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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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Poor Sleep Linked to Diabetes Risk, and Other Science News

The latest research briefs from Columbia

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A Sniff Test for Dementia, and Other Research Findings

Science news from Columbia

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Health & Medicine

How Columbia’s ICAP Has Revolutionized the Fight for Global Health

The center, led by Wafaa El-Sadr ’91PH, combats HIV, tuberculosis, and other diseases throughout the world

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Health & Medicine

In Defense of Diet Drugs

An expert in the science of obesity weighs the risks and benefits of Ozempic and other medications

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Is Marijuana a Miracle Drug?

Neurobiologist Margaret Haney, director of Columbia’s Cannabis Research Laboratory, lays out the perils and promise of pot

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Pot Use Linked to Depression, and Other Science News

The latest research from Columbia

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Multivitamins Help Prevent Memory Loss, Finds Major Study

Columbia researchers discover evidence that the supplements may increase brain function in older adults

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How AI Helps Doctors Spot Tumors, and Other Advances in Breast Cancer Care

Radiologist Rachel Brem ’84VPS provides women with information they need to make important decisions about prevention and treatment

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Health & Medicine

Skin Grafts That Fit Like a Glove

Bioengineers are using 3D printing to create artificial skin in all shapes and sizes

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Health & Medicine

Why Depression Rates Are Higher Among Liberals

Columbia researchers look at the politics of despair

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Health & Medicine

It Might Be Time to Get Rid of That Gas Stove

A Columbia study of gas versus electric stoves raises some burning questions

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Are Toy Cosmetics Making Children Sick?

Columbia researchers discover that American kids use potentially toxic makeup with surprising frequency

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