Medical students at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons shared their research accomplishments and received awards at recent events.
Columbia neuroscientists have identified a genetic mutation that fends off Alzheimer's in people at high risk and could lead to a new way to protect people from the disease.
“We’re learning that pregnancy has long-term effects on the body,” says Calen Ryan, associate research scientist in the Robert N. Butler Columbia Aging Center at the Mailman School of Public Health.
Editor's Note: Selmaan Chettih is a postdoctoral research scientist in the Mortimer B. Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute. The story begins at 2:08.
Study finds that postpartum depression is underdiagnosed in those reporting symptoms up to a year after giving birth, with Black and Asian individuals least likely to receive treatment.
