to determine the effects of antioxidant supplementation on the health and survival of breast cancer patients. Tue, 09 Jun 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://asp.cumc.columbia.edu/psych/articles/Article_Display.asp?ID=183 Researchers found support for an association between the use of stimulants and sudden unexplained death among children and adolescents, according to a study released today by The American Journal of Psychiatry. Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/NI_100_years.html In honor of the centennial celebration of the Neurological Institute of Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia (NYP/CUMC), a daylong neuroscience symposium and gala dinner is being held on Fri., Sept. 25, 2009. Many of the worldandrsquo;s top neuroscientists and neurologists— including two winners of the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine — will discuss some of the most common neurological diseases, including Parkinsonandrsquo;... Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/Zucker_bubbles.html Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://news.columbia.edu/record/1662 It is now tougher to take smoke breaks at Columbiaand#39;s medical campus. Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) officially became a smoke-free campus on Aug. 10, meaning employees, faculty, students and visitors are no longer allowed to smoke within 30 feet of any University building. That includes CUMC building entrances, doorways, courtyards, grounds, gardens, parking facilities, school-owned vehicles, dormitories and residences. Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/090722ARODdonation.html Yankeesand#39;and#39; third baseman Alex Rodriguez will celebrate the opening of Columbia University College of Dental Medicineand#39;and#39;s new mobile dental van at an event attended by young students today in the Washington Heights community. Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/virology_radio_show.html Tired of swine flu hype on cable television? Want to know the real facts behind the latest headlines? Or are you just fascinated by nanomachines that can commandeer a cell and reprogram it to produce millions of progeny in less than a day? Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://www.wiley.com/bw/press/pressitem.asp?ref=2331 Mon, 10 Aug 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/092209GovPresser.html Governor David A. Paterson announced today that Columbia University Medical Center and other New York State universities, medical facilities, businesses and research institutions have been awarded 1,164 research grants worth more than $600 million through competitive stimulus funds available through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/091609StoneOxygen.html Results of a clinical trial published today in Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions demonstrate that an infusion of blood that is "supersaturated" with oxygen (SS02) can reduce the amount of damaged heart muscle immediately following a life-threatening heart attack. Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/stem_cell_prostate_cancer.html A new type of stem cell discovered in the prostate of adult mice can be a source of prostate cancer, according to a new study by researchers at the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at Columbia University Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/compound_drug_cancer_alzheimer.html A drug belonging to a class of compounds now used to treat cancer may also be able to restore memory deficits in patients with Alzheimerand#39;s disease, according to a new study conducted by scientists at Columbia University Medical Center, which appeared in the September issue of the Journal of Alzheimerand#39;s Disease:Volume 18:1. Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/leptin_bone_appetite.html New research from Columbia University Medical Center has illuminated a previously unknown leptin-serotonin pathway in the brain that simultaneously promotes appetite and bone mass accrual. The research, which explains how leptin - well-known appetite-suppressing hormone - acts in the brain, is published in the Sept. 4 issue of Cell. Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/New_Teaching_Learning_Center.html After 14 months of renovation, the new Teaching and Learning Center will open Aug. 24 in the Hammer Health Sciences building, providing students with 24-hour study space and contemporary classrooms designed to promote group learning. Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/Brain_Stem_Cell_Gene_Cancer.html Researchers from Columbia University Medical Centerand#39;s Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center have identified a protein that activates brain stem cells to make new neurons - but that may be hijacked later in life to cause brain cancer in humans. The protein called Huwe1 normally functions to eliminate other unnecessary proteins and was found to act as a tumor suppressor in brain cancer. Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://www.mailmanschool.org/news/display.asp?ID=775 A new study by researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Healthandacute;s Center for Infection and Immunity indicates that pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), Tourette syndrome and/or tic disorder may develop from an inappropriate immune response to the bacteria causing common throat infections. The mouse model findings, published online by Nature Publishing Group in this weekandacute;s Molecular Psychiatry, support the view that this condition is ... Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/Exercise_Mediterranean_Diet.html Both being more physically active and adhering to a Mediterranean-type diet appears to be associated with reduced Alzheimer´s risk, according to a new report in the August 12, 2009 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://www.aan.com/press/index.cfm?fuseaction=release.view&release=752 Mon, 10 Aug 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/brain_defect_schizophrenia.html In the first functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) study of its kind, neurologists and psychiatrists at Columbia University have identified an area of the brain involved in the earliest stages of schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders. Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/NIH_awards.html David Fidock thinks he has found a way to cure malaria. Naa Oyo Kwate believes a "counter marketing" campaign may improve African Americansand#39;and#39; health by reducing the stress caused by racism. And Alla Grishok has an unconventional explanation for what thousands of short interfering RNAs are doing in our cells. Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/Inborn_Errors_Metabolism.html One in every 3,000 babies is born with an inborn error of metabolism — a genetic defect that interferes with their ability to process substances like carbohydrates, proteins and fats. Until recently, tests to detect many of these very rare, disabling, and sometimes fatal disorders like fatty acid oxidation disorders were rarely used. If the child died, the cause would be listed as unknown or Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). If they survived, they would experience a ran... Wed, 03 Jun 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/ARRAresearchFunding.html For many high school students (and teachers), summer means no books, lazy days at the beach, and poolside conversations that drift into evenings filled with lightning bugs dotting the dusk. For scores of New York City high school students, however, this summer meant days filled pipetting liquids, measuring sidewalk widths, and performing real litmus tests, thanks to federal stimulus funding for summer research programs at Columbia University. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/Lawrence_Schwartz.html Lawrence H. Schwartz, M.D., a radiologist best known for advancing the use of computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in oncologic imaging, has been named chair of the Department of Radiology of Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and radiologist-in-chief at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center. Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/090526_CSRI.html The Columbia Summer Research Institute (CSRI) offers promising junior investigators the opportunity to gain fundamental skills in research design and statistical analysis for patient oriented research in an intensive summer format. Tue, 26 May 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://www.cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/Next-Generation_Heart_pump.html Three patients at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center were among the first in the United States to be implanted with a next-generation artificial heart pump called the DuraHeart™ Left-Ventricular Assist System.he surgeries took place earlier this year. New York-Presbyterian/Columbia is one of only three centers in the U.S. currently enrolling patients in a clinical trial studying the device. Mon, 01 Jun 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://www.cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/090529GerdStudy2.html Patients who have gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) for a prolonged period have an increased risk of developing Barrettand#39;s esophagus, a pre-cancerous condition where the tissue lining the esophagus becomes damaged by stomach acid and transformed into something like the inside of the stomach. New research finds that radiofrequency ablation -- an endoscopic procedure involving targeted thermal energy -- was successful at restoring the esophagus and reducing risk for cancer. Mon, 01 Jun 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://www.cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/090601LamsterCEcourse.html Oral health care for the expanding population of older adults requires closer collaboration among dentists physician and other heath care workers. To this end, the Columbia University College of Dental Medicine held an interdisciplinary Continuing Education course on andquot;Collaborative Oral Health Care for Older Adultsandquot; on May 29, 2009, which was co-sponsored by the New York State Dental Foundation. Tue, 02 Jun 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/Neurosurgery_Charity_Softball.html A team of Columbia University Medical Center neurosurgeons came away with the top prize after a daylong softball tournament where brain surgeons from 19 of the nationsand#39; top medical institutions and one all-star celebrity team battled it out in New York Cityand#39;s Central Park on Saturday, June 6 to raise funds for pediatric brain tumor research at Columbia University Medical Center. Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/Herbal_Therapy_Prostate.html Results of a phase I clinical trial of a novel herb-based therapeutic called Zyflamend have demonstrated that the therapy is associated with minimal toxicity and no serious adverse events in men at high-risk for developing prostate cancer. Wed, 27 May 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/Thomas-Frieden_CDC_director.html Thomas R. Frieden, M.D., MPH, alumnus of Columbia Universityand#39;s College of Physicians and Surgeons (‘86) and Mailman School of Public Health (‘85) was today appointed as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) by President Barack Obama. Dr. Frieden currently serves as commissioner of the New York City Health Department. Fri, 15 May 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/090511ColumbiaBassett.html Columbia Universityand#39;and#39;and#39;and#39;s College of Physicians and Surgeons has established a rural campus in upstate New York at Bassett Healthcare, a nationally recognized health system based in Cooperstown, New York. Columbia and Bassett have joined forces to launch a new model of medical training designed to address the severe shortage of rural physicians and train a new generation of doctors capable of leading health systems that promote both quality of practice and c... Wed, 13 May 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://www.cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/mice_with_parkinsons_disease.html Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/pioneer_molecule_cloning_maniatis.html Thomas P. Maniatis, Ph.D., an international pioneer in molecular cloning, has been appointed chair of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. Dr. Maniatis, currently on the Harvard faculty, will join Columbia during the 2009-10 academic term. Tue, 12 May 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://www.mailmanschool.org/news/display.asp?id=740 More children will end up hospitalized over the next decade because of respiratory problems as a result of projected climate change, according to a study issued by researchers at the Mailman School of Public Health, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, and the Natural Resources Defense Council. The research, presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting in Baltimore, Maryland, finds a direct connection between air pollution and the health of children. Wed, 13 May 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://pubs.ama-assn.org/media/2009a/0511.dtl#6 Mon, 11 May 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/parents_miss_immuniztion_visits.html According to a new study led by researchers at Columbia University Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, there are several factors that contribute to children missing immunization visits. Tue, 05 May 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://www.searlescholars.net/go.php?id=34 Mon, 11 May 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/parkinson_addiction_protein.html Scientists have identified a protein that appears not only to be central to the process that causes Parkinsonand#39;s disease but could also play a role in muting the high from methamphetamine and other addictive drugs. Mon, 04 May 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/090501RabadanSwine3.html As part of a broad-based effort to understand the precise genetic make-up of H1N1 - now being referred to as andquot;swine fluandquot; in North America - a group of virologists and computational biologists from Columbia University Medical Center has delved headlong into analyzing the mysterious virus that has infected hundreds if not thousands of people worldwide since surfacing on public health workersand#39; radars last week. Mon, 04 May 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/Parkinsons_new_theory.html In a study that reveals the clearest picture to date of neuron death in Parkinsonand#39;s disease, researchers at Columbia University Medical Center have found that a trio of culprits acting in concert is responsible for killing the brain cells. Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?RecordID=04282009 Seven Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) investigators, one HHMI senior scientific officer, one HHMI professor, and one HHMI international research scholar have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences. Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/090414BioPacemaker.html A team of scientists at Columbia and Stony Brook Universities is at the forefront of new developments in the engineering of biological pacemakers for the treatment of abnormally slow heart rates. Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/daily_boozing.html Regularly downing three units of alcohol a day can double the likelihood of developing involuntary (essential) tremor, suggests research published ahead of print in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry. Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/Rene_Hen_NARSAD.html Rene Hen, Ph.D., of Columbia University Medical Center and the New York State Psychiatric Institue, has been selected by NARSAD, a charity dedicated to mental health research, to receive its prestigious Distinguished Investigator Award. Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/090406RothsteinYeast2.html New research from Columbia University Medical Center shows that a special type of cell division seen in adult stem cells is present in yeast, a primitive single-celled organism that can be observed in a petri dish. By studying yeast, researchers might find better tools to identify adult stem cells that are hidden in adult tissues. Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://nyc.gov/portal/site/nycgov/menuitem.c0935b9a57bb4ef3daf2f1c701c789a0/index.jsp?pageID=mayor_press_release&catID=1194&doc_name=http%3A%2F%2Fnyc.gov%2Fhtml%2Fom%2Fhtml%2F2009a%2Fpr155-09.html&cc=unused1978&rc=1194&ndi=1 Fri, 03 Apr 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/040109_Brain_Vessel_Malformations.html Individuals diagnosed with a brain arteriovenous malformation (BAVM) — an abnormal tangle of arteries and veins — are at increased risk of vessel rupture and bleeding that can cause permanent brain damage. Traditionally, doctors have prescribed preventive interventions like surgery, but there is suggestive evidence that this invasive approach may actually increase risk of a rupture, at least in some patients. Wed, 01 Apr 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://www.mailmanschool.org/news/display.asp?id=728 Scientists at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health have discovered that astrocytes, supportive cells in the brain that are not derived from an immune cell lineage, respond to a molecule that mimics a viral infection using cellular machinery similar to that used by classical immune cells in the blood. This work provides a new understanding of the complex mechanisms responsible for induction and regulation of inflammation in the brain and has significant impli... Wed, 01 Apr 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://www.mailmanschool.org/news/display.asp?id=711 Children born in areas with increased traffic-related pollution may be at greater risk of developing asthma due to genetic changes acquired in the womb. Wed, 18 Feb 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://news.columbia.edu/research/1470 Eric Greene, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics at the Columbia University Medical Center and Brent Stockwell, Ph.D., an associate professor in the departments of biological sciences and chemistry, were named to the inaugural class of Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Early Career Scientists. Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/032309_Brain_Marker_Depression.html Findings from one of the largest-ever imaging studies of depression indicate that a structural difference in the brain - a thinning of the right hemisphere - appears to be linked to a higher risk for depression, according to new research at Columbia University Medical Center and the New York State Psychiatric Institute. Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://pubs.ama-assn.org/media/2009a/0316.dtl#2 Researchers have identified a set of criteria that, when combined with a measure of kidney function, could help identify patients who are likely to receive a survival benefit from a combined heart and kidney transplant, according to a report in the March issue of Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/090313_Bladder_Cancer.html A team of researchers, led by Columbia University Medical Center faculty, has identified a new investigational therapy for the treatment of bladder cancer. The discovery was made using a new research model, using mice, which replicates many aspects of human bladder cancer. The model also enabled the researchers to demonstrate that two major tumor suppressor genes, p53 and PTEN, are inactivated in invasive bladder cancer. The findings and this new model are described in a p... Fri, 13 Mar 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://pubs.ama-assn.org/media/2009a/0209.dtl#6 Eating a Mediterranean diet appears to be associated with less risk of mild cognitive impairment — a stage between normal aging and dementia — or of transitioning from mild cognitive impairment into Alzheimerand#39;s disease. Tue, 10 Feb 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/091003MaurerAnergia.html With the help of a non-invasive method of monitoring human activity, doctors and researchers are shedding new light on a syndrome affecting nearly 40 percent of older adults with heart failure: anergia. Tue, 10 Mar 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://www.cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/090106_Siegelbaum.html Steven A. Siegelbaum, Ph.D., a neuroscientist whose research is at the forefront of understanding the role of neural circuitry in learning, behavior and memory, has been named chair of the Department of Neuroscience of Columbia Universityand#39;and#39;and#39;and#39;and#39;and#39;and#39;and#39;s College of Physicians and Surgeons (PandS), effective Jan. 1. Dr. Siegelbaum, a member of the PandS faculty since 1981, is professor of neuroscience and pharmacology and an investigator of the Howard Hug... Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/oncampus/08/12/narrmed.html Columbia Universityand#39;and#39;s School of Continuing Education will launch a new Master of Science degree in narrative medicine in the fall of 2009. Narrative medicine is an emerging clinical discipline that enhances the practice of doctors, nurses, social workers, therapists and other caregivers with the knowledge of how to interpret and respond to their patientsand#39;and#39; stories. Mon, 09 Feb 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/090310_diabetesAlzheimers.html A history of diabetes and elevated levels of cholesterol, especially LDL cholesterol, are associated with faster cognitive decline in patients with Alzheimerand#39;s disease, according to a new study from Columbia University Medical Center researchers. These results add further evidence of the role of vascular risk factors in the onset and progression of Alzheimerand#39;s disease. Tue, 10 Mar 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://www.cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/ghosh-announcement.html Sankar Ghosh, Ph.D., renowned for his contributions to the current understanding of the human immune system, will join Columbia University Medical Center Dec. 1, 2008, as chair of the Department of Microbiology, whose faculty is ranked in the top five nationally for scholarly productivity. Dr. Ghosh comes to Columbia from Yale University School of Medicine, where he spent 17 years, most recently as a professor in the Department of Immunobiology and the Department of Molecu... Wed, 26 Nov 2008 14:00:00 GMT http://www.cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/seidmans-katz-award-2008.html Columbia University Medical Center today announces three winners of the 2008 Katz Prizes in Cardiovascular Research. The senior scientist prize will be awarded to two internationally renowned researchers who have been credited with discovering many genetic causes of cardiac disorders. The young investigator prize recognizes a cardiovascular researcher studying computed tomography angiogram (CTA), a new, non-invasive imaging technique used to assess levels of calcium and fa... Fri, 31 Oct 2008 14:00:00 GMT http://www.cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/090309WhangHeart.html New data published in the March 9, 2009, issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology suggest that relatively healthy women with severe depression are at increased risk of cardiac events, including sudden cardiac death (SCD) and fatal coronary heart disease (CHD). Mon, 09 Mar 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://www.cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/090209MarksDuchenne.html Based on a striking similarity between heart disease and Duchenne muscular dystrophy, researchers at Columbia University Medical Center have discovered that a new class of experimental drugs for heart failure may also help treat the fatal muscular disorder. Mon, 09 Feb 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://www.mailmanschool.org/news/display.asp?id=709 Michael Sparer, PhD, professor of Health Policy and Management at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, suggests that the most plausible path to covering the largest numbers of uninsured is to expand Medicaid. Wed, 04 Feb 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://www.cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/090211_HealthyLiving.html The Healthy Living Project, a program designed and evaluated by the HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies of Columbia University Medical Center and the New York State Psychiatric Institute, has been chosen by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), for inclusion in The 2008 Compendium of Evidence-based HIV Prevention Interventions. Wed, 11 Feb 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://www.cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/090210_Zuker.html Charles S. Zuker, Ph.D., an investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute whose research focuses on taste as a way to study how the brain processes sensory experiences, will join the Columbia University Medical Center faculty on July 1 as professor of biochemistry and molecular biophysics and of neuroscience in the College of Physicians and Surgeons. Tue, 10 Feb 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/kandel-bailey-aplysia-neuron.html A sea snail off the California coast is yielding new insight into the way memory works, and the possibilities that the little creature may hold for understanding and deepening human memory is the subject of a paper published in Neuron today by Columbia University Medical Centerand#39;and#39;and#39;and#39;and#39;and#39;and#39;and#39;s Craig Bailey, Maria Concetta Miniaci and Eric Kandel, who won a Nobel Prize in 2000 for his work with Aplysia californica, the giant marine snail. Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:00:00 GMT http://www.cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/090205DeckelbaumFishOil.html A CUMC research team led by Richard J. Deckelbaum, M.D., Director of the Columbia Institute of Human Nutrition, has found that a diet rich in fish oils can prevent the accumulation of fat in the aorta, the main artery leaving the heart. The beneficial actions of fish oil that block cholesterol buildup in arteries are even found at high fat intakes. Fri, 06 Feb 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://www.cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/090202_LongLife.html More and more people are living longer, but living to extreme old age is unusual and tends to run in some families. A new study at Columbia University Medical Center, sponsored by the National Institutes on Aging, aims to learn more about the secrets to a long healthy life. Investigators are seeking long-lived families to help investigate this important question. Mon, 02 Feb 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://www.cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/berrie_anniversary_legasse_diabetes.html Donors, patients, doctors and friends of the Berrie Center celebrated the anniversary at the Metropolitan Club on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2008, in an evening that featured diabetes-friendly appetizers created by celebrity chef, restaurateur, and TV personality Emeril Lagasse and five other noted New York chefs. They were Missy Chase Lapine, author of The Sneaky Chef cookbooks; Christian Hull, Executive Chef, Bayonne Golf Club; Anthony Goncalves; Chef/Owner, 42 and Peniche, John ... Fri, 31 Oct 2008 14:00:00 GMT http://www.cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/090122Prince-Pneumo.html Airway epithelial cells initiate an immune response to inhaled bacteria by signaling for white blood cells to move from the bloodstream into the lungs and airway to fight potential infection. Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center have demonstrated that this signaling cascade includes the activation of epithelial proteases, a type of enzyme capable of opening the junctions between the cells in the airway mucosa, to enable the white blood cells to get through to ... Fri, 23 Jan 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://www.cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/090128_RolandicEpilepsy.html An international team of researchers, led by investigators at Columbia University Medical Center, has uncovered the first gene linked to the most common type of epilepsy, called Rolandic epilepsy. One out of every five children with epilepsy is diagnosed with this form, which is associated with seizures starting in one part of the brain. Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://www.cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/090210GKASsmile.html Children from across Upper Manhattan received free screenings, treatments and educational lessons from Columbia University College of Dental Medicine faculty and students as part of the American Dental Associationand#39;and#39;and#39;and#39;s national "Give Kids a Smile Day." Nearly 50,000 dental professionals and volunteers provided free educational, preventive and restorative dental services to children from low-income families at 2,000 locations nationwide as part of the ADAand#3... Wed, 11 Feb 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://www.asco.org/ASCO/News/Press+Center/News+Releases/JCO+News/Study+Shows+Younger+Women+With+Endometrial+Cancer+Can+Safely+Keep+Ovaries%2C+Avoid+Early+Menopause In the largest study to date on the safety of ovarian preservation in women aged 45 and younger who were surgically treated for early-stage endometrial cancer, researchers have found that there is no survival benefit associated with surgical removal of the ovaries, compared to women whose ovaries were left intact. Leaving the ovaries in place could spare many women from the side effects of surgery-induced early menopause, such as hot flashes and vaginal dryness, as well as... Thu, 29 Jan 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://pubs.ama-assn.org/media/2009a/0105.dtl#3 Women with bulimia nervosa appear to respond more impulsively during psychological testing than those without eating disorders, and brain scans show differences in areas responsible for regulating behavior, according to a report in the January issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://www.cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/081230_Aging.html Maintaining blood sugar levels, even in the absence of disease, may be an important strategy for preserving cognitive health, suggests a study published by researchers at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC). The study appeared in the December issue of Annals of Neurology. Tue, 30 Dec 2008 14:00:00 GMT http://www.cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/081218_FiveFellows.html Five faculty members of Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) have been awarded the distinction of Fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), one of the worldand#39;s oldest, largest, and most prestigious scientific societies. The new fellows are Laurence F. Abbott, Ph.D., Gerald Fischbach, M.D., Michael E. Goldberg, M.D., Rodney Rothstein, Ph.D., and Howard A. Shuman, Ph.D. Thu, 18 Dec 2008 14:00:00 GMT http://www.cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/081217_Stents.html The naturally high levels of leptin in diabetic patients may reduce the effectiveness of drug-eluting stents used to treat heart blockages, but using a chemical that differs from the one commonly used to coat stents could counteract this effect. The work by researchers at Columbia University Medical Center could potentially improve outcomes in diabetics who get stents, they say. Though drug-eluting stents reduce the chance coronary arteries will become blocked again, clogg... Wed, 17 Dec 2008 14:00:00 GMT http://www.cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/081208_tCellBreakthrough.html Mon, 08 Dec 2008 14:00:00 GMT http://www.cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/aaas_columbia.html Three Columbia University faculty members will be inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences at a ceremony here on Saturday, October 6. Celebrated for their superior scholarship, artistic triumphs and exemplary service to society, the 227th class of Fellows Mon, 08 Oct 2007 14:00:00 GMT http://pubs.ama-assn.org/media/2008a/1201.dtl#5 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:00:00 GMT http://www.mailmanschool.org/news/display.asp?id=701 Tue, 16 Dec 2008 14:00:00 GMT http://pubs.ama-assn.org/media/2008j/1202.dtl#3 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:00:00 GMT http://www.cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/Shimbo_RHEOS_Trial.html A multi-center, 300-patient trial led by researchers at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital is testing the efficacy of the Rheos Baroreflex Hypertension Therapy System. The Food and Drug Administration-approved system is implanted surgically, with minimal scarring, under the skin in the neck and electronically stimulates the receptors in the carotid sinus, the area located at the bifurcations of the carotid arteries that are responsi... Fri, 12 Dec 2008 14:00:00 GMT http://www.cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/20081215_Mao_Bone_PLoS.html Using stem cell lines not typically combined, researchers at Columbia University Medical Center have designed a new way to andquot;growandquot; bone and other tissues. The work by Jeremy Mao, DDS, Ph.D., published in the Public Libraries of Science, takes a new approach: rarely have mesenchymal and hematopoietic cells been delivered in combination for the healing of defects and the treatment of diseases -- partially due to the separate research communities in which these two cell groups are studied. Mon, 15 Dec 2008 14:00:00 GMT http://pubs.ama-assn.org/media/2008j/1202.dtl#3 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:00:00 GMT http://www.cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/science_festival.html Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://www.cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/081230_Aging.html Maintaining blood sugar levels, even in the absence of disease, may be an important strategy for preserving cognitive health, suggests a study published by researchers at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC). The study appeared in the December issue of Annals of Neurology. Tue, 30 Dec 2008 14:00:00 GMT http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/25/health/25brain.html?_r=1&ref=todayspaper Co-authors Dr. Bradley Peterson and Dr. Myrna Weissman were interviewed about their study on the early marker for familial depression. Wed, 25 Mar 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://www.cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/090128_RolandicEpilepsy.html Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://www.cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/090210GKASsmile.html Nearly 1,000 children from across Upper Manhattan received oral health education and more than 500 received free screenings and treatments from Columbia University College of Dental Medicine faculty, residents, students and staff as part of the American Dental Associationand#39;s national andquot;Give Kids a Smile Day.andquot; Thu, 12 Feb 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://www.cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/ghosh-announcement.html Sankar Ghosh, Ph.D., renowned for his contributions to the current understanding of the human immune system, will join Columbia University Medical Center Dec. 1, 2008, as chair of the Department of Microbiology, whose faculty is ranked in the top five nationally for scholarly productivity. Dr. Ghosh comes to Columbia from Yale University School of Medicine, where he spent 17 years, most recently as a professor in the Department of Immunobiology and the Department of Molecu... Wed, 26 Nov 2008 14:00:00 GMT http://www.columbia.edu/cu/studentservices/preparedness/index.html Please know that Columbia University leadership is actively monitoring the swine flu situation, and that updates will be shared with the University community as events warrant. In the meantime, Columbiaand#39;and#39;s Preparedness website is an excellent resource for information about emergencies in general and influenza outbreaks in particular. The entire CUMC community is encouraged to visit the Preparedness site for updates and helpful links specifically about swine flu: ht... Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://www.cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/090211_HealthyLiving.html The Healthy Living Project, a program designed and evaluated by the HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies of Columbia University Medical Center and the New York State Psychiatric Institute, has been chosen by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), for inclusion in andquot;The 2008 Compendium of Evidence-based HIV Prevention Interventions.andquot; Wed, 11 Feb 2009 14:00:00 GMT