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Sleeping too Little (or too Much) Linked to Faster Aging, and Other Science News

The latest findings from Columbia researchers

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Your Chatbot Is a Terrible Therapist. Here’s Why.

Columbia clinicians are studying how ChatGPT and other AI tools may reinforce harmful beliefs and endanger vulnerable users

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Why Depression Rates Are Higher Among Liberals

Columbia researchers look at the politics of despair

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The Pollution Inside Your Home

Columbia researchers measured the air in and around New York City apartment buildings. What they found surprised them

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A Faster, Cheaper Way to Predict Birth Defects

Columbia researchers have developed a prenatal genetic test that can detect fetal abnormalities within two hours

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4 Telemedicine Companies for Mental Health and More

Columbia alumni entrepreneurs are at the forefront of a booming industry

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The Primary Victims of Toxic Drinking Water

A recent Columbia study reveals major racial disparities in access to clean public water

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The Simple Questions That Can Prevent a Suicide

With suicide rates at historic highs, Columbia researchers are training ordinary people to save lives

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Why a Warming Planet Endangers Every Child’s Health

Heat waves, floods, and other effects of climate change are putting kids at risk of illness and death

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How a Cocaine-Addicted Surgeon Changed Medicine Forever

How William Stewart Halsted became the father of modern surgery.

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You’re Not Imagining It: Seasonal Allergies Are Getting Worse

Columbia researchers explain why pollen counts are rising and suggest ways to fight back

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Why COVID-19 Sufferers Lose Their Sense of Smell

Immune systems provoke a firestorm of molecular chaos, according to new Columbia research

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Brain Games: How the Mind Performs Under Pressure

What neuroscience and psychology can tell us about baseball – and ourselves

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What Causes Autism? Study of 100,000 Kids Reveals New Clues

Psychiatrist and epidemiologist Mady Hornig discusses the possible roots of this mysterious condition

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What Do Memories Look Like?

Columbia neuroscientists have figured out how to visually map memory formation

 

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Shaping the Future of Public Health

At 100, Columbia’s Mailman School prepares to address some major societal challenges

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