La Facultad de Medicina investiga la viabilidad de la vacuna contra la cocaína

Es posible que la adicción a la cocaína no sea una enfermedad tradicional, pero eso no ha impedido que los investigadores del Centro Médico de la Universidad de Columbia prueben una vacuna para suavizar el puñetazo del estimulante.

Los investigadores reportaron algo de éxito en su estudio de laboratorio humano, aunque centros de tratamiento locales en Harlem dicen que una vacuna nunca será una cura directa para la adicción.

By Evan Welber and Yishu Huang | Apr 2 11:03 am ET

Medical School researches cocaine vaccine viability

Participants who responded to a Columbia cocaine vaccine spent an average of $49 less on the drug during the 13th week than they had in the first week of the study.

By Yishu Huang | Mar 26 04:15 am ET

Obesity dangers rival smoking, CU researchers say

A new study shows evidence of the extensive toll obesity takes on health.

By Yishu Huang | Mar 10 11:31 am ET

Collaboration is key in Brooklyn art collective 440 Gallery

440 Gallery is a modest one-room space with stark white walls, yet the pieces occupying it are anything but ordinary.

By Yishu Huang | Dec 10 06:48 pm ET

Morningside holiday sweets and treats

Students who don’t yet have the time to spend hours baking in the kitchen can take comfort in several local bakeries and food markets that provide ready-made desserts.

By Yishu Huang | Dec 9 12:25 am ET

Unexpected music venues keep the beat across the bridge

Students find intimate music venues in tucked away in Williamsburg.

By Yishu Huang | Dec 4 04:24 am ET