Health

Recent health and wellness news from across Columbia.

A Columbia Nursing postdoc has built a new AI dementia screening tool that draws on patient-nurse communication.

Columbia researchers discover that American kids use potentially toxic makeup with surprising frequency.

The findings will inform a more personalized approach to diagnosis and treatment of these cancers in minority populations.

The findings expand on a smaller study that assessed the development of babies born during the first wave of the pandemic.

The research supports the idea that Alzheimer's is caused by the accumulation of beta-amyloid proteins in the brain.

It will be the first ever research-to-practice center devoted to optimal health for both parents-to-be and the developing infant.

It was the first time the procedure was performed in the northeastern United States.

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

Columbia researchers have created a sort of  “bacterial suicide squad” that targets tumors.

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

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

A professor discusses why early puberty is becoming more common and why it's a concern.