Researchers have been trying for decades to stop the cells that damage the lung in people with pulmonary fibrosis. Now a team of Columbia and UCSD researchers may have found a clever solution that sidesteps […]
By age 75, a noteworthy 50% of men develop an inguinal (groin) hernia—a bulge that results from soft tissue pushing through a weak spot in the abdominal muscles. Although common, the cause of these hernias […]
A nasal vaccine for COVID-19—based on technology developed at Washington University in St. Louis—is poised to enter a phase 1 clinical trial in the U.S. after an investigational new drug application from Ocugen, Inc. was […]
Rugby is a fast-growing international sport that has gained popularity in the U.S. in recent years, particularly at the high school and college levels. In the next decade, the U.S. is scheduled to host the […]
There’s currently no cure for dementia. Although some recently developed drugs show promise in slowing the progress of the disease, these are both costly and may have limited benefit for many patients.This article was originally […]
A high-resolution spatial map of the human hypothalamus makes it possible to identify specific cells, determine their exact location and analyze their neighboring cells. The cell atlas, called Hypomap, developed by researchers at the Max […]
Scientists from the Cancer Dependency Map (DepMap) at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard and Columbia University have discovered that about 5% of adult cancers rely heavily on a gene called PELO to survive […]
Could the bacteria in your mouth predict whether you are at risk of dementia? Emerging research suggests that the bacteria living on your tongue and gums may affect how the brain works and how it […]
A computer model of the cellular environment inside the knee developed by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers sheds light on why women tend to have worse outcomes after knee injuries than men. Their findings, published […]
Columbia scientists have found specialized neurons in the brains of mice that order the animals to stop eating. The findings appear in a paper, “Brainstem Neuropeptidergic Neurons Link a Neurohumoral Axis to Satiation,” published Feb. […]
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