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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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- September 26, 2022
The Robert N. Butler Columbia Aging Center, based at the Mailman School of Public Health, is named for a 1953 VP&S graduate who was a pioneer in the study of aging and Pulitzer Prize-winning author.
- August 31, 2022
A third of patients undergoing surgery for spinal stenosis, a common back ailment, had protein deposits in their spine that hint at heart failure in their future.
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- August 23, 2022
Losing teeth is not inevitable. Taking care of your teeth, gums, and mouth now helps keep you healthy as you age.
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- August 16, 2022
Everyone loses hearing as they age, and over-the-counter hearing aids coming soon to stores may be a good, lower-cost option for many, says Columbia otolaryngologist Lawrence Lustig.
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- August 16, 2022
Many things we associate with getting older are hard to accept and have become stereotypical of what it means to get older. However, we can identify many ways in which we improve with the years.
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- June 29, 2022
An emergency medicine doctor explains heat illness and how to beat summer heat.
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- June 6, 2022
Perimenopause—the stage of a woman's life before menopause—is like puberty but can seem more extreme. Columbia gynecologist Mary Rosser answers frequently asked questions.
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- June 3, 2022
With today's treatments, people with rheumatoid arthritis are usually able to resume most or all of their pre-RA activities once the inflammation is controlled.
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- February 15, 2022
One of the cell's most common proteins may become too old and too stable in Alzheimer’s disease, altering neuronal activity and impairing memory.
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- January 31, 2022
Columbia research has found that simple nutrient supplements, vitamin B3 and pyruvate, may prevent glaucoma.
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