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In the same way that ChatGPT understands human language, a new AI model developed by Columbia computational biologists captures the language of cells to accurately predict their activities.
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Ovaries are the fastest aging organ in the body, but the least studied organ in aging research. New findings from Columbia's Yousin Suh suggests ovarian aging has lessons for us all.
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Researchers have learned how to stimulate the immune system in animal models to produce large quantities of broadly neutralizing antibodies against HIV—a prerequisite for an effective vaccine.
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As Columbia Student Medical Outreach (CoSMO) celebrates its 20th anniversary, learn how the student-run clinics help expand health care access in Washington Heights.
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In The Media
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The AtlanticJanuary 2, 2025Editor's Note: Jason Liebowitz, author of this article, is an assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Rheumatology at the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.
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PBS Newshour (video)December 31, 2024Editor's Note: Catherine Monk, interviewed for this PBS Newshour segment, is chief of the Division of Women's Mental Health at the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.
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The New York TimesDecember 27, 2024Editor's Note: Helen Ouyang, author of this Opinion piece, is an associate professor of emergency medicine at the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.
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Mental Health
- December 11, 2024
In animal studies, boosting serotonin in the cells that line the gut reduced anxious and depressive-like behaviors without causing cognitive or gastrointestinal side effects.
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- December 10, 2024
Stress experienced during pregnancy may influence a child’s health later in life. Columbia researcher Claudia Lugo-Candelas is investigating how sleep quality may play a role.
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- December 6, 2024
Psychotherapy use has risen substantially among U.S. adults with mild to moderate distress, but increases are uneven across socioeconomic groups.
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Cancer
- January 8, 2025
In the same way that ChatGPT understands human language, a new AI model developed by Columbia computational biologists captures the language of cells to accurately predict their activities.
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- January 2, 2025
By generating movies of individual molecules performing actions that make our bodies tick, Columbia researchers have a deeper understanding of a process important in cancer and other diseases.
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- November 15, 2024
Columbia’s Dian Yang is placing CRISPR-based molecular recorders into cancer cells to eavesdrop on cancer evolution and pinpoint when and how cells metastasize.
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Neuroscience
- November 18, 2024
Columbia scientists investigating the roots of social wiring in the brain discussed their work at a symposium designed to explore diverse perspectives on this complex topic.
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- October 18, 2024
A region in the mouse brain records whether another individual is safe or threatening, a finding that may help researchers understand why some human conditions lead to social withdrawal.
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- October 1, 2024
Columbia biologists have developed inexpensive microscopy tools that capture high-level images of brain tissue, previously only possible with more expensive lab equipment.
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Heart Health
- October 30, 2024
A new study shows sleep helps mice recover from heart attacks. Reanalyzed data from a Columbia sleep restriction study suggest sleep plays the same role in people.
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- August 28, 2024
Adding a measure of psychological health to a predictor of mortality from heart disease improved predictions, particularly among Black and female populations.
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- August 9, 2024
The study by Columbia researchers adds to emerging evidence that environmental metals are preventable risk factors of cardiovascular disease and mortality.
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Public Health
- November 22, 2024
The new report addresses the responsible use of race and ethnicity in biomedical research and is a call to action for biomedical research to rethink how it uses race and ethnicity.
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- November 11, 2024
The cost of childbirth and postpartum health care can cause significant, ongoing financial hardship, particularly for lower-income families with commercial insurance, a new study shows.
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- September 27, 2024
The center will catalyze research into the complex relationships between climate and health and promote evidence-based policies to mitigate the impacts of climate change on human health.
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Campus News
- January 8, 2025
Remembering members of the Columbia University Irving Medical Center community who died last year.
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- December 18, 2024
View the CUIMC Update, a weekly e-newsletter featuring medical center news and the accomplishments of our faculty, staff, and trainees.
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- December 18, 2024
New faculty who joined VP&S in October include a cognitive neuroscientist who studies the neurobiology of communication disorders and a geriatrician involved in creating an age friendly hospital.
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