Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Uncovering the causes of neuron dysfunction in Huntington's disease

Investigators led by D. James Surmeier, Ph.D., the Nathan Smith Davis Professor and chair of Neuroscience, have uncovered previously unknown neuronal circuits that contribute to brain dysfunction in Huntington's disease.

Oncology & Cancer

Illuminating tumor cells with dark proteins

Columbia researchers have shined new light on how the "dark" part of the genome allows cancer cells to be detected by the immune system, which could lead to better immunotherapies.

Neuroscience

New approach to fighting fetal brain dysfunction

A team from the Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine in Japan has uncovered new information about how microglia, the resident immune cells in the brain, colonize the brain during the embryonic stage of development. ...

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