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New proposed test values for iron deficiency could double the number of women and triple the number of children detected with the condition.

Age-related memory loss is caused, in part, by lack of flavanols—nutrients found in certain fruits and vegetables—according to a large study in older adults.

Many things we associate with getting older are hard to accept and have become stereotypical of what it means to get older. However, we can identify many ways in which we improve with the years.

Studies exploring metformin’s power to prevent prostate cancer progression have been inconclusive. Columbia research now shows that the drug has promise, but only for specific patients.

Legend has it that Marie Antoinette’s hair turned gray overnight just before her beheading in 1791. Though the legend is inaccurate—hair that has already grown out of the follicle does not change ...

Learn the signs of heat stroke—a medical emergency—and how to keep kids cool.

Columbia University today announced the establishment of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Center for Precision Psychiatry & Mental Health at Columbia University. The center will catalyze the ...

A new study forecasts a substantial rise in uterine cancer cases and deaths over the next three decades, with a disproportionate impact on Black women.

Unlike type 2 diabetes, type 1 is an autoimmune disease. Even people in their 70s and 80s can develop type 1, when the autoimmune system mistakenly attacks and destroys the body’s own insulin-making ...

Women who consumed a diet high in refined carbohydrates had a greater risk of developing insomnia, a new study by researchers at Columbia University Irving Medical Center has found.

As a graduate student, Sternberg worked with Doudna to develop one of the earliest CRISPR-based tools. Since joining Columbia in 2018, Sternberg has broadened his search, looking for additional ...