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They Created a Drug for Susannah. What About Millions of Other Patients?

Scientists have made rapid progress in customizing drugs for ultrarare diseases. The hard part now is making such treatments on a large scale.

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Child Neurology
Carol and Gene Ludwig Family Foundation Establishes Neurodegeneration Research Center at Columbia

The Carol and Gene Ludwig Center for Research on Neurodegeneration Will Bring Novel Approaches to Alzheimer’s and Other Neurodegenerative Disease Research

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Research
It Takes a Community to Reduce Health Disparities

Communities of color are disproportionately impacted by chronic disease. "Columbia has a responsibility to improve the health and well-being of its neighbors," says Dr. Olajide Williams

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Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Program News
One in 10 Older Americans Has Dementia

A new study, lead by Dr. Jennifer J. Manly, shows that 1 in 10 Americans age 65 and over suffer from dementia, while 22% deal with mild cognitive impairment.

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Dementia

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The Truth About the Internet’s Favorite Stress Hormone

March 22, 2023

Martin Picard, PhD, an associate professor of behavioral medicine in psychiatry and neurology at Columbia University, talked to the New York Times about the stress hormone cortisol.

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Neurology
Nineteen Columbia Neurologists Among Nation’s “Top Doctors!”

March 20, 2023

A record-breaking number of physicians from Columbia Neurology were recognized as 2023 Castle Connolly Top Doctors!

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Awards and Accomplishments
Irving Institute Pilot Awardee Finds New Ways to Approach Community Engagement

March 15, 2023

Hiral Shah, MD, assistant professor of neurology at CUIMC, talks about her work addressing the health disparities for Parkinson's disease diagnosis and treatment faced by minority communities.

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Movement Disorders
In Celebration of International Women’s Day

March 8, 2023

We celebrate the social, economic, political, and scientific achievements of women worldwide as well as those in our department and in our lives.

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Awards and Accomplishments
Understanding How Dementia Causes Death

By Tree Meinch

February 27, 2023

Many people live years or even decades with dementia, which causes death. Researching the symptoms and causes can dramatically help dementia care and prevention.

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Alzheimer's Disease
What to Know about Frontotemporal Dementia

February 23, 2023

Health Matters spoke with Dr. James Noble, a neurologist at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center who specializes in the treatment of dementia, to get the facts about FTD.