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What a Decades-long Study of Arsenic Poisoning Can Tell Us About Human Health

Columbia researchers have spent over twenty-five years investigating the impacts of contaminated aquifers in Bangladesh 

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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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How a Cocaine-Addicted Surgeon Changed Medicine Forever

How William Stewart Halsted became the father of modern surgery.

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More Crop per Drop

Farmers in India could ameliorate water shortage and malnutrition by switching from rice to other grains

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New Flight Routes Save Time but Damage Health

A study by Columbia researchers concludes that the benefits of reduced flight times are outweighed by the effects on residents below

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New Smart Helmet Could Spot Concussions in Real Time

Columbia researchers are developing what would be the first wearable diagnostic device for traumatic brain injury

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The Science of Healthy Aging

Gerontologist Linda P. Fried shares the secrets to living a longer, healthier, and happier life

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Landscaping to Save Lives

Columbia researchers have discovered a surprisingly simple way to reduce urban gun violence

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A Career in Caring

LeanOnWe, founded by Ron Gold '91BUS, increases access to home health care

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What Gorilla Poop Reveals About Our Messed-up Diet

Our taste for processed foods may be damaging our bodies in subtle ways

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Yelp if You’ve Got Food Poisoning

A new system that scans Yelp for complaints of food poisoning is helping New York City health inspectors identify and record food-borne illness.

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World’s Smallest Tape Recorder Built From Microbes

A modified bacterial strain of E. coli may prove useful in studying human digestion

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Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Neuron?

A Presidential Scholar draws science into friendlier territory

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The Politics Of Eating Well

Mark Bittman explains why he thinks our food system is flawed and how he recommends fixing it

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A Skin Patch that Dissolves Love Handles

Researchers are developing a painless, non-invasive alternative to liposuction

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