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How Do We Change the Way We Eat?
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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

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

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

The Single Best Way to Ease Inflammation and Boost Your Immune Health
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The Single Best Way to Ease Inflammation and Boost Your Immune Health

Columbia gastroenterologist Shilpa Ravella on the foods everyone should be eating — and the ones to avoid

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The Search for a Universal Snakebite Treatment
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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

The Secret Science Behind Feeling Great
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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?
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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
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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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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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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

Why Are So Many Younger Adults Getting Cancer?
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Why Are So Many Younger Adults Getting Cancer?

Columbia researchers are investigating ultra-processed foods, sedentary lifestyles, and other possible explanations

Progress Toward an HIV Vaccine, and Other Science News
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Progress Toward an HIV Vaccine, and Other Science News

Research briefs from Columbia

How Artificial Intelligence Is Changing Biomedical Research
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How Artificial Intelligence Is Changing Biomedical Research

Columbia researchers are using AI to unravel genetic mysteries behind cancer, Alzheimer’s, and more

How the Science of ‘Exposomics’ Could Improve Drug Safety
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How the Science of ‘Exposomics’ Could Improve Drug Safety

Pioneering research seeks to reduce the frequency of adverse drug reactions

The Mobile Clinic Fighting Breast Cancer in Georgia
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The Mobile Clinic Fighting Breast Cancer in Georgia

Surgeon Rogsbert Phillips-Reed ’77VPS takes her advocacy for women’s health on the road

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