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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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Gluten-Free Fail!

Gluten-restrictive diets may be at odds with heart health

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Yeast-Based Tool Speeds Diagnosis

Developing countries may benefit from a new low-cost, portable tool that helps detect pathogens and identify treatable infections

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Big Breakthrough in Understanding Parkinson’s Disease

New study shows that a malfunctioning immune system may contribute to Parkinson’s disease

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A Voice for Women and Girls

A Q&A with Lindsay Stark ’10PH on gender-based violence among refugee populations

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Gut Bacteria Linked to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

A mysterious disorder that affects more than one million Americans is linked to abnormal levels of certain gut bacteria

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Medical Breakthrough Could Increase Supply of Donor Organs

By the time donor organs are harvested, packed in ice, and transported to where they are needed, many are no longer usable

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New App to Help Diabetics

People with type 2 diabetes may soon find it easier to manage their condition

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Painkiller Abuse Now a Global Scourge

The epidemic of prescription-drug abuse that has ravaged the US is fast becoming a global problem

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Hoofed Healers

Dozens of US military veterans who suffer from posttraumatic stress disorder will soon be encouraged to bond with horses by grooming and caring for them

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In Sub-Saharan Africa, Turning the Tide Against AIDS

Scientists report that the annual rates of new HIV infections in Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe have fallen

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Weighty Matters

A Q&A with Columbia medical professor Michael Rosenbaum on obesity research

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Data Mining Reveals Risky Drug Combos

Two of the most commonly prescribed medications can cause cardiac arrest if combined

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