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Columbia researchers are launching the first in-depth study to determine if the vaginal microbiome triggers a serious complication of pregnancy.
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What to know about new self-collection HPV tests, which allow individuals to collect their own sample in a health care setting.
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A study from Mailman researchers is the first to evaluate learning outcomes associated with reading an illustrated educational book on puberty and periods written for girls in the U.S.
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Columbia cancer researchers are investigating how exercise, early puberty, and hormones may play a role in the rising numbers of early onset breast cancer.
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- December 16, 2024
Ovaries are the fastest aging organ in the body, but the least studied organ in aging research. New findings from Columbia's Yousin Suh suggests ovarian aging has lessons for us all.
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- December 11, 2024
In animal studies, boosting serotonin in the cells that line the gut reduced anxious and depressive-like behaviors without causing cognitive or gastrointestinal side effects.
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- December 10, 2024
Stress experienced during pregnancy may influence a child’s health later in life. Columbia researcher Claudia Lugo-Candelas is investigating how sleep quality may play a role.
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- December 6, 2024
In an effort to improve oral health during pregnancy, Bree Zhang is designing a course to help obstetricians incorporate dental care into routine prenatal care.
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- November 11, 2024
Inspired by techniques that astrophysicists use to find new galaxies, Columbia Fertility is using AI and advanced imaging to recover rare sperm cells from infertile men and help them become fathers.
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- October 21, 2024
Uma M. Reddy, professor of obstetrics and gynecology, is among a select group of leaders in medicine and health elected to the National Academy of Medicine in 2024.
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- September 11, 2024
Columbia researchers found an increase in surgical sterilization among women after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to abortion.
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- August 29, 2024
Columbia researcher Jasmine McDonald, who studies factors that affect the risk of developing breast cancer, discusses what is known about breastfeeding's protective influence on maternal health.
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- August 20, 2024
Human embryos often fail to cope with high levels of replication stress early in development. Their failure not only impairs fertility treatment but may have long-ranging impacts on our health.
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- August 14, 2024
Columbia researchers found that exposure to famine early in gestation—but not in the first years of life or late gestation—increased the risk of developing type 2 diabetes decades later.
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