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Coronavirus Information

March 16, 2020

The Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC) has set up a website as a resource for patients and the CUIMC community to stay informed about COVID-19.

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COVID-19
The Next President of the American Heart Association Is a Columbia Neurologist

February 19, 2020

Full interview with Dr. Elkind, president of AHA,"Why, as a neurologist, were you interested in becoming president of the AHA?"

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Neurology
CURE Discovery: Predicting Focal Epilepsy’s Path through the Brain

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CURE: Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy

January 22, 2020

In a study funded in part by CURE, Dr. Jennifer Gelinas aimed to understand how focal epilepsy resulting in partial seizures can progress to different parts of the brain over time.

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Epilepsy
Overactive Brain Waves Trigger Essential Tremor

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CUIMC Newsroom

January 15, 2020

A new study from Columbia University Irving Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian suggests the tremors are caused by overactive brain waves at the base of the brain.

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Movement Disorders
New Study Finds Overactive Brain Waves Cause a Common Movement Disorder Called Essential Tremor

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Discover Magazine

January 15, 2020

Although cerebellum abnormalities had long been suspected, it never has been proven until now, explained lead researcher and Columbia neurologist Sheng-Han Kuo.

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Movement Disorders
Will a Treatment for Alzheimer’s Ever Be Found?

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CUIMC Newsroom

November 22, 2019

The CUIMC Newsroom speaks with Dr. Scott Small about the current state of research into Alzheimer’s treatments and prevention.

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Alzheimer's Disease
In Blacks with Alzheimer’s Gene, Higher Education May Be Protective

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CUIMC Newsroom

November 19, 2019

Education may reduce the risk of cognitive decline associated with the APOE e4 gene—the biggest genetic risk factor for late-onset Alzheimer’s disease—in older non-Hispanic black people.

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Alzheimer's Disease
What Science Tells Us about Preventing Dementia

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The Wall Street Journal

November 17, 2019

In another population study, researchers at Columbia University analyzed data from 593 people age 60 or older, 106 of whom developed dementia.

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Dementia
Literacy Might Shield the Brain from Dementia

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Scientific American

November 13, 2019

An ability to read and write, even with little or no schooling, could offer protection.

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Dementia
Are Immune Cells Good or Bad for Parkinson’s Disease?

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CUIMC Newsroom

October 2, 2019

Inside the brain, Parkinson’s disease is a selective assassin. The disease targets dopamine-producing neurons in a small region deep inside the brain known as the substantia nigra compacta (SNc).

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Neurology

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