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A new study finds that preteens with addictive patterns of social media, video games, or mobile phones use are more likely to experience worse mental health and suicidal thoughts and behaviors.
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Two teams at the Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons are working to train patients’ immune cells to seek and destroy rogue cells that cause cancer and autoimmune diseases.
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Even low levels of arsenic below the U.S. safety standard are associated with preterm birth and low birthweight, a study by Columbia public health researchers has found.
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Diagnosed with stage 3 bladder cancer, Jeffrey Pulver underwent chemo, surgery, and a neobladder at Columbia—just in time to walk his daughter down the aisle, cancer-free, on their family farm.
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Mental Health
- June 18, 2025
A new study finds that preteens with addictive patterns of social media, video games, or mobile phones use are more likely to experience worse mental health and suicidal thoughts and behaviors.
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- June 17, 2025
A Columbia psychologist explains how grief can be a response to times of conflict, natural disaster, or other major events, even if one isn’t directly impacted.
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- June 11, 2025
Columbia researchers are using AI to spot early signs of schizophrenia in Medicaid data—pushing psychiatry toward faster, more accurate, and more equitable diagnosis.
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Cancer
- June 17, 2025
Diagnosed with stage 3 bladder cancer, Jeffrey Pulver underwent chemo, surgery, and a neobladder at Columbia—just in time to walk his daughter down the aisle, cancer-free, on their family farm.
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- June 16, 2025
Two teams at the Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons are working to train patients’ immune cells to seek and destroy rogue cells that cause cancer and autoimmune diseases.
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- May 22, 2025
Columbia cell therapy pioneer Michel Sadelain has received the 2025 Merkin Prize in Biomedical Technology and the 2025 King Faisal Prize in Medicine.
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Neuroscience
- June 3, 2025
Columbia scientists have found that boosting the performance of a self-cleansing system in the brain flushed amyloid and tau toxins from the brains of mice and improved cognition.
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- May 21, 2025
The first images of the human sweet-taste receptor reveal details responsible for our insatiable attraction to sugar and may lead to better ways to curb our cravings.
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- April 22, 2025
Columbia neuroscientists have found that activity at the tips of "place" neurons are essential for creating mental maps of the world and may play a role in the longevity of memories.
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Heart Health
- May 28, 2025
About one in eight American adults have hypertension and Type 2 diabetes and face a significantly higher risk of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality.
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- May 19, 2025
A study of people hospitalized for chest pain found that sedentary time in the months after discharge is associated with additional cardiac events and a greater risk of death.
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- 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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Public Health
- June 18, 2025
A new study finds that preteens with addictive patterns of social media, video games, or mobile phones use are more likely to experience worse mental health and suicidal thoughts and behaviors.
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- June 17, 2025
Even low levels of arsenic below the U.S. safety standard are associated with preterm birth and low birthweight, a study by Columbia public health researchers has found.
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- June 4, 2025
The Mailman School of Public Health announced new scholarships and faculty funds honoring the leadership of Linda P. Fried, who ends her 17-year tenure as dean this summer.
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Campus News
- June 18, 2025
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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- June 17, 2025
A Columbia psychologist explains how grief can be a response to times of conflict, natural disaster, or other major events, even if one isn’t directly impacted.
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- June 11, 2025
New research has found that eating five cups of fruits and vegetables during the day significantly improves sleep quality that same night.
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