Researchers from the Columbia University Department of Neurology discovered a genetic variant that may reduce the odds of developing Alzheimer’s disease by up to 70%.
Sharon Sanz Simon, PhD, Associate Research Scientist in the Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center, discusses the Alzheimer's disease and related dementia in the Brazilian community living in the U.S.
Martin Picard, PhD, Associate Professor of Behavioral Medicine in Psychiatry, Neurology, and the Robert N. Butler Columbia Aging Center is the first to receive the new Baszucki Prize in Science.
Neil A. Shneider, MD, PhD, Claire Tow Associate Professor of Motor Neuron Disorders, is the principal investigator on the grant that will help develop drugs for an underserved portion of ALS patients.
Mitchell Elkind, MD, MS, MPhil, professor of neurology and epidemiology, commented on a newly developed brain-computer interface that can read a person’s thoughts & translate them into full sentences
Miguel Arce Rentería, PhD, assistant professor of neuropsychology, commented on a study that found that people who were bilingual in their youth tended to score higher on memory tests later in life
Richard Mayeux, MD, chair of the Department of Neurology at CUMC and colleagues are investigating a set of blood tests that may help correctly diagnose Alzheimer disease in low-resource environments
Umrao Monani, PhD, Darryl C. De Vivo Professor of Pediatric Neurology, and colleagues discovered how a genetic defect triggers dysfunction in motor neurons that leads to spinal muscular atrophy (SMA).
Dr. Jason Carmel, associate professor of neurology, is developing a nerve stimulation therapy at Columbia that may eventually allow people with spinal cord injuries to regain function of their arms
A team of Columbia University researchers led by Martin Picard, PhD, discovered that human cells with impaired mitochondria respond by kicking into higher gear and expending more energy
The Carol and Gene Ludwig Center for Research on Neurodegeneration Will Bring Novel Approaches to Alzheimer’s and Other Neurodegenerative Disease Research