Autism spectrum disorder linked to shape of brain’s cerebellum
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Suicidal thoughts rapidly reduced with ketamine, finds study
Ketamine was significantly more effective than a commonly used sedative in reducing suicidal thoughts in depressed patients, according to researchers...
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Smell test challenge suggests clinical benefit for some before development of Alzheimer’s
Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) and the New York State Psychiatric Institute (NYSPI) may have discovered a way...
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Suicide risk is higher in first year after deliberate self-harm
New findings suggest that American adults who survive deliberate self-harm are at increased risk of suicide in the first year...
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Brain-aging gene discovered: Genetic variant accelerates brain aging in older people by up to 12 years
Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) researchers have discovered a common genetic variant that greatly impacts normal brain aging, starting at...
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PTSD symptoms may be prevented with a single dose of the drug ketamine
Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) researchers have found that a single dose of ketamine, given one week before a stressful...
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Study: In Alzheimer’s, excess tau protein damages brain’s GPS system
Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) researchers have discovered that the spatial disorientation that leads to wandering in many Alzheimer's disease...
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Study of fatal car accidents suggests medical marijuana may be helping curb opioid use
A study conducted at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health found that there were fewer drivers killed in car...
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Response to common schizophrenia, bipolar treatment drug is dictated by gene type
A drug prescribed to many patients with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder may decrease negative symptoms for people with a certain...
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Less than one-third of US adults with depression receive treatment, study finds
New findings suggest that most Americans with depression receive no treatment, while raising the possibility that overtreatment of depression is...
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Stroke-like brain damage is reduced in mice injected with omega-3s
Researchers from Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) found that omega-3 fatty acids reduced brain damage in a neonatal mouse model...
Read moreSmoking marijuana provides more pain relief for men than women
Researchers from Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) found that men had greater pain relief than women after smoking marijuana. Results...
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How to reduce US firearm suicide rates?
Researchers from Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) and New York State Psychiatric Institute (NYSPI) have found that legislation reducing access...
Read moreSmell test may predict early stages of Alzheimer’s disease
Researchers from Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC), New York State Psychiatric Institute, and NewYork-Presbyterian reported that an odor identification test...
Read moreToxic Alzheimer’s protein spreads through brain via extracellular space
A toxic Alzheimer's protein can spread through the brain--jumping from one neuron to another--via the extracellular space that surrounds the...
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