“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.
“We are thrilled to work with Columbia University’s Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons on this cutting-edge research lab that is a first for New York City,” said KPF principal Jill Lerner.
Hung and co-investigator Nadeen Chahine, an associate professor of biomedical engineering at Columbia's Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, will aim to make a replacement out of stem cells.