A new preclinical study provides the first direct evidence that loss of a placental hormone during pregnancy alters long-term brain development, causing autism-like behaviors in male offspring.
With the help of brain imaging and a clip from the “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly,” Columbia psychiatrists have discovered a part of the human brain necessary for understanding social interactions.
A new study found that post-infection, Danish people diagnosed with Lyme disease had a 28% higher rate of mental disorders and were twice as likely to have attempted suicide.
Columbia dermatologist Larisa Geskin, MD, explains who needs to use sunscreen, the difference between sunscreen and sunblock, and other questions about protecting the skin from the sun.
Long COVID and chronic fatigue syndrome have striking similarities, including symptoms such as fatigue, unrefreshing sleep, post-exertional malaise, and problems with memory and attention.
Columbia medical students used to experience emergency medicine briefly during other rotations, but now the specialty has its own clerkship in the second year, earlier than most other schools.
An initiative led by a Columbia ophthalmologist seeks to improve the treatment of eye trauma, a serious but neglected condition second only to cataracts as the most common cause of visual impairment.
