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Black Americans, Low-Income Americans May Benefit Most from Stronger Air Pollution Policies

EPA currently considering new, stronger limits on PM2.5 air pollution which would protect health of all Americans

The Molecular Origins of Two Types of Cancer Are Closer Than We Knew

A new paper paves the way for better detection and prevention of certain precancerous changes in the esophagus and stomach.

Pandemic Has Lasting Effects on Teen Mental Health and Substance Use

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a long-lasting impact on adolescent mental health and substance use according to a new study by researchers at Columbia University Teachers College and Columbia Mailman School of Public Health and a team of Icelandic and other North American clinical, behavioral, and social scientists.

Mental Landscapes: Magnificent Wiring

The process by which neurons connect into functioning brains, even in fruit flies, is an epic exercise of developmental minutiae that could not matter more

Family Financial Struggles During Pandemic Took Major Toll on Kids' Mental Health

Lessons learned from study could mitigate impact of future public health emergencies

What ‘Chornobyl Dogs’ Can Tell Us About Survival in Contaminated Environments

In the first step toward understanding how dogs—and perhaps humans—might adapt to intense environmental pressures such as exposure to radiation, heavy metals, or toxic chemicals, researchers at North Carolina State, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, and the National Institutes of Health found that two groups of dogs living within the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone, one at the site of the former Chornobyl reactors, and another 16.5 km away in Chornobyl City, showed significant genetic differences between them.

Engineered Bacteria Find Tumors, then Alert the Authorities

Combining discoveries in cancer immunology with sophisticated genetic engineering, Columbia University researchers have created a sort of “bacterial suicide squad” that targets tumors, attracting the host’s own immune cells to the cancer to destroy it.

Scientists Use Card Game to Probe Role of Memory–and Uncertainty–in Decision-Making

When making decisions, we rely on different kinds of memory. How does the brain decide which to use? New research suggests it depends on uncertainty

New York City’s Open Streets Program During COVID Has Unintended Consequences on Noise Complaints

The Open Streets program launched in New York City during COVID-19 may be linked to an increase in street and sidewalk noise complaints, according to a new study from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health researchers.

Ultrasound Device May Offer New Treatment Option for Hypertension

A device that uses ultrasound to calm overactive nerves in the kidneys may be able to help some people get their blood pressure under control.

Is the Universe Asymmetrical?

Postdoc Oliver Philcox may have found a “smoking gun” for new frontiers in physics.

Digital Markers Near-Perfect for Predicting Dementia

Researchers develop highly accurate machine learning model for early detection of mild cognitive impairment and dementia in older drivers

When Exercise Becomes Too Much of a Good Thing

Feeling preoccupied with your fitness regimen could be a warning sign of exercise addiction

This New Atlas of the Spinal Cord May Help Science Solve Neurological Mysteries

With the atlas, researchers found features of motor neurons that make them vulnerable to ALS and cells that may be central regulators of chronic pain

Calorie Restriction Slows Pace of Aging in Healthy Adults

Calorie restriction, a proven intervention to slow aging in animals, showed evidence of slowing the pace of biological aging in a human randomized trial

Microbiome Disturbances Reported as Signature of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic EncephalomyelitisMicrobiome Disturbances Reported as Signature of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis

New research reveals differences in the gut microbiomes of people with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) compared to those of healthy controls.

New Study by Neuroscientists and Nephrologists Offers Clearest Views Yet On A Key Protein Found In Kidney and Brain, Opens Avenues to Treating Diseases

Revelation of protein’s structural nuances point toward novel pharmaceutical approaches to chronic kidney disease, Alzheimer’s and other illnesses

Will Revitalizing Old Blood Slow Aging?

Young blood has a rejuvenating effect when infused into older bodies, according to recent research: Aging hearts beat stronger, muscles become stronger, and thinking becomes sharper.

Human Activity Has Degraded More Than a Third of the Remaining Amazon Rain Forest

The Amazon rain forest has been degraded by a much greater extent than scientists previously believed, with more than a third of its remaining area affected by humans, according to a new study in the journal Science.

Teens with Asthma Face More Bullying

New research from Columbia Nursing shows that rural teens with asthma are more likely to be bullied—and that having more severe symptoms also increases risk.