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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
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
How a Cocaine-Addicted Surgeon Changed Medicine Forever
How William Stewart Halsted became the father of modern surgery.
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In the Genetic Bull's-Eye
A researcher says that the medical profession must address the “serious scientific and social concerns” raised by genetic research that targets racial and ethnic groups
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Infection Detection
Researchers have discovered a key mechanism within the deadly Marburg virus that enables it to break down the body's immune system
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Cellbound
Despite restrictions limiting research, Columbia scientists are unlocking the potential of human stem cells
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Prenatal Air
Researchers have found that when pregnant women are exposed to high levels of air pollution, their unborn babies are at risk for cognitive problems
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Preparing for the Unthinkable
The National Institutes of Health recently awarded a grant to develop radiation-screening tools
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New Down Syndrome Test is Safe, Spots Trouble Early
Columbia physicians are rolling out a screening program that identifies high-risk patients with a blood test and ultrasound
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Katrina, Rita, and the Failure of Imagination
Irwin Redlener on why we still lack the capacity to imagine the impacts of catastrophic scenarios