Research and Discovery

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Why You Should Try Something New Everyday

Research from the lab of Joseph Gogos, MD, PhD, Professor of Physiology, Cellular Biophysics and Neuroscience; Principal Investigator at Columbia's Zuckerman Institute suggests that animals improve their ability to adapt the more they encounter new places and new faces.

Health, Medicine and Wellness

Evolving Virus May Escape Current Vaccines, Treatments

A new Columbia study suggests current vaccines and monoclonal antibody therapies provide less neutralizing activity against the UK and South Africa variants of SARS-CoV-2.

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Who is Diagnosed With Autism May Be Changing

A long-term study in California found socially disadvantaged children and those from diverse ethnic groups diagnosed at increasing rates, suggesting improved access to services for families with fewer resources.

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Delirium May Cause Long-Term Cognitive Decline

This rapid change in brain function is also linked to longer, more expensive hospital stays and increased mortality.

Neuroscience and Psychology

How do Proteins Turn Toxic in the Brain?

Imaging technology can reveal the molecular that build up in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases.

Alzheimer's: New Gene May Drive Earliest Brain Changes

The finding could lead to new therapies that prevent Alzheimer’s and better ways of identifying people with the greatest risk.

3D Videos Reveal How the Nose Detects Odor Combinations

A study in mice provides a glimpse of how special cells in the nose help the brain to distinguish a near-infinite combinations of scents.

Earth, Climate and Environmental Science

Yes, These Flesh-Eating Algae Are Real. And They Like Their Prey Alive.

New research suggests green algae consume live bacteria on a scale previously unsuspected.

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How to Limit Arsenic Contamination from Mines

A new study sheds light impacts of treatment procedures, particularly in areas vulnerable to increased climate variability.

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Unusually Clear Skies to Blame for Record Loss of Greenland Ice

The ice sheet shrunk by hundreds of billions of tons last year, not just because of warm temperatures. Atmospheric circulation patterns also contributed to the rapid loss of mass.