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Inflammation may not be a universal human experience, but a byproduct of industrialized lifestyles.
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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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Older adults in England have experienced significant improvements in health compared to previous generations, researchers at Columbia's Robert N. Butler Aging Center have found.
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Columbia researchers have found that women born in the most sexist U.S. states experience faster memory decline in later life compared to women born in the least sexist states.
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- January 18, 2024
In this photo essay, Columbia researchers explain how they are using zebrafish and killifish to gain insights into human health and disease.
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- December 12, 2023
Columbia researchers discovered stem cells in mice that are essential in maintaining healthy cartilage inside joints, but the cells go missing with age or after injury.
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- October 26, 2023
Can a water aerobics class teach us something about living a long and meaningful life? A panel of public health experts discussed.
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- August 22, 2023
A new study in mice shows that new neurons created in the brain during adulthood are needed to maintain working memory—the temporary “sticky notes” of the brain.
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- June 8, 2023
A study led by Columbia researchers finds that deficiency of taurine, a molecule produced in our bodies, drives aging, and taurine supplements can improve health and increase lifespan in animals.
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- May 29, 2023
Age-related memory loss is caused, in part, by lack of flavanols—nutrients found in certain fruits and vegetables—according to a large study in older adults.
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- May 24, 2023
Taking a daily multivitamin may help slow age-related memory decline, a study has found.
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- May 2, 2023
Poor mental health is thought to accelerate aging, but a new study suggests the reverse process may also occur.
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- May 2, 2023
Attending a high school with a high number of teachers with graduate training was the clearest predictor of the impact of school quality on late-life cognition, researchers found.
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- April 24, 2023
Columbia Nursing researchers are using AI analysis of voice recordings to find a quick, inexpensive way to screen home care patients for early dementia.
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