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20 Years of Modeling the Brain
Larry Abbott, Ken Miller, and Daphna Shohamy at Columbia's Zuckerman Institute
Health & Medicine

20 Years of Modeling the Brain

At Columbia’s Center for Theoretical Neuroscience, scientists have spent the past two decades using computational models to predict neural behavior

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Why Depression Rates Are Higher Among Liberals
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Why Depression Rates Are Higher Among Liberals

Columbia researchers look at the politics of despair

Clearing the Path to Parenthood
Illustration by Sophi Gullbrants of a couple looking at an embryo

Clearing the Path to Parenthood

Physicians are racing to find new treatments for infertility and recurrent miscarriages. But how far can they push the biology of reproduction?

The Scientist Teaching Cancer to Self-Destruct
Illustration of cancer cells self-destructing

The Scientist Teaching Cancer to Self-Destruct

“Ferroptosis,” a process discovered by biologist Brent R. Stockwell, could help defeat some of the deadliest cancers

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Clearing the Path to Parenthood
Illustration by Sophi Gullbrants of a couple looking at an embryo
Health & Medicine

Clearing the Path to Parenthood

Physicians are racing to find new treatments for infertility and recurrent miscarriages. But how far can they push the biology of reproduction?

ALS May Be an Autoimmune Disorder, and Other New Discoveries
Neurons damaged by ALS
Health & Medicine

ALS May Be an Autoimmune Disorder, and Other New Discoveries

The latest findings from Columbia researchers

The Scientist Teaching Cancer to Self-Destruct
Illustration of cancer cells self-destructing
Health & Medicine

The Scientist Teaching Cancer to Self-Destruct

“Ferroptosis,” a process discovered by biologist Brent R. Stockwell, could help defeat some of the deadliest cancers

Can We Stop the Next Pandemic?
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Health & Medicine

Can We Stop the Next Pandemic?

Hit with budget cuts, Columbia’s Global Alliance for Preventing Pandemics is working to get ahead of the next mass outbreak

The Search for a Universal Snakebite Treatment
Tim Friede holding a snake
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The Search for a Universal Snakebite Treatment

With the help of a Wisconsin reptile enthusiast, Columbia scientists are looking to develop an antivenom that works on all types of snake poison

How Do We Change the Way We Eat?
Illustration of a man with a bag of groceries with farmland in background by David Plunkert
Health & Medicine

How Do We Change the Way We Eat?

Our industrialized food system is harming our health and warming the planet. Columbia experts weigh in on solutions

The Secret Science Behind Feeling Great
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Health & Medicine

The Secret Science Behind Feeling Great

Columbia biologists propose a more holistic framework for measuring health — asking not what ails you, but what makes you thrive

Would You Want to Know if Alzheimer’s Were in Your Future?
Illustration by Valeria Petrone depicting Alzheimer's
Health & Medicine

Would You Want to Know if Alzheimer’s Were in Your Future?

New AI-based screening tools could help people who are falling through the cracks

How to Make Your Skin Look Younger for Longer
Dermatologist Lian Mack
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How to Make Your Skin Look Younger for Longer

Dermatologist Lian Mack ’99CC weighs in on Botox, moisturizer, and more

The Extreme Heat Waves that Shouldn’t Exist
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The Extreme Heat Waves that Shouldn’t Exist

Regions accustomed to more mild climates have been recording dangerously high temperatures

Stopping HIV Before It Starts
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Health & Medicine

Stopping HIV Before It Starts

ICAP, a global health organization at Columbia, is helping reduce mother-to-child HIV transmissions in six African nations

Why Your Diet Impacts Your Sleep
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Health & Medicine

Why Your Diet Impacts Your Sleep

Nutrition scientist Marie-Pierre St-Onge discusses the effects of melatonin and tryptophan and suggests what to eat for a better night’s sleep

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