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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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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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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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Columbia researchers found that the percentage of mothers reporting excellent mental health dropped sharply from 38% in 2016 to 26% in 2023.
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- February 23, 2014
A small region of the hippocampus known as CA2 is essential for social memory, the ability of an animal to recognize another of the same species.
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- January 2, 2014
The holiday season can be overwhelming, but there are ways to help manage the stress.
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- December 27, 2013
If you're like most Americans, you will break your well-intentioned New Year's resolutions by February. Here's some advice on making resolutions you may be able to keep in 2014.
- December 22, 2013
CUMC researchers have clarified three fundamental issues about Alzheimer's: where it starts, why it starts there, and how it spreads.
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- November 27, 2013
Psychologists say that making the daily decision to cultivate an 'attitude of gratitude' may greatly benefit our health.
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- November 26, 2013
Women with PTSD gain weight more rapidly and are more likely to be overweight or obese than women without the disorder, find researchers at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health and Harvard School of Public Health.
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- November 22, 2013
Fred Kavli, founder and chairman of The Kavli Foundation, passed away peacefully today in his home in Santa Barbara at the age of 86
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- October 2, 2013
New findings suggest an association between smoking during pregnancy and increased risk for developing bipolar disorder in adult children.
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