Health

Recent health and wellness news from across Columbia.

Previous trials showing the adverse impact of sleep deficits on insulin sensitivity included mostly men.

The study is the first large scale and representative survey of postpartum health ever conducted in the U.S.

Columbia Health’s Senior Vice President, Melanie Bernitz, outlines what to know about COVID-19 and flu treatment and prevention.

The hub will bring together experts to engineer immune cells for early disease prevention, detection, and treatment.

Chemotherapy is essential for many cancer patients, but some suffer from cognitive impairment throughout treatment.

Neurobiologist Margaret Haney, director of Columbia’s Cannabis Research Laboratory, lays out the perils and promise of pot.

After just six weeks of shortened sleep, a study found, the cells that line our blood vessels are flooded by damaging oxidants.

In honor of World Mental Health Day, we spoke with Columbia Health about ways to cultivate self-care and a community of care on campus.

Genome engineering relies on ancient evolutionary advances in primordial bacteria. A new study examines their origins.

A study found that working jobs with moderate or high physical activity is linked to an increased risk of cognitive impairment.

The study could help chemists design better drugs that are more difficult for SARS-CoV-2 to sidestep.

New findings show that what triggers initial gastrointestinal changes in Parkinson’s could be a misdirected immune attack.