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Children born during the pandemic, including those exposed to COVID-19 in utero, were no more likely to screen positive for autism than unexposed or pre-pandemic children.
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The 2024 Lasker-Bloomberg Public Service Award recognizes Quarraisha Abdool Karim and Salim S. Abdool Karim for global contributions to the fight against HIV/AIDS.
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A new study reveals how Staphylococcus aureus bacteria adopt a different diet when colonizing the lungs, suggesting a new treatment strategy for these often dangerous staph infections.
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Researchers from the NIH RECOVER Initiative have identified long COVID symptoms in kids and teens, which could ultimately lead to improved diagnoses and treatments for millions.
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- June 27, 2024
A multinational research team led by Columbia University and the La Jolla Institute for Immunology has identified a novel viral target that could help combat the global resurgence of measles.
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- June 17, 2024
A new Columbia study sheds light on factors that may have predisposed some patients to recover more slowly after COVID.
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- June 13, 2024
A new study shows that an ancient mechanism of regulating a cell’s protein repertoire allows malaria parasites to hide from fast-acting artemisinin drugs and survive.
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- April 17, 2024
Project STAY brings sexual health education and STI screening to underserved people in high schools, colleges, and other locations.
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- April 2, 2024
Far-UVC light dramatically reduced airborne virus levels in a room where people were working, in the first study of the new air disinfection technology outside of an experimental setting.
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- March 14, 2024
A serious immune deficiency in newborns may originate from a system that protects the fetus in utero but lingers too long after birth.
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- March 8, 2024
Hachung Chung’s curiosity about the immune system is now leading her to delve into a longstanding question: Why is the brain so prone to inflammation in the absence of pathogens?
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- January 26, 2024
Sebastián Riquelme is one of the pioneers in the growing field of immunometabolism, investigating how the processes that turn food into energy impact the outcome of infectious diseases.
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- January 4, 2024
The coming COVID boosters aren't the only vaccines adults should consider. Now's a good time for people over 18 to make sure they're up to date with flu, tetanus, and other routine vaccines.
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- December 1, 2023
Twenty years ago, when AIDS was devastating communities in sub-Saharan Africa, Columbia's Wafaa El-Sadr created an organization to save lives in some of the continent’s hardest-hit countries.
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