Nighttime Regrets: How Just 1.5 Hours Less Sleep Can Damage Your Heart
Can you relate to this? Your alarm goes off at the same time daily, you hustle to get the kids ready, and then rush to…
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Alarming Development – Mainstay Malaria Drug May Be Beginning To Fail
In East Africa, malaria parasites have become resistant to artemisinins, the backbone of current treatment regimens. This development could significantly intensify the effects of malaria…
Beyond the Brain: Unveiling the Unexpected Origins of Parkinson’s Disease
Ask any neurologist and they’ll tell you: Parkinson’s disease is a disorder of the brain. The unmistakable signs of this ailment, such as involuntary shaking,…
Columbia Scientists Discover Source of Hidden Consciousness in “Comatose” Patients
Researchers from Columbia have discovered brain injuries that could be the root of hidden consciousness. This mysterious condition occurs when individuals with brain damage seem…
Outside the Kidney – New Study Uncovers Unexpected Source of Common Kidney Disease
A recent study by Columbia University researchers suggests that the cause of a common kidney disease might not be in the kidney itself. This research…
Infant Immunity: New Research Identifies Weak Spot and “Secret Weapon”
Two new studies led by researchers at Columbia University explains why babies get so many common respiratory infections and identifies a specialized cluster of immune…
First-in-Class Drug To Treat Cannabis Use Disorder Shows Great Promise in Clinical Trial
There are no FDA-approved medications currently available for cannabis disorder or addiction. A first-in-class drug engineered to selectively inhibit the signaling pathway of the cannabinoid…
Columbia Study: Energy Drink Ingredient Taurine May Boost Health and Slow Aging
Research from Columbia University suggests that a deficiency in the nutrient taurine may drive aging in animals, with supplementation showing the potential to slow aging…
Forget Me Not: How Flavanols Fight Age-related Memory Loss
A study by researchers from Columbia and Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard links age-related memory loss to a diet low in flavanols—nutrients found in fruits and…
Slowing Cognitive Aging: Major Study Finds Daily Multivitamin Improves Memory in Older Adults
Taking a daily multivitamin may help slow age-related memory decline, a study has found. Over 3,500 adults aged 60 and above participated in the study,…
Columbia Researchers Uncover Dangerous Connection Between Serotonin and Heart Valve Disease
Serotonin can impact the mitral valve of the heart and potentially accelerate a cardiac condition known as degenerative mitral regurgitation, according to a new study…
Columbia Mass Murder Database Reveals Mass School Shootings Are Not Caused by Mental Illness
Data from Columbia Mass Murder Database reveal psychosis and other serious psychiatric illness absent in the majority of perpetrators. Researchers examining 82 mass murders that…
Slowing Memory Loss: Crossword Puzzles Beat Cognitive Computer Video Games
Study finds adults with mild cognitive decline assigned puzzles showed less brain shrinkage, better daily functioning. A new study shows that doing crossword puzzles has…
Scientists Identify Numerous New Side Effects of Pediatric Drugs
A new study identifies drug side effects across pediatric development stages. Pediatric drug side effects account for approximately 10% of pediatric hospitalizations, with nearly 50%…
Scientists May Have Found Missing Link Between Alzheimer’s and Vascular Disease
Alzheimer’s disease is the leading cause of dementia in older adults and the 7th most common cause of death in the United States according to…
New Type of UV Light Makes Indoor Air As Safe as Outdoors – Variant Proof & Effective Against COVID, Flu
Using far-UVC light in places where people gather indoors could help prevent the next pandemic. A new type of ultraviolet light that is safe for…
Babies Born During COVID-19 Pandemic Score Lower on a Developmental Screening Test
Columbia researchers found that babies born during the pandemic’s first year scored lower on a developmental screening test of social and motor skills at 6…
Fully Vaccinated Individuals at Risk for COVID Infection With Omicron Variant – Columbia Study
New Study Adds More Evidence for Omicron Immune Evasion Results suggest that previously infected individuals and fully vaccinated individuals are at risk for COVID-19 infection…