Researchers have developed a quantitative MRI measure that reflects the joint contributions of neurodegeneration, brain infarcts, and white matter hyperintensities (WMH) to the clinical and pathologic diagnosis of late onset Alzheimer’s disease (LOAD).

Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have shown that measuring brain activity in response to hearing a brief narrative can identify patients with severe brain injury who have preserved high-level cognition despite showing limited or no consciousness at the bedside.

A new study at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeon has found that genes cause about 1 in 10 cases of chronic kidney disease in adults, and that identifying the responsible genes has a direct impact on treatment for most of these patients.

In a study published June 20, 2018, in Nature Communications, researchers analyzed pieces of cell-free DNA isolated from the urine of kidney transplant patients and discovered that it provides valuable information about the bacterial and viral composition found within patients’ urine.

Every January, Sonal Mehta, MD, a geriatrician in the Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell, reviews her personal, research, and scholarly goals for the coming year.

Sharing their perspectives on this emerging and important issue, clinicians from NewYork-Presbyterian recently took part in the 16th Hallym-Columbia-Cornell-NYP International Symposium on the Importance and Advances in Geriatric Medicine and Surgery in the Republic of Korea.

Traditionally older adults have been hesitant in adopting technology, however, more and more are embracing the digital age.

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