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Health & Medicine

Fluoridated Water Is Safe for Pregnant Women, and Other Recent Discoveries

Six of the latest research breakthroughs from Columbia scientists

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Why Depression Rates Are Higher Among Liberals

Columbia researchers look at the politics of despair

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Cancer Screening Rules Are Changing. Are You Up to Date?

Columbia doctors say the right testing plan still depends on your personal risks and medical history

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Chris W. Kim

What Will It Take to Prevent School Shootings?

In our desperation to protect children, we’re turning schools into fortresses. Columbia researchers are leading a nationwide investigation to see if these tactics actually work

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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

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Health & Medicine

How to Make Your Skin Look Younger for Longer

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

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Health & Medicine

The Extreme Heat Waves that Shouldn’t Exist

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

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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

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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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Health & Medicine

Why Are So Many Younger Adults Getting Cancer?

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

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Health & Medicine

Progress Toward an HIV Vaccine, and Other Science News

Research briefs from Columbia

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Health & Medicine

How Artificial Intelligence Is Changing Biomedical Research

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

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Health & Medicine

How the Science of ‘Exposomics’ Could Improve Drug Safety

Pioneering research seeks to reduce the frequency of adverse drug reactions

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Health & Medicine

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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Health & Medicine

Can We Solve the Parkinson’s Puzzle?

How Columbia researchers are working to treat, prevent, and ultimately cure the world’s fastest-growing neurological disorder

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Health & Medicine

The World’s Most Contagious Disease Makes a Comeback

In Booster Shots, pediatrician Adam Ratner ’97PH, ’97VPS grapples with the repercussions of the anti-vax movement

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