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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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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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Early results from 4,000 babies in the GUARDIAN study show that genome sequencing picks up many more serious health conditions than standard newborn screening and is favored by most parents.
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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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- February 14, 2023
14-year-old Hudson, who received treatment at Columbia for autoimmune neutropenia, raised money to create an arts project for children at Columbia’s pediatric hematology and oncology clinic.
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- February 13, 2023
This is a Valentine’s story of renewed love, premature babies, extraordinary medical care, and making the most of the situation.
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- January 10, 2023
The American Academy of Pediatrics is recommending immediate action and treatment to help address the epidemic of obesity in children.
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- December 21, 2022
To treat a young child with an ultrarare neurological disorder, her Columbia doctor has turned to a custom drug designed for a single patient.
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- December 12, 2022
Sam Prince, who received a heart transplant at Columbia at age 8, combines a passion for the New York Giants with his mission to save more lives through organ donation.
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- December 7, 2022
Bullying toward gay and lesbian adolescents increased between 2015 and 2019, when nearly half of gay and lesbian teens faced bullying.
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- November 21, 2022
Columbia sports medicine chief, Christopher Ahmad, who has treated some World Cup players, talks about injuries in his favorite sport.
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- November 10, 2022
Cases of COVID, influenza, and RSV are surging in children and adults, along with a slew of other infectious diseases that went under the radar during the first two years of the pandemic.
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- November 7, 2022
Bayır is known for work that may lead to novel therapies to protect the brains of critically ill patients.
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- October 6, 2022
Under Dakota’s Law, children in New York will be screened more often for lead poisoning. Vicki Iannotti, MD, explains what parents should know and how to protect their children.
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