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20 Years of Modeling the Brain
Larry Abbott, Ken Miller, and Daphna Shohamy at Columbia's Zuckerman Institute
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20 Years of Modeling the Brain

At Columbia’s Center for Theoretical Neuroscience, scientists have spent the past two decades using computational models to predict neural behavior

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Why Depression Rates Are Higher Among Liberals
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Why Depression Rates Are Higher Among Liberals

Columbia researchers look at the politics of despair

Clearing the Path to Parenthood
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Clearing the Path to Parenthood

Physicians are racing to find new treatments for infertility and recurrent miscarriages. But how far can they push the biology of reproduction?

How a Cocaine-Addicted Surgeon Changed Medicine Forever
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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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When Grief Won't End
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When Grief Won't End

For some bereaved adults, time does not heal. Columbia researchers are looking for answers

The Lost Art of Dying Well
Abstract illustration by Shout of a dying person being escorted to a staircase away from life, for Columbia Magazine winter 2020-21 issue
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The Lost Art of Dying Well

A physician and medical ethicist argues that society has lost sight of the spiritual resources we need to confront our mortality 

What You Need to Know About COVID-19 Now
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What You Need to Know About COVID-19 Now

A daily spritz of nasal spray might protect us, and other updates from Columbia experts

Genetic Study Reveals Causes of Many Stillbirths
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Genetic Study Reveals Causes of Many Stillbirths

Every year some twenty-four thousand expectant mothers in the US lose their babies in the final stages of pregnancy

Changing Minds About Masks
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Changing Minds About Masks

A Columbia-led online PR campaign has reached more than one million people

Wheat-Belly Blues are the Real Deal, Say Columbia Experts
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Wheat-Belly Blues are the Real Deal, Say Columbia Experts

A diagnostic test for gluten sensitivity could be on the horizon

3 Essential Strategies for Dealing with the Work-from-Home Blues
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3 Essential Strategies for Dealing with the Work-from-Home Blues

With millions of people now working remotely, many of those fortunate enough to still have jobs are confronting new challenges

Celebrating Florence Nightingale on Her 200th Birthday
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Celebrating Florence Nightingale on Her 200th Birthday

Columbia’s dean of nursing honors the Lady with the Lamp

It Takes a Special Microscope to Fight Alzheimer’s
Illustration of a microscope for Alzheimer's research at Columbia University Zuckerman center, by Hayden Maynard, Columbia Magazine fall 2020 issue
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It Takes a Special Microscope to Fight Alzheimer’s

A supersensitive new instrument is helping Columbia scientists study the intricacies of neurodegenerative disease

COVID-19: What Happens Next
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COVID-19: What Happens Next

8 ways Columbia scientists and clinicians are working to understand this complex and confounding disease

How COVID-19 Could Reveal the Secrets of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Illustration by Ellen Weinstein of a woman sitting up in bed, looking out a window, to illustrate chronic fatigue syndrome
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How COVID-19 Could Reveal the Secrets of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Columbia scientists say the pandemic may offer valuable insights

Surprise! Your Sweet Tooth is Really in Your Gut
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Surprise! Your Sweet Tooth is Really in Your Gut

A new Columbia study reveals why artificial sweeteners won't satisfy your sugar cravings

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