A Five-Minute Fix for the Hazards of Prolonged Sitting
A prescription for prolonged sitting: A five-minute stroll every half hour. Growing evidence highlights the dangers of prolonged sitting, a common aspect of modern life,…
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Why Do We Remember Emotional Events Better? Columbia Neuroscientists Identify Specific Neural Mechanism Responsible
Neuroscientists at Columbia Engineering have discovered a specific neural mechanism in the human brain that tags information with emotional associations for enhanced memory. Many individuals…
Scientists Discover a Startling Potential Link Between Marijuana Legalization and Asthma
A rise in asthma cases has been observed in children from certain racial and ethnic minority groups in states where recreational use of marijuana has…
Hypermetabolism: An Unexpected Driver of Biological Aging
The solution could be linked to mitochondria, the energy-providing organelles in cells. This concept is not novel, but until now, there was a lack of…
Unlocking the Secrets of Pleasurable Touch: Scientists Trace Sensory Pathways from Skin to Brain
Researchers uncover neuronal circuitry tuned to rewarding forms of social touch, opening leads for harnessing touch as a treatment of social and emotional disorders. A…
Climate Conundrum: Building Green Energy Facilities May Produce Substantial Carbon Emissions
However, speeding the transition might nearly cancel the effect. First, the bad news: Nothing is free. Moving the world energy system away from fossil fuels…
Scientists Reveal How Trauma Changes the Brain
Trauma can have a profound impact on an individual’s life. Recent research has shed light on how traumatic events can alter the physical structure of…
How Does What We Eat Affect How We Age?
The results of the study highlight the importance of thinking about nutrition holistically. According to recent research from the Butler Columbia Aging Center at Columbia University…
Columbia University Obesity Treatment: Nanotechnology Reduces Fat at Targeted Locations
Positively Charged Nanomaterials Treat Obesity Anywhere You Want Columbia University researchers discover that the cationic-charged P-G3 reduces fat at targeted locations by inhibiting the unhealthy…
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…
Hyperbolic Propagation: Columbia Physicists See Light Waves Moving Through a Metal
New research finds evidence of waveguiding in a unique quantum material. These findings counter expectations about how metals conduct light and may push imaging beyond…
Startlingly Common – Nearly One in 10 in the US Reports Having Depression
Adolescents and young adults have a particularly high prevalence of the condition. According to a study from the City University of New York and the…
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 Discover a Surprising Link Between Religious Beliefs and Sexual Satisfaction
A new study links stronger religious beliefs to high levels of sexual satisfaction. According to recent research, higher levels of sexual satisfaction are associated with…
Scientists “See” Spinning Quasiparticles in a 2D Magnet
New research reveals that spinning quasiparticles, or magnons, light up when paired with a light-emitting quasiparticle, or exciton, with potential quantum information applications. All magnets…
60 New Genes Linked to Autism Uncovered
Columbia researchers identify 60 new autism genes. A recent study conducted by Columbia University researchers has identified 60 genes associated with autism spectrum disorder (ASD),…
Yale Study Suggests That Evolution Can Be Predicted
Evolution might be less random than we thought. Evolution has long been thought of as a relatively random process, with species’ features being formed by…
For the First Time – A Robot Has Learned To Imagine Itself
A robot created by Columbia Engineers learns to understand itself rather than the environment around it. Our perception of our bodies is not always correct or…